that's great :) Afrobot, if you got a link i will be taking it, or a way to buy it :)

A bit late to the party: Any chance to still grab a link for this?

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Get It Down   Aota With Skyscraper

Vinyl: 09.10.2017 // Digital: 30.10.2017

With Lukas Lehmann, a new face joins the footjob-squad. Out of his estimated 7.436 unfinished projects, he managed to complete three tracks, bag a remix and bundle it all up to what will hit the stores as 'This Is Why' EP. The A-Side kicks off with the discoish banger 'Q&H' and a beautiful synth-heavy remix by Lorenz Rhode - not only famous for his releases on Compost Records or Exploited but also for taking Detroit-Swindle-Liveshows to another level with his godlike keys-skills. The deeper side of Lukas' sound is represented on the B-Side. Starting with edgy piano chords, 'Solid/Fragile (Coexistence)' introduces an enchanting arpeggio midway through the track. With its distinctive strings, 'Nothing But A Heartache' makes for a semi-sentimental yet still hips-moving finisher.

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Lukas Lehmann - Q & H (Lorenz Rhode Remix)

I remember the day clearly. I was searching for treasures in a record shop in Yaoundé, the Capital city of Cameroon, when suddenly I came across a 7-inch record with a picture of a young man wearing a traditional hat and bearing the marks of several imposing vertical scars on the side of his face, carved when he was just a boy as a reminder of his heritage in the Musgum tribe of the northern part of the country.

The record contained two songs – ‘Gandjal Kessoum’ and ‘Touflé’ – by an artist I had never heard of before named Hamad Kalkaba. Both cuts were raw classics of fuzzed-out bass, pin-sharp horns, built upon the unshakable foundation of Northern Cameroon’s mightiest rhythm: the Gandjal. The shop owner - who noticed that I was listening to the same record over and over again - mentioned that ‘There is another single with a green cover of the same artist, if I am not mistaken’.

Over the next six years I searched for that ‘green cover’ and finally found it in a record collection belonging to an old bar in Parakou in northern Benin. While most of the records had been beaten and worn by a life spent in the jukebox, this one had been sitting in its paper sleeve for forty years, untouched and unplayed, seemingly waiting for us to pick it up and rip the two soulful Gandjal tunes from it, the masterpieces ‘Fouh Sei Allah’ and ‘Tchakoulaté’.

These two records, plus a third simply named ‘Nord Cameroon Rythms’ constitute the entire discography of Hamad Kalkaba. Neglected for decades by all but the most devoted collectors of Afro music, Hamad Kalkaba and the Golden Sounds at long last gathers together the body of work of one of Cameroon’s forgotten geniuses.

But unlike many musicians who emerged from nowhere, recorded a few singles and vanished again, Kalkaba hadn’t disappeared. Far from it. He was a distinguished public figure, a retired Colonel in the army of Cameroon, and a former member of Cameroon’s Olympic Selection Committee. When we tracked him down he was serving as president of the Confederation of African Athletics. And Although Kalkaba’s job kept him busy, and he seemed initially dismissive of the music he’d made as a young man, he turned out to be an enthusiastic ally in this project. He arranged interviews, helped fill in the blanks and, when we finally met him in Yaoundé in 2016, provided us with photographs, lyric sheets and notes.

During the interview Kalkaba explained how the songs recorded in the mid 1970s were part of a movement, a movement initiated by musicians from all around Cameroon who, with the help of keyboards, drum kits and electric guitars, had started to modernise the traditional rhythms of their regions. For Kalkaba it was no different and backed by his band the Golden Sounds, devoted himself to the promotion of the sounds of northern Cameroon.

One of the aims of Analog Africa is to showcase the colourful diversity of styles that exist in Africa and its diaspora and today we are very proud to be able to give these Gandjal tunes their first worldwide release.

Hamad Kalkaba and the Golden Sounds 1974 - 1975

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CC Beat - Mapantsula ( extended Vocal )

US LOVER Edit by Diesel

* Read more :  https://boltingbits.com/le-rubrique-pata-pata-footjob/
* Watch on Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyjZovh3oso
* Pre-order : https://footjob.bandcamp.com/album/footure-classics-vol-1

Le Rubrique, who’s been at the forefront of Germany’s disco-house scene with his work behind the scenes with Sucio, is back with his new track “Pata Pata”, releasing on the latest volume (012) of the German Footjob label. Demonstrating his versatility with this addictive, well crafted, afro disco machine, Le Rubrique also utilizes pieces from oft-sampled afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti.

