Kokoo Girl

Land Of The Free

The first instalment out of the upcoming Blend Mishkin album Unity of
Opposites, Egyptian Love is a hypnotic, Arabic jazz-meets-Jamaican-ska
joint, laced with a psychedelic vibe and Andalusian modes.

Featuring no other than the talented BNC on vocals and the incredible Roots
Evolution band on the riddim, this first single perfectly sets the tone of what is
to follow.

“The brasses re-announce an Arabic theme and a soft-spoken, BNC (Jeff
Gonzales) sings plaintively. Blend Mishkin’s electronics take us into ethereal
places as we follow a seven-minute interlacing sound set. The control and
discipline of the band is evident here, the vocals do not dominate, nothing jars
us out of our dream, but we are merged, sucked into a web of sound evoking
something lost in the vast land of Egypt.”
-Dan Franck 

Vocals - BNC 
Keyboards, Percussion, FX - Blend Mishkin 
Piano, Celeste Organ - Katerina Liaki 
Guitar - George Boukis 
Trombone - Stelios Michas-Englezos 
Trumpet - Bassment Rats 
Bass - Vassilis Nitsakis 
Drums - General Sticks 

Written by G. Mantas (Music), J. Gonzales (Lyrics)
Recorded at The Cave and The Pottery House
Mixed by Ekelon at The Cave 
Arranged and Produced by Blend Mishkin 
Mastered by Ekelon 

Design and Linography: Exidas.com 

www.blendmishkin.net

Blend Mishkin & Roots Evolution - Egyptian Love (ft. BNC)

Artist: Blend Mishkin & Roots Evolution 
Title: The Crossing 
Release Date: 15/04/2022
Label: Rewind Guaranteed / Boom Selectah

“The Crossing” is the second single to emerge from the forthcoming Blend Mishkin & Roots Evolution album “Unity of Opposites” and it features the talented Kanun soloist Panos Dimitrakopoulos. 

When Zoe Prokopiou introduces “The Crossing” with her lonely, mystical solo, we must keep in mind that people identify Blend Mishkin and Roots Evolution with reggae music. To hear Zoe’s musical statement, we know that this band is fully committed to a new vision. We accept that and at 0:39 what do we hear? The kanun played by no less than the virtuoso Panos Dimitrakopoulos. The kanun has its roots in ancient Assyria but here it is joining the modern percussions of General Sticks and the brass of Bassment Rats and Stelios Michas Englezos. And just when we least expect it at 1:28 we hear—my, my: sweet reggae music. Blend Mishkin does not shake us out of our dream; he moves us gently, without transition, to another musical space. The arrangement and the band’s constraint ensure we hear how all of this works together. After a while, electronic dub pipes in; we see how the band has accepted so many far-flung influences. 
-Liner Notes by Dan Franck


Kanun - Panos Dimitrakopoulos
Keybords, Percussion, FX - Blend Mishkin
Keyboards, Organ - Katerina Liaki
Guitar - George Boukis
Guitar - George Kapis 
Trombone - Stelios Michas-Englezos
Trumpet - Bassment Rats
Vocals - Zoe Prokopiou 
Bass - Vassilis Nitsakis
Drums - General Sticks

Written by G. Mantas
Recorded at The Cave and The Pottery House
Mixed and Mastered by Ekelon at The Cave
Arranged and Produced by Blend Mishkin

Cover Design: Exidas.com

www.blendmishkin.net
www.boomselectah.com 
2022 Rewind Guaranteed / Boom Selectah Records

Blend Mishkin & Roots Evolution - The Crossing

Thornato ft. Jahdan Blakkamoore "Ka Kong" (Captain Planet remix) [Cumba Mela]

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Thornato ft. Jahdan "Ka Kong" (Captain Planet remix)

Track was a work in progress, I never finished it. My computer broke down and I lost it in the process

Linton Kwesi - Fight Dem Bak (Quektis dub refix raw + unfinished) FREE DOWNLOAD

love this album, enjoy the vibes //
DOWNLOAD:
https://kratzwerk.bandcamp.com/album/--67
FOLLOW:
https://kratzwerk.bandcamp.com
*i do not own this music nor am i affiliated with Kratzwerk*

