Deep, Funk, Disco, Afro, House | 2020 Selections

Disco Hi-Life

Disco Hi - Life

One Understanding

You Can't Change A Man

Bofou Safou

Amadou & Mariam - Bofou Safou

Digital:  https://detroitswindle.bandcamp.com/album/coffee-in-the-morning-ep
Vinyl  https://detroitswindle.bandcamp.com/album/coffee-in-the-morning-ep

Dam Swindle follow up on last year’s ‘The life behind things’ with some impeccable disco-funk on steroids with ‘Coffee in the morning ft. Jitwam’.  Two originals, a dub mix and a stunning extended remix by Norwegian disco don Prins Thomas.  On this EP Detroit Swindle team up with NYC vocalist Jitwam, whose recent album ‘Honeycomb on Tartelet’ and his live collaboration with Kamaal Williams have shown the world just how talented he really is.

‘Coffee in the morning’ is a funk fueled disco bomb. The energy is set by a rolling bassline with a live touch (thanks to Xander Vrienten) and percussion courtesy of  Mauskovic Dance Band member Chris Bruining. The track bursts into action once Jitwam’s vocals come in, pushing through with full-on slapback delay, which adds nicely to the vintage vibe.  The lyrics are tongue-in-cheek and deal with life’s more pressing matters like all the things you can have alongside your coffee.  The track takes a sharp jazzy turn once the saxophone is introduced (played by UK bred, Amsterdam based jazz dude Finn Peters), moving nicely between catchy riffs and berserk jazz-isms.  Its the full on original that works but if you’re not really into the vocals, there’s a straightforward dub that steers away from the breakfast related insinuations.

 

The a-side also holds the second collaboration, which moves into NY garage territory. Shuffling 909 percussion, live shakers and snares set the vibe along with Jitwam’s vocals directing you to ‘Move out the way!’. The track is bumping, the bassline is thumping and the crowd could very well be… (yes, it rhymes). The energy pitches up a notch once the synth hits come in and it flows up and down nicely into a section where strings, Rhodes and cowbells take over into the breakdown.  On the B-side, Prins Thomas takes you on a 10 minute Scandi-disco trip with live drums and Thomas himself funkin’ on the bass. He makes perfect use of the dreamy elements of the title track, making his version an intimate and provocative dubby disco burner. If you find the energy of the original is too much, this version might just be perfect for you.

PREMIERE: Dam Swindle Feat. Jitwam - Coffee In The Morning (Prins Thomas Diskomiks)

Joni Haastrup - Free my people

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PREMIERE: Balla Et Ses Balladins - Paulette (Monkey Wrench Edit)

Slim Young - Otan Hunu (Zohdy Edit)

Part Of “TALKIN' GREEN V.A.”
Catalog: TBX021
Release Date: 09.06.2020
Buy Link: https://hypeddit.com/link/5broi3

Artist: Azuro
SoundCloud | https://soundcloud.com/azurotunes
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Label: theBasement Discos
SoundCloud | https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/azuro
Bandcamp | https://soundcloud.com/thebasementmusic

Release Text:
theBasement Discos presents its fourth compilation name TALKIN’
GREEN. After other successful VA EP’s (TERRAZA, HORCHATA and BEYOND PAELLA) the Valencia-based label strikes back with 9 tracks that will get everyone in a good vibe and on their feet.

Be ready to explore tracks coming from all four corners of the world. Starting with the French duo Fahy & Sanchez and their track called “Something”, a disco tune with funky electric guitar sounds, perfect for those boogie summer nights. Also from France, Wikett makes his second appearance in theBasement with Jimbo, a pure disco banger with some well-known sampling that probably will ring your bell.

Londoner Donny Rotten shows his best disco side with “Clean Up Duty”, a track with the right upbeat feel and vocals with a speedy-feel to it which makes out of this belter a real dance-floor killer.
Heading to the North American continent we can find Californian DJ and producer At Down delivering a groovy vibe with “What Goes Up, Gets Down”, combining elements of the sound of 80s cosmic disco and modern-day house.

Still on the American continent but now from New York, we have Azuro with “Get Up Larry”, and Pedro Cañas with “Excuse Me”, this time including deeper notes to its tune.
Finally, it is German artist Sam Paradise that makes his attribution to the album with “Extra Boogie Sauce”, serving some melancholic synth melodies combined with really funky guitar riffs.
We also welcome back our hometown producers Whatever Charles with his track Secrets & Spies and Kostrok with Limbo. Two Valencia originated tracks but two different moods, but both with their own homeboy signatures.
All in all, a compilation album worth listening to with an international feel.

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Berlin House Music
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Premiere: Azuro  - Get Up Larry [theBasement Discos]

The first reissue project takes us back to the year 1977 when Algerian singer Zohra recorded her first and only single.

Born in 1950 near Constantine and raised on a parental diet of traditional Arabic music, Zohra quickly took up singing and playing the guitar and kept doing so after she and her family moved to the North of France. Playing gala events and receptions during her first years in France it took an encounter with multi-talented instrumentalist, composer, arranger and conductor Joël Hannier to take her into the world of recorded music.

Joël Hannier’s experience in writing and interpreting music for ballets, television, orchestras and a vast array of French and international musicians made sure their collaboration – sung in a Berber dialect – was destined for success. The title track ‘Badala Zamana’ gets picked up by various radio stations, most notably in Arabic speaking countries.

In France the song did not go unnoticed either, but until today – although championed by Habibi Funk among a few others – it remains relatively unearthed.

The 7″ reissue includes the original version and  an extended edit for those still hungry after those original three minutes of Arab disco bliss.

Badala Zamana

MTMB 01: Zohra - Badala Zamana (7")

House Of Love EP
Label - Sundries
Released - 11th December 2020
BUY FROM - https://www.traxsource.com/track/8152599/house-of-love-original-mix

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Traxsource

PREMIERE: Monkey Wrench - House Of Love [Sundries]

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PREMIERE: Erik Ellmann - Family Affair [Sundries]

After an absolutely unforgettable wax-based debut, See-Saw is back with its second vinyl release, Discipline Of Swing Vol. 2.  
BUY VINYL:
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PREMIERE: C. Da Afro - Time To Move [See Saw]

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PREMIERE: Balla Et Ses Balladins - Paulette (Monkey Wrench Edit)

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