AMPLITUDES - Dimanche Café N°023

Dehli 9

Every Day & Every Night (Remastered) [feat. Sugar B]

Next up in our Record Club Guest Mix series is Slowe (AKA Sophie Hawes), bringing the heat with a music of Colombia special! 

We've known Sophie for some time now and it is fantastic to see her musical career take flight. There's a debut album on the way titled, 'Where The Mind Wanders'. Released July 28th on Tru Thoughts, it's a cross-genre beauty, packed with modern neo-soul songs, psychedelic moments and more traditional jazz, soul and hip hop sounds. We thoroughly recommend checking it.

Sophie's contribution to our Record Club Guest mix series is best summarised in her own words...

"When I first started listening to and being interested in music from South America, a huge part of how I first started exploring the vast world of latin music was Mr Bongo. I bought their first mr bongo presents compilation and was hooked. I ended up reaching out to Mr Bongo and traveling down to Brighton to stay for a few weeks to intern with them, during the time that their shop first opened. I was welcomed with open arms and left with armfuls of vinyl!
 
I ended up travelling to Colombia a few years later and spending a month exploring the country, and although my budget and backpack didn’t really allow me to return with heaps of rare vinyl, what I did leave with was an immense love and expanded knowledge of the music that Colombia has produced. 
 
In this mix I’ve picked my favourite songs from Colombia, with genres ranging from Salsa, Cumbia, Bolero, Champata, and funk/soul." 

Thanks so much to Sophie for the mix.

Find her here:

Soundcloud: @slowe-music
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slowemusic

New single 'Stay Right Here' out now - slowemusic.bandcamp.com/track/stay-right-here

Mr Bongo Record Club Guest Mix - Slowe: Colombia Special

A collage of looped grooves, drum samples, recorded percussion, agogo, tambourine, thunder tube, rain samples, delayed vocals, and a euphoric chorus. Grab the file over at my bandcamp :)

Lightnin Strikes (Daniel T Edit)

revamp of an old politick track: 
 "feel it" feat. dame antonia reed,
also known as bahamadia,... found on old harddrive, pimped & boosted.
big up to marc de clive lowe, most soulful midi-don. catch him live, anytime.
btw. who did win the rmx competition in 07?

boy get over it

Superb

Sleep Dreams

Announcing the second single taken from Horse Meat Disco Presents Disco & Boogie from Brazil Vol.1. Across the compilation the London disco connoisseurs have selected some of their favourite gems from the seemingly endless musical gold mine that Brazil has to offer. This second single 'Queima Como Fogo', comes courtesy of the superb vocalist Waldirene. It’s a short and sweet Brazilian disco banger that was originally released on the brilliant Tapecar imprint, a diverse and interesting label always worth investigating.
 
Waldirene has managed to pack a lot into these 3 and a half glorious minutes. Reeling you in with a walking bass and piano combo, the song erupts into a driving beat led by squelchy basslines, proto-house piano chords and lavish string arrangements. Swelling and breaking throughout, it’s a track full of drama, with Waldirene’s luscious vocal tones amping up the feel-good factor. There’s even a short section reminiscent of Herbie Hancock's 'Chameleon' nestled in for good measure. A mini yet mighty epic, this classy track is sure to make the dancefloor move. 

Waldirene - Queima Como Fogo

Good friends and Record Mission co-captains, Dan Tyler (one half of the Idjut Boys) and Nick The Record, take the reins for the third volume of the Mr Bongo Edits 12" series. With previous editions coming courtesy of Danny Krivit and Luke Una, Dan and Nick set their sights on a hand-picked selection of iconic ‘70s Cuban recordings for this three-track cosmic whirlwind. Across the A side, Dan picks out two Juan Pablo Torres tracks, with Nick taking on Grupo Los Yoyi on the B. Tweaking, extending and reworking the recordings with a dose of extra magic they remould the tracks to fit the sounds and structure of today’s dancefloors. 

Having formed the Idjut Boys in the early ‘90s, Dan and Conrad McDonnell have crafted a dubbed-out, disco-tinged style that permeates their countless productions, remixes and DJ sets. Speaking of the two tracks Dan has chosen to rework for this EP he mentions, “Having been caught under an avalanche of good music from Mr Bongo, I took it upon myself to extend and add effects to a couple of the fantastic tracks from the Juan Pablo Torres LPs they recently re-issued. Just for disco jockey and barn dance use.”

