Official Remixes

It was an absolute pleasure to remix this track for the incredible band Snazzback, the beating heart of Bristol's freshly emerging jazz scene!  Switching between a Jazzy Afro-House beat and half time Hip Hop business we felt it was crying out for a fresh lyrical flow from our man Franz Von, and boy did he deliver!!!

As Franz says "Life Is A Dance" ...and we hope you come with us on this highly danceable journey!

Buy/stream the track here...  https://hiphoppapotamus.bandcamp.com/album/soggy-pocket-hippo-sound-system-remix

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Snazzback - Soggy Pocket (Hippo Sound System Remix Ft. Franz Von)

A pleasure to make a remix for the talented Undercover Hippy,  shall be released early 2015 with the single.  Check out his quality album via bandcamp link below, and watch this space for more hippo remixes of the hippy to come!

BUY links..
www.undercoverhippy.bandcamp.com/album/boyfriend-single
www.undercoverhippy.bandcamp.com/album/monkey-suit-2

give him a like here..
www.facebook.com/undercoverhippy?fref=ts

Big luv, Hiphoppapotamus x

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The Undercover Hippy - Boyfriend (Hiphoppapotamus Remix)

So much fun making this for the awesome Paz Anitiguana! Catch us both playing in Bristol 20/03/15...

https://www.facebook.com/events/1551548318457086

Check them out here... 

http://pazantiguana.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/PazAntiguana



Free Download

Paz Antiguana - Surfing the Channel (Hippo Remix)

Remix I made for MIkkiM, bare steel drums, super chill jazzy jungle rhtyhm, sunshine vibes.  Free Download, enjoy. x  :)

Check him out here.. 
https://soundcloud.com/mikkim
https://www.facebook.com/music.mikkim

https://www.facebook.com/DJHiphoppapotamus

More Downloads

MikkiM - Sin Control (Hiphoppapotamus Remix)

An absolute pleasure to remix Afro Cluster, their original track combined elements of Afro, Funk, Hiphop and Disco with lovely soulful vocals from Helena May and a gangster (but good vibes) MC flow from mr Skunkadelic.

My remix takes all these styles in but also throws in some b-boys breaks and extra jazzy percussion to make this genre-spanning banger!  This was in the pipeline being tweaked since last summer and a key part of my sets, Hope you dig it as much as I did making it.


Buy original and support the band here...

https://afrocluster.bandcamp.com/track/they-dont-know-ft-helena-may
https://www.facebook.com/AfroCluster/?fref=ts

Download my remix for donation or free here....

https://hiphoppapotamus.bandcamp.com/track/they-dont-know-hiphoppapotamus-remix

Mastered By: Warp9

Free or Donate

Afro Cluster - They Don't Know (Hiphoppapotamus Remix)

Catch us both playing n Bristol on friday (20/5) .. https://www.facebook.com/events/1696753530464269/

Download...  https://undercoverhippy.bandcamp.com/album/our-streets-dj-hiphoppapotamus-remix

First official remix I ever made about 2 years ago finally being released to public and what an honour it was to remix one of my favourite songs of that year.  The Hippy told me he conceived this song whilst lying in bed, awake, listening to the anarchy going on outside his window that was the 2011 London riots.  Infuriated by Cameron's bullshit response to the fiasco... blaming it purely on juvenile disobedience rather than acknowledging the social unhappiness of youths that it clearly demonstrated, he challenged Cameron's words.  Here we are in 2016, and despite the event being 5 years ago it all still feels VERY relevant. 

Being released this friday(20/5)via bandcamp, coinciding with us both playing Golden Lion in Bristol... its going to be a banger, come get involved...

https://www.facebook.com/events/1696753530464269/

Big luv x 


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The Undercover Hippy - Our Streets (Hiphoppapotamus Remix)

Youths from Rio and youths from Bristol collaborating via the means of passionate musician Algy Behrens... and remixed by me.  A pleasure to be involved, whole release now available via bandcamp including the album mix, more DJ friendly 'club mix' and instrumental for all you singers/MCs out there to have fun with.

Buy here... https://hiphoppapotamus.bandcamp.com/album/hoje-e-um-dia-remix

releases October 25, 2016 

Vocals by Nyl de Sousa, Aline Martins, Felipe Sousa Nieves
Mastered by Gaz Williams

Buy on Bandcamp

Bristol Rio Project - Hoje E Um Dia (Hiphoppapotamus Remix Album Edit)

Remix I for Mad Apple Circus, its pretty nuts and so are they! They love switchin' up the tempo and styles so I really worked hard to try and do their style justice,  We've decided to give it away for Halloween, catch us BOTH playing the attic on Saturday 29th for a right mashup!!!.... 

