Bamboe Buizen

Dahomey Warrior

Lithebera (a Sesotho word meaning a concoction of traditional healing herbs) is a collaboration between Brooklyn-based Kashaka and Morena Leraba (@MorenaLeraba) from Mafeteng, Lesotho.   Recorded in Maseru, Lesotho by Stylus and mixed/mastered at in New York City at Off Record Music by Eli Evnen.  

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Lithebera (Feat. Morena Leraba)

Produced by Ibaaku
Mixed by Karismatik Diksa

Francis Bebey - Sanza Nocturne (IBAAKU remix)

@desmusic

While some might consider DES a newer artist, he has been on the scene as early as 2012 with his massive single on Moveltraxx, Jumpin Duck. With remixes from Lazy Ants, DJ Earl, Javier Estrada, Vatican Swag and Oui’wack (now Wiwek), Jumpin Duck was a heavy-hitter.   With his last release in 2014 on the Tunacat Label REBIRTH, DES now returns with Milan / Florence, a heavy Afro-bass EP on VOODOO REBEL inspired by a trip from his hometown Milan to VR’s headquarter Florence, with three original tracks and three remixes.   
The EP moves between DES’s banging electro house sound and VR’s more tropical, experimental sound, with remixes from global bass heavy-hitter’s Motin, the Italian Balera Favela ambassador prp, Tunacat’s Boogaloo & Bizt. The title track creates the right tension with a tribal African chant that transforms into a subdriven, powerful cumbia/breakbeat track. Ramen & Churches stands out as the most wild track on the EP, with a high-pitched synth and batucadas on a loopy chant. Florence / Milan is a slow moombahton track, where the Brazilian berimbau meets a digiridoo for a mystical, middle-Eastern feel. 
On the remix side, Motin gives us a superb remix of Florence / Milan, creating a minimal moombahton track. Prp’s remix of Ramen & Churches drives the dance floor into a middle-Eastern journey, with six vibe-heavy minutes of intense teleportation. Last but not least, Boogaloo & Bizt turn the original into a groovy house tune, driven by a hypnotic synth and an irresistible drum pattern.

Milan / Florence

JUNO

Milan / Florence (Boogaloo & Bizt remix)

C'est quoi ça?

C'est quoi ça? EP

Qwasa Qwasa - Simba

Download/stream it here: smarturl.it/SS006
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Why do we tell stories?

We breathe, we eat, we sleep. We seek connection. These are our basic human needs.

But there is one more need we all share, and it centres on stories. All across the world, stories are being recounted everywhere, in every imaginable way, at any given time. For telling stories is at the very essence of what it is to be human.

The universe of stories can be broken down into seven basic plots which underlie all stories ever told. Recognising these patterns is the gateway to unravelling the universal symbolic language from which all storytelling is spun.

With ‘Tragedia', Chapter 24 returns with seven stories in sound collected from artists all across the world to bring these themes to life.

There is much to laud here. Swiss Stil vor Talent heavyweight Several Definitions kicks things off with the afro-house of ‘Roots’ while Stevie R collaborates with vocalist Djanan Turan and violinist Master Dani on the huge ‘Misirlu (Acid Version)’, ahead of his soon-to-be-released debut album. The impactful opening trio is completed by ‘Mubaraq’, which marks the debut of Argentinian artists Brigado Crew and Crisstiano on Chapter 24, following their contributions to the Diynamic and Jeudi labels.

Hungarian Sobek adds to the package with the tense and powerful ‘Croco In The Marsh’. Then ESP Institute, Futureboogie and Culprit artist and hero of We Love…Space Ian Blevins offers ‘Tuesday’s Child’, a driving and melodic cut that paves the way for the breaks and synth workout of label co-founder Sam Pauli’s ‘Sleeper’.

Finally, Los Angeles-based Rinzen ends this wide-ranging compilation with ’Temple’, a forward-thinking widescreen progressive techno piece with the perfect emotional lift to close things out.

They say that there are only seven basic plots but a thousand different stories.