First, Dan looks to Cuban maestro Juan Pablo Torres’ 1978 album 'Algo Nuevo', taking one of the standout tracks ‘Cacao’ and giving it more space to breathe. Teasing out the scatting vocal line and percussive climax that nods to George Kranz's ’83 electronic disco anthem 'Din Daa Daa', whilst adding more cosmic tripped-out synths and space echoed dubs, Dan builds the tension to fine effect. This track sounds immense on a big club system and the swirling synths felt like they were lifting the ceiling off when we played it at the amazing La Paloma ballroom in Barcelona. 

Dan then turns his attention to Torres’ 1977 'Super Son' album, giving the psych-Latin-funk track 'Pastel En Descarga' a dub makeover. Rich in delay and drama, whilst maintaining and extending the breakers funk intro, he juices it up into a punchy, no-nonsense, cosmic-funk delight. 

On the B side, Tangent co-founder, long-standing Life Force resident and seasoned rework master, Nick The Record, revisits an edit that he originally constructed in 2009. Clocking in at over double the length of the original cut, Nick’s edit of Grupo Los Yoyi’s 1977 cut 'Paco La Calle', is made with dancers firmly in mind. This secret weapon builds and simmers, with the drums and percussion pushing and pulling before the psychedelic synth lines return in a sweltering fashion. In this new 2025 version, Dan is drafted in to work some brilliant new synth lines into the mix.


Grupo Los Yoyi - Paco La Calle (Nick The Record Re-Edit)

Kicking off a new edit series on É Soul Cultura, head honcho Luke Una hands over the keys to three secret weapon edits of transcendental dancefloor tackle. Having spent a lifetime getting his hands dirty digging in crates, Luke’s collection of off-the-beaten-track gems is second to none. For this three-track É Soul edit release, Luke delivers a one-way ticket to the outer reaches of the universe soaking up sounds from Trinidad, the UK and Cameroon along the way. Strap in for a triple threat of signature Luke Una edits reworking Ella Andall, Slick Mission and Manu Dibango for the modern dancefloor.

Up first, Luke twists and tweaks the Caribbean radiance of Ella Andall ‘My Spirit Is Music’, enriching this high-energy heater. Speaking about the track he said, “It’s a remarkable, ‘90s, swerve ball, machine soul, afrobeat groove from Trinidad. Incredibly rare, but most importantly it’s a wonderful fusion of drum machine and this almost carnival-like feel to this afrobeat rhythm that just turns it into the outer cosmos.”

Following that, Luke gets suitably cosmic on the dub dials with his 5am Shabeen Proto House Edit of Slick Mission ‘Times Up’. Produced by Jerry Pike of Atmosfear / Elite Records fame, Luke recounts, “This is a very much missed slice of UK house pressure which has its foot firmly in a proto-house feel. Very DIY, rough and raw – it’s an absolute gem. This is one that has definitely escaped most eyes.”

Last but not least, it’s a stop in Cameroon shining a light on the legendary Manu Dibango and his cover of ‘Jingo’ featuring King Sunny Adé. “Their version of ‘Jingo’ takes the original classic into a whole new level of outer space, afro brilliance. It’s such a beautiful cover and really turns the track into something else. The musicianship and vibes just scream out. Oddly no one really seems to know it.”

Three certified winners from Luke’s underground arsenal, reworked, refined and ready to be deployed on any dancefloor when the feeling hits.

Manu Dibango ft King Sunny Adé - Jingo (Luke Una's Dancing In Outer Space Edit)

The lovely guys over at mr bongo covered my last show whilst i was out the country. Lots of beautiful brazilian vibes and classic disco cuts from the brighton diggers in this one!

Full tracklist: http://www.nts.live/shows/moxie/episodes/mr-bongo-2nd-august-2017

I'm back Aug 16th - see you then :)

www.nts.live

Mr Bongo cover for Moxie on NTS Radio(02.08.17)

Kwashibu Area Band: Original Highlife Mix

Record label. Record shop. Film label. Since 1989.

Grupo Los Yoyi - Paco La Calle (Nick The Record Re-Edit)

Mr Bongo

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