Event page...  https://www.facebook.com/events/614112712105604/

Download.. https://madapplecircus1.bandcamp.com/track/partisans-vandals-hiphoppapotamus-remix

check band out here...
https://soundcloud.com/madapplecircus

Mad Apple Circus - Partisans & Vandals (Hiphoppapotamus Remix)

Remix for the Inexplicables!...  Did it much like the original.. stripped back and raw, but now beefed up and re-arranged for the dancefloor!  Download coming soon.

Check the band here.. https://soundcloud.com/the-inexplicables

The Inexplicables - Crazy Lady (Hiphoppapotamus Remix)

Delighted to be asked to remix Matuki, one my favourite bands in Bristol these days.  The musicians on this recording were so damn funky I repeatedly found myself dancing at my desk for extended periods of time with very little progress on the actual remix being made! But I just about managed to fight off the funk and power on through to combine their 2 part track  'Injo' and reprise 'Injo Badingkolo' into this funky 11 minute afro-beast!  Purchasable from either of mine of Matuki's bandcamp pages....

www.hiphoppapotamus.bandcamp.com/
www.matuki.bandcamp.com/

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Matuki - Injo (Hiphoppapotamus Remix)

One of the happiest tracks I've ever worked on!  Hope you like this free nugget of dance floor joy that the band and I are releasing to mark the 1st year anniversary of their lovely album Seven Lives.

Available for free or donation from our bandcamps ..
hiphoppapotamus.bandcamp.com/
maraboutorkestra.bandcamp.com/

Be sure to like us too to keep up to date..
www.facebook.com/MaraboutOrkestra/
www.facebook.com/DJHiphoppapotamus/

released March 6, 2017 
Composed by Johann Guihard 
Remixed and arranged by Hiphoppapotamus 
Vocal by Ebou Sanyang

Marabout Orkestra - Socalypso (Hiphoppapotamus Remix Ft Ebou Sanyang)

Stoked to be asked to remix two of my heroes Format & Abdominal!   A funky Brazilian flavoured re-imagining of their track No Time from their recent album Still Hungry.

New master of this track now available via bandcamp for free or donation alongside some other fantastic remixes from some fellow funky producers....

https://abdominal.bandcamp.com/album/still-hungry-the-remixes

Format & Abdominal - No Time (Hiphoppapotamus Remix)

Jungle rework for one of my faves @Afriquoi, afro + jungle = VERY HAPPY HIPPO!

Being released to celebrate 10 years of the awesome Wormfood records, available from their bandcamp linked below.

https://afriquoi.bandcamp.com/track/panemadzimai-hiphoppapotamus-remix

Happy new year everyone!

https://www.facebook.com/wormfoodlondon/
https://www.facebook.com/afriquoi/

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Panemadzimai - Afriquoi (Hiphoppapotamus Remix)

"The Hippo Sound System is a collective of producers & musicians lead by DJ Hiphoppapotamus.  Exploring new fusions of world music & sound system culture, they take the rootsy flavours of afro & latin music to blend with modern beats, bass and junglist rhythms, and then bury their productions with deep and psychedelic atmospheres inspired by the likes of Clap Clap, Calibre and Boy De Bhajaan.  Watch out for their explosive live show on the festival circuit and also their wider events collective Tropical Tea Party.

Their remix of K.O.G & The Zongo Brigade's 'Money' strips away the lavish horns and funk to reveal the african tribal groove that underpins the track, and then re-inforces it with newly recorded percussion and makes a feature of Kweku's Balafon.  The result is heavy and spiritual global beat ready for the dance floor!"

Download from Bandcamp...
https://zongobrigade.bandcamp.com/album/remixes-from-the-struggle

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Remixes From The Struggle

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Money (Hippo Sound System Remix)

The track is under CREATIVE COMMONS LICENCE (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). For using it, please name our project (World BEAThoven Project) and our website (www.taxi-mundjal.com/beathoven.html).