And so, as the storyteller utters that age old, magical phrase "Once upon a time...", let yourself be carried away...
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Follow the artists: @several-definitions @stevie-r @brigadocrew @sobek1 @ianblevins @sampaulimusic @rinzen

Support from the likes of Black Coffee, Âme, Super Flu, Oliver Schories, BLOND:ISH, Re.You, Jonas Rathsman, Eelke Kleijn, Acid Pauli, Tim Green, Patrice Bäumel, Marc Marzenit, Frankey & Sandrino, Miss Melera, Musumeci, Olderic, Nicolas Masseyeff, David Mayer, Simple Symmetry, Fideles, Mathias Schober, BOg and Jonathan Kaspar.

Seven Stories: Tragedia {SS006}

Mubaraq

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Brigado Crew & Crisstiano - Mubaraq *Out Now*

After the great feedback and club-play of their Man Recordings debut EP, Polish-Angolan duo Lua Preta return with a severe European remix package of "Cabeça Na Lua" and "Passado" ft. Kevin.

New rising Afro bass artist Rolv.K from Geneva presents the first rework in this remix package and adds catchy melodic components to the slick original track of "Passado". Milan´s Ckrono, who recently debuted on Mad Decent with his MC Bin Laden collabo, puts Cabeça Na Lua on the São Paulo baile funk map, a seductive, minimalist version that will make booties on the dancefloor go bum bum tam tam.

Bristol´s Boa Kusasa twisted "Cabeça Na Lua" into a version in which UK bass hits up on Afro percussions. And finally Lisbon´s Studio Bros who present "Passado" ft. Kevin in a deep Afro house fashion.

To put it short, the "Cabeça Na Lua Remix" EP is a perfect set of tracks for your Afro DJ folder selection!

Man 112 Lua Preta Remixes

Cabeça Na Lua Remixes

Lua Preta "Cabeça Na Lua" (Boa Kusasa Remix)

Buy/stream it here: smarturl.it/SS007
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Why do we tell stories?

We breathe, we eat, we sleep. We seek connection. These are our basic human needs.

But there is one more need we all share, and it centres on stories. All across the world, stories are being recounted everywhere, in every imaginable way, at any given time. For telling stories is at the very essence of what it is to be human.

The universe of stories can be broken down into seven basic plots which underlie all stories ever told. Recognising these patterns is the gateway to unravelling the universal symbolic language from which all storytelling is spun.

With ‘Rebirth', Chapter 24 returns with seven stories in sound collected from artists all across the world to bring these themes to life, the seventh and final iteration in this compilation series.

South African star Bruce Loko (Get Physical, Freerange) opens proceedings with the deep, melodious textures of Cyclone, whipping up the ethereal eye of the storm. Chapter 24 regular Kieran Apter is next, making good the tension with the impactful 6.10.21 Break. Such is the power of this track that it propels the listener into new sonic dimensions.

Kostakis (Get Physical, Katermukke) offers up Xerxes, which is equally big and conjures up the dusty, mysterious and impenetrable planes of the desert. Meanwhile, Acumen returns to the imprint in collaboration with Pontias. Shower for Hours is a pumping, techy number bound to get the dancefloor bouncing before opening out into a euphoric peak.

The compilation closes out with a high quality trio. Label favourite KatrinKa delivers the typically deep groove of ABAF. DJ Zombi (Beat Boutique) takes things further down into a dreamy and blissful space with Steph. The honour of closing out the final Seven Stories befalls Hope Recordings and Soundgarden legend Nick Warren and the talented Nicolas Rada, who revisit Anton Dhouran’s Valhalla Rising. Their Edition is fittingly deep, transportative and dramatic.

They say that there are only seven basic plots but a thousand different stories.

And so, as the storyteller utters that age old, magical phrase "Once upon a time...", let yourself be carried away one final time...
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Support from the likes of Black Coffee, Hernan Cattaneo, Kollektiv Turmstrasse, Âme, Gabriel Ananda, Eelke Kleijn, Robert Babicz, Re.You, &ME, Frankey & Sandrino, Shall Ocin, John Monkman and many more.
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Follow the artists: @bruceloko @kieran-apter @kostakismusic @acumen @pontiasmusic @katrinka @dj-zombi @djnickwarren @nicolasrada
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Original artwork by Simon Vaeth

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Bruce Loko - Cyclone

Buy/stream the Transformer EP here: smarturl.it/CH040
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Our next Chapter brings Berlin-based Daniele Di Martino to the fore with a typically robust and direct offering in the form of the Transformer EP.

