Review: Man Recordings head honcho Daniel Haaksman presents the African Fabrics LP. For the 11 tracks on here, Haaksman said he re-created internet and street market finds with current bass music styles, fuelled by the global melting pot of the internet in which genres hybridise and new sounds emerge. You can hear afro, footwork, minimal marimba house or even a two-step bass track paired with a kalimba. Haaksman is no stranger to exotic music: many years ago when he first discovered the emerging bass heavy sounds coming out of Brazil's favelas, he named it 'Baile-Funk' a name that still sticks today, so you can trust the DJ on this one. Guests on the album include Spoek Mathambo label mainstay Stefan Morth aka KU BO, Portuguese trio Throes + The Shine, Dama Do Bling and Alcindah.
Review: Berlin's Daniel Haaksman is famous for helping introduce the world to baile funk. Since then his inspiration has shifted from South America to Africa and here he really explores that continent on second album "African Fabrics". There are 11 tracks that feature many styles and collaborations, highlights of which include the kinetic Afro grooves of "Akabongi" featuring Township Tech hero Spoek Mathambo, the electro tribal ritual of "Kaggua" and the off-the-wall percussive mantra "Black Coffee". An essential release.
Review: Berlin's Daniel Haaksman is famous for helping introduce the world to baile funk. Since then his inspiration has shifted from South America to Africa and here he really explores that continent on second album "African Fabrics". There are 11 tracks that feature many styles and collaborations, highlights of which include the kinetic Afro grooves of "Akabongi" featuring Township Tech hero Spoek Mathambo, the electro tribal ritual of "Kaggua" and the off-the-wall percussive mantra "Black Coffee". An essential release.
Review: Daniel Haaksman's Berlin based imprint Man Recordings seems to really champion those deep down and dirty baile funk vibes from Brazil; more power to him we say! Vinicius Miguel, or Vini as he's known here, is Sao Paulo's new champion of the favela sound. His Coringa EP from earlier this year now gets the remix treatment. Lisbon's Kking Kong gives "Vai" a thumping rework complete with a right wonky synth lead that will rock any block party. Sydney's remix of "Bandida Arlequina" is a properly sweaty and sleazy rendition with a trance arpeggio riding atop of steel drums that'll have just as many ladies as there are blokes on the dancefloor. Elsewhere, Sants take on "Argente Do Caos" is the most restrained track on here; a mellow and minimal number with a focus on its nifty steel drum workout. Finally it all goes out guns blazing on Flying Bluff's remix of "Coringa" that gets properly bombastic on this trap snare and sub bass assault that will have booties shaking all over the shop.
Review: Man Recordings have always specialized in unearthing unlikely bass music gems from South America, or at least influenced by the contemporary sounds of Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. "Fook Me Avontade" is another gem in this mould. Sounding like a sweet, pop-flecked take on Buraka Son Sistema, its rugged rhythms combine well with the hazy vocals and chiming synthesizers. Boyfriend provide a slower, less hectic alternative take that makes more of the cheap and cheerful synth melodies, while Milangeles weighs in with a version so fast and skittish that it's almost over before you've had a chance to settle in to the Juke-ish groove. Also included is the chunkier, rave influenced original mix, which is arguably the best of the lot.
Review: Having infused dubstep with a taste of Angolan Kuduro music as well as other global influences, Estonia's Bert of Beats has his excellent "Antenna of Tallinn" remixed by an equally global cast of producers on this new release. Munchi eschews his trademark moombahton sound on his huge, juke-tempoed mix of "Bone Dat" while epic German mentalists Schlachthofbronx create a rich tech-kuduro version of "Alemao" - sounding plenty like Buraka Som Sistema in the process. Daniel Haaksman also turns in a breathtaking mix of "Bone Dat" which gets a footwerk treatment thanks to some unrelenting claps and punishing sub bass.
Review: Much-feted Munich party-smashers Schlachthofbronx have the honour of being the first to delve into Man's baile funk-referencing back catalogue for this inaugural "DJ Picks" compilation. Daniel Haaksman's gonzo, ghetto-house banger "Pobum Coco" makes the cut, as does Crookers' "Para De Grainha", which features some hefty tropical wobble as well as Brazilian vocalist MC Leka. Some underrated Man classics also make the cut - look out for Genghis Clan's storming "Gathina" or the proto-moombahton of El Remolon's "Vem Que Tem" in particular.
Review: Estonian producer and bass music fanatic Bert On Beats steps up with a super fun selection of his tracks on Berlin baile-funk label Man Recordings. We had a taster from the LP in the form of free download "Zonin", incidentally the first track of the album, and BOB continues in this vein, blending tropical, funky rhythms with bass heavy business, shimmying melodies and chopped vocals. "Girl Ninja" and "Zulupower" add a menacing streak, with an almost King Cannibal tinted punch, whilst "Suomo" is straight out of the favelas and "Morjim", the closing track, owes a debt to the treacly soundscapes of dubstep. Eclectic and exciting.
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