Further info on producers, instrumentalists, free sample databank and videos: www.taxi-mundjal.com/beathoven.html

Free downloadable WAV-File: https://worldbeathovenproject.bandcamp.com

Mastered by Energiekreis Zuckerhut Studios (Bonn, Germany)


World BEAThoven Project:

On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of nature enthusiast, humanist, visionary and composition genius Ludwig van Beethoven, an international network under the direction and idea of ​​cultural manager Darius Darek (Taxi MunDJal MusiX) produced an extraordinary album: Twenty melodies from Beethoven's works were recorded on non-European musical instruments by musicians based in the Cologne-Bonn region. This sample databank was created under the direction of Hans Zimmer's sample library developer Felix Ohlert and was then used by music producers worldwide as the basis for new tracks of electronic music.
The album now being released will be presented at festivals and in clubs and rearranged for a 35-piece brass orchestra (Youth Brass Band NRW).

As Darius Darek's academic background is geography, he has implemented sustainable, degrowth and minimalism based, fair, green, common-good-oriented and alternative ways of life into this music project. A transdisciplinary designed artivism towards a socio-ecological transformation: 

- to promote „cultural diversity“ the project is a collaboration with musicians of diverse music cultures to record a sample databank.

- to promote „cultural heritage“ the project aims to upcycle & remix almost forgotten music by worldwide electronic music producers.

- to promote „creative commons“ the sample databank and the remixes can be used and listened to for free.

- to promote „socio-ecological projects“ the remixes are presented at green, transformational or zero waste festivals, at intergenerational bicycle rides or in „freeboxes“ (https://tinyurl.com/freeboxvideo).

- to include „citizen participation“ a random local youth involvement and a worldwide production contest (in cooperation with Arts Council England) were carried out: www.globallocal.co.uk/remixspace/

- the project thus supports some of the sustainable development goals (SDGs): reduced inequalities, sustainable cities and communities, quality education, gender equality and climate action. 


Funded by BTHVN2020 (www.bthvn2020.de) from funds provided by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, the City of Bonn and the Rhein-Sieg district.

The project is managed by: www.taxi-mundjal.com/beathoven.html & www.brotfabrik-theater.de

World BEAThoven Album

On Beethoven's theme from '3th Symphony_Scherzo'

Free download (WAV)

Hippo Sound System - On Beethoven's theme from '3rd Symphony_Scherzo'

Download/purchase 7" vinyl here: https://littlebeatmore.bandcamp.com/track/the-sweet-life-society-feat-too-many-ts-oh-la-la-hiphoppapotamus-remix

When a hippo's asked to remix two of his favourite rappers what do you think he's gonna says... HELL YES!!!!  Sampling a bunch of my favourite Boogaloo tunes heres my boogaloo-disco-medley-mashup remix of this deliciously good vibe from Italian band Sweet Life Society featuring the Too Many Ts!

Bandcamp

Sweet Life Society - Ooh La La! Ft. Too Many Ts (Hiphoppapotamus Remix)

Our Hippo Sound System remix for the incredible Onipa, released 6/11/20 on the mighty Strut records!  Good vibes rolling afro-jungle fusion with Hiphoppapotamus on production and Munki on percussion.

Stream/purchase: https://strut.lnk.to/WeNoBeMachineRewired

Stream/Purchase

Onipa -  Free Up (Hippo Sound System Remix)

Remix I made for the amazing group Sofree.  Fusing their jazzy world music styles into a rolling liquid jungle break and steeping them in psychedelic atmosphere!

Now available to stream/purchase on most major all platforms including Spotify and bandcamp... https://fanlink.to/iraty

Music by Sofree & Hippo Sound System
Mastered by Kushty Beats

Iraty - Sofree (Hippo Sound System Remix)

PATREON PAGE: www.patreon.com/DJHiphoppapotamus

Bookings:          bookthehippo@gmail.com
Press Pack:             https://drive.google.com/open?id=12crHaTbgDmamY0GYZRjV5hZ0GJ28nObn

Sunshine music for the masses! The happy hippo always brings the sunshine no matter what the weather. This DJ and producer has created his own unique party vibe by infusing Latin, Caribbean and Afro styles into his tastefully produced selections of Breaks, House, Drum & Bass and Hiphop.

He also leads Hippo Sound System, a collective of producers, musicians and vocalists who explore new fusions of world music with sound system culture. Producing intelligent and organic dance music that is enriching for both the body and the soul!

David Rodigan, Craig Charles and Jeremiah Asiamiah are all fans of his work, giving his tracks airtime on their shows on BBC Radio 1, BBC 1Xtra and BBC 6 music.

“Clever stuff right!? ... Very cool” Sir David Rodigan, BBC 1Xtra, 2015