The MONO.NOISE label head follows up recent releases on Get Physical, Katermukke and Bar 25 with a set of three heavy hitters that showcase his clinical style and very effectively straddle the more melodic end of the worlds of house and techno.

Title track 'Transformer' delivers chunky beats, afro swagger and hooky call and response synths that make for a memorable and lasting impression and beg repeat plays. Meanwhile 'Something' follows this up with a crescendo of eerie top lines and unsettling atmospheres that give way to a pulsing, undulating techno groove. Both tracks are a masterclass in the use of dancefloor tension.

The package is rounded off by a collaboration with fellow Berliner Robin Schellenberg. 'Gerudi' has a slightly techier flavour anchored around a repeating synth, all set off by a devastating squelchy bass and a soaring break.

These powerful stories in sound are bound to be recounted again and again this summer.
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Support from the likes of Black Coffee, Bebetta, German Brigante, Frankey & Sandrino, Petar Dundov, Lexer, AFFKT, Animal Trainer, Nicolas Masseyeff, Alex.Do, Pete Oak, Echonomist, Lonya, unders, Unueberlegt, Armen Miran, JOBE, Olderic, Rancido, Sezer Uysal, BOg, Brigado Crew, Djuma Soundsystem, Andy Bros, Yør Kultura and many more.
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Follow the artists: @danieledimartino @robinschellenberg
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Original artwork by Sofie Louise Dam

Transformer EP

Something

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Daniele Di Martino - Something *Out Now*

Gerudi

Daniele Di Martino & Robin Schellenberg - Gerudi *Out Now*

Buy/stream it here: smarturl.it/CH041
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Mulya and Sobek author our next Chapter, reprising a creative relationship which has already borne significant fruit. Their work has seen them find a home together with labels including Monaberry and TAU, while they have been picked up individually by imprints including Bedrock and Get Physical.

Here they offer three big hitters. Title track Mirrored Screen opens things in style, its chunky afro techno groove offset by an enigmatic synth line and a choppy single note pattern that is laden with tension. Tribal vocals add to the mix before the main hook opens out and satisfyingly hits home.

Shaking Hands is the follow up, built around a distorted, pitching percussive groove for a determinedly heads down, wild affair that is bound to move the dancefloor.

Rounding things off, Hard Curve is just as heavyweight. Equally moody and foreboding as it is hypnotic and driving, it comes paired with an Edition by breakout artist Rinzen (mau5trap). Rinzen's rework is progressive and euphoric, communicating and deploying a sense of scale that is reminiscent of classic Sasha or Stephan Bodzin.

Rinzen's Edition makes for a fitting closer to a very strongly rounded EP from Mulya & Sobek.
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Support from the likes of Black Coffee, Nick Warren, Kollektiv Turmstrasse, Bebetta, BLOND:ISH, Eelke Kleijn, Doctor Dru, Petar Dundov, Brina Knauss, Nicolas Masseyeff, Olivier Weiter, Frankey & Sandrino, Marc DePulse, Lonya, Stereo MCs, Armen Miran, Unders, Be Svendsen, Echonomist, Thodoris Triantafillou, Aera, Olderic, Rancido, Madmotormiquel, David Mayer, Sezer Uysal, Fideles, BOg and many more.

Original artwork by Sofie Louise Dam.

Chapter 24
{Stories in sound}

Mirrored Screen EP

Hard Curve

Mulya & Sobek - Hard Curve *Out Now*

Man Recordings is a Berlin based record label. Founded in 2005 by DJ and producer @Daniel-Haaksman it  has tirelessly promoted regional electronic music styles from the Southern hemisphere, particularly Brazil, the Carribbean and Africa and their international adaptions. Man Recordings has released various baile funk artists such as Mr.Catra, Deize Tigrona,  Edu K, João Brasil, MC Tha or Mulú, plus some of the first international releases and remixes by artists such as Diplo, Tropkillaz, Crookers, Schlachthofbronx, Bert On Beats plus countless others. Recently, the label has become more focused on the releases and own musical outputs of boss man Daniel Haaksman.

Visit us at www.manrecordings.com

Demo submissions (in private Soundcloud player link only): office-at-manrecordings.com