Review: Brazilian producer Omulu first joined forces with French counterpart King Doudou last spring, releasing the ghetto-house madness of Baile Sobroso EP on Man Recordings. This follow-up provides a pair of remixes apiece of the two tracks that made up that well-received release. The opening Mambos de Casa remix of MC THIA hook-up "Bonde de Cantara" blends South American deep house flavours with a sprinkling of Balearic fairy-dust, with DJ Fasta's bass-heavy rework of the same track dragging it further towards Baile-funk-meets-ghetto-tech territory. Daniel Haaksman provides a thrillingly stripped-back and percussive version of the title track that's thrillingly hard to accurately pigeonhole (it's a fusion of South American and European bass music flavours), while Kid Kala delivers a more sparkling version along similar lines.
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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