Le Rubrique, employs his signature disco-house sound on "Pata Pata", but in a fresh and striking way. The song is kicked off by an infectious drum fill which helps to drive the main beat, creating an irresistibly catchy groove. The percussion is quickly met by the introduction of a choppy warm rhodes melody, that when paired with the subtle shakers and crispy open hi-hats, give it the rawness and organic feel of a live show. Let's not forget the sampled vocals from the famous Fela composition, Upside Down, that really tie the whole piece together. Le Rubrique is normally known to mix his tracks to have somewhat of a softer vibe, but with this track's soaring brass hits and powerful drums, his versatility shines through. You can find Footjob's latest compilation including Le Rubrique's track "Pata Pata" here.

PREMIERE : Le Rubrique - Pata Pata

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Eder Croket - Africamerica (long edit) FREE DOWNLOAD

My 808 Edit of the classic Italo Funk 'Styx' by Maurice McGee
Out late September 2018

Maurice McGee - Styx (DJ Rocca 808 Edit)

Dear friends and family - The crew at the house of KM Editions / Pleasure Wave are pleased to present to you, their brand new release, catalogue number PW04. Amsterdam based Chris Taylor, the mind behind Aan Zee may not be a familiar name to some, but his unique sound, we hope, will become something you will return to time and time again. 

Channelling the choicest ingredients from the galaxies of left-field Disco, library nuggets, lo-fi Afrobeat jams and beyond 'Persona / Funny berber' & 'Vacation' are strange beasts. Aimed squarely at the dance-floor but not obvious, blatant or cheap these deep sound excursions will tweak the more esoterically minded into action. The fact that Taylor is a multi-instrumentalist is evident, the sheer sonic tapestry that spreads across both cuts will engulf the ear-drums of the adventurous and stimulate the most intrepid of feet. These cuts are not easy to pin down or pigeon-hole, they are long-form exercises in interstellar dance music that is truly on the cosmic threshold. Following on from previous outings courtesy of Skatebård, Kito Jempere, Miskotom, Les Crocodiles & more, Pleasure Wave is the perfect home for the free-spirited and adventurous Aan Zee project, kindred spirits you might say. Discerning DJ's and selectors - Take note!

A2 Aan Zee- Vacation

Mystic Jungle is back with 4 killer tunes!! Four slabs of stylish and edgy electronic Italo-Disco cuts by the head honcho of Periodica Records and Futuribile Record Club. Four essential exotic tunes coming straight from his West Hill Studio in Italy.

PRD1013 • Mystic Jungle - "Jurakan"

S&W have supplied a deliciously calming Rhodes driven track with a delicate & deep 80's vibe to it. The music is for a collaboration with visual artist Christian Nicolaus. Turnland and Christian have teamed to create an Audio/Visual installation merging graphics and sound. You can  also fold the record cover in 8 different ways to create your own favoured version. Pretty neat!

Artist: @s-and-w
Label: @turnland

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DO7yL6SwwaQ

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SB PREMIERE: S&W - Aerobic Lattice Konfattice [Turnland]

Return To Paradise (Afrobotic edit)

@emotional-rescue reissue a boogie gem with Jamaican swing. LA-based producer @djduckcomb puts a tasteful spin on the original.

Read more & buy: http://www.stampthewax.com/2019/05/21/premiere-glen-ricks-ive-been-waiting-for-you-dj-duckcomb-discomix/
Listen on Youtube: http://bit.ly/glen-duckcomb

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Glen Ricks - I've Been Waiting For You (DJ Duckcomb Discomix)(STW Premiere)

Label boss Marco unearthed Lyon based, Brazilian born @pedro-b-2 during lockdown. Impressed by the young and talented artist's fresh perspective, he snapped him up for three tracks that bring a new and different kind of energy and elements of breaks, house, afro and baile funk that are all designed to make you dance in different and unexpected ways.

Opener 'Abre Caminhos' has tropical sounding percussion and wild jungle noises, bird calls and crashing hits all making for a steamy and shapeshifting tune unlike any other. 'Racine' then masterfully layers up scuffed and shuffling kicks with off-grid percussive rolls and ethnic vocal chants. It's a tribal tune with a humid vibe and killer old school bassline. 'Sai Sacanagem' closes out with a darker, more textured bassline and electro feel that is finished with paranoid vocals and proto-house grooves.

This is weird and wonderful music that fuses organic and synthetic sounds into brave new forms.

Abre Caminhos

Pedro Bertho - Abre Caminhos

Some people feel the rain others just get wet.

contact: him@roelandotten.com

https://afrobotic.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/robotic__af/
https://www.mixcloud.com/roelandotten/

Return To Paradise (Afrobotic edit)

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