世界で最も美しい感じ // the most beautiful feeling in the world

Kratzwerk - 見せて / show me

Best known for her 2008 UK Top 20 hit Heartbeat (also sampled on Rita Ora’s R.I.P) and winner of Best African Act at the MOBO Awards in 2009, Nigerian born singer Nneka releases her latest album, My Fairy Tales 
which focuses on the artist’s roots and Afrobeat side.
Known for speaking her mind in her music, My Fairy Tales tackles subjects as varied as the politics of her Nigerian birthplace through to her own personal voyage of discovery. 
Mixed by James ‘Bonzai’ Caruso (known for his mix of Method Man ft.  Mary J Blige’s ‘You’re All I Need’ and his work with Damian & Stephen Marley), the album’s opening cut, Believe System speaks of the need to connect with your roots. 
On this track Nneka’s highly expressive vocals firmly place her amongst global songstresses like Neneh Cherry, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill and the like. 
Second track Babylon tells of regional plight in West Africa over a Fela-type Afrobeat/highlife groove. Next is the first single from the album My Love with its lilting reggae beat and personable lyrics about positive love. 
Other key tracks on the album include Local Champion, about her hometown of Warri, Nigeria, the optimistic and spiritual Surprise plus the ska influenced Pray For You, in which Nneka speaks of the healing powers of forgiveness.
Bringing the album to a close is Book of Job, with its charismatic chorus vocal and finally In Me - two excellent reggae cuts which clearly exemplify this global artist’s talent pedigree.
My Fairy Tales sees Nneka with a new confidence and maturity in both her song writing and performance. All this from a career that has seen her collaborate with the likes of Massive Attack, Lenny Kravitz, Tricky, Ziggy Marley, and more. 
Nneka toured the States in 2010 alongside Nas and Damian Marley (as Distant Relatives) after an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman earlier that year and has also had singles “Shining Star” and “Heartbeat” remixed by 
Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard and Chase & Status respectively.
Nneka will be promoting My Fairy Tales throughout the year with a European tour in spring that sees one UK date at the Village Underground, East London on April 7th - a date for the dairy if ever there was one. 


07 Nneka Pray For You

001 Noiseshaper - Movin Together

This project has been organised to raise money and awareness for those in need who have been displaced by war and oppression in their own countries. Europe is going through the biggest upheaval of mass migration since World War II. There are thousands of people stuck between closed borders with nothing but hopes for a new life. As a collective of producers and musicians, we have put together this album to help in a way that we can. By raising awareness and money for hands on charities we can hopefully do something useful to show our support.  

Mastering by Warp9 https://soundcloud.com/warp99

Artwork by Imogen Clifton 

Special thanks to Spinforth for his help in every way. https://soundcloud.com/spinforth

01 Lo End Dub - Stop The War

fokusking.bandcamp.com

Visuals: Lee Hodges
Mastering: Dardy D

Fokus - Tequila Shot

Lee Perry ws Dubblestandart & Ari Up - Oxygen Part 4 (feat. David Lynch)

Blend Mishkin is a Greek musician, producer and DJ whose style incorporates Reggae, Soul and Hip Hop music.

Blend Mishkin composed and produced music for internationally renowned artists such as Tippa Irie, Screetchie Dan, Jamalski, Gappy Ranks, Skarra Mucci and Carlton Livingston to name a few and has a large collection of remix work for bands and artists like Ward21, Luciano, Dub Pistols, Mr. Williamz, Max Rubadub, Rukus, DJ Spooky and Wax Tailor.

His 2015 album Survival of the fittest (Nice Up Records) gains international popularity and also marks the birth of his Roots Evolution band featuring a cast of talented Athenian musicians. By 2020 together they have already release four albums including the latest Paint Everything White with soul singer Sugahspank and Wildfire which made it to number 23 of the best reggae albums in 2019 by Regaeville.com

His music has been blessed with rave reviews and prominent radio play from the likes of David Rodigan (BBC1Xtra), the late Andrew Weatherall (NTS), Toddla T (BBC Radio One) and Seanie B (BBC1Xtra).

While garnering international recognition Blend Mishkin with Roots Evolution and the addition of an extremely talented duet on vocals: Sugahspank! and BNC, benefit from a consistently busy live schedule throughout Greece and Europe with performances in clubs and the festival circuit.

http://blendmishkin.net/ 
Contact: blendmishkin@gmail.com
Booking info: blendmishkin.bookings@gmail.com

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