Gimme Summo is the party-starter. We are drawn to the dance floor by its infectious, slow-burning groove. Feathericci hypnotizes us with his chant-like imperatives and leads us ever deeper in to his heart space. This track and nine others are featured on Mesa Recordings' upcoming compilation We Live In The Desert releasing worldwide on August 28, 2013
...and yes that is Feathericci singing

Feathericci - Gimme Summo

Imagine there is a seven-headed rythmic beast with a percussionist, drummer, bassist, keyboardist, two horn players, and a DJ up on the stage embracing the musical totality of the world without any folklore kitsch, its subtlety and urban club grooves crossing various divisions in musical genre.  Feindrehstar is standing on the stage. The studio recordings of this unique Jena-based band have long been known to capture the live energy of their onstage performances. And now Feindrehstar presents their second album named „Love & Hoppiness“ – five years after their brilliant debut „Vulgarian Knights“. A lot has happened in the meantime: countless club and festival gigs, an inspiring African tour as well as countless hours spent working in the studio. „Love & Hoppiness“ matured over three years, a musical puzzle that was composed at different locations – the first recordings developed in the fall of 2012 with Michel Baumann (Soulphiction, Jackmate) and Nik Reiff in Stuttgart. Further overdubs with a trombone, violoncello, guitar and vocals followed at various home studios and conservatories.

 

That's right, vocals have been brought onboard this otherwise instrumental band. Owing to these vocal tracks with Dave Aju, Ebo Taylor and Tina Keserovic on the microphone, Feindrehstar’s sound continues to develop. Jazz, soul and funk vibes shine through on tracks like „Antelope“, a track featuring the vocals and guitar of legendary Ghanaian musician Ebo Taylor.

At first, Taylor thought Feindrehstar rocked too hard – however in the end, things got mellow and he had so much fun that he recorded guitar tracks with enthusiasm.  It was clear right from the start that everything clicked with Dave Aju – the smooth soul-soaked hiphop of „From Bob To Stevie“ standing out on the album.

 

Feindrehstar call their music Krautclub, and the reason ought to become clear in „Caje Sukarije“:  a classic Balkan funk sound taken over by wild synth loops that become fused together in a haze of electro-funk. It is in fact a Roma anthem sung by Tina Keserovic. The album takes a chiller, newer direction with „The New Ballad“, „Blues For Bagdad“ as well as the completely acoustic ballad „Love & Hoppiness Int.“ with cello and clarinet, anchoring the album in a captivating calm.

 

Despite the many new directions, the genre defying yet danceable club sound of Feindrehstar remains. „Love & Hoppiness“, „Deep Horse“, „Shake That“ und „Night Rainer Diskodub“ show once again that after 15 years of rocking dance floors, Feindrehstar's energy hasn't diminished.  Feindrehstar will ensure that clubs and festivals will be well supplied with their estatic performance into the future. 

Love & Hoppiness

From Bob To Stevie (feat. Dave Aju)

Feindrehstar - From Bob To Stevie (feat. Dave Aju)

Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids - 'We Be All Africans'
Out Now on Strut
Order: https://strut.lnk.to/AllAfricansSo

The career arc of Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids has been an unexpected but wonderful one. The band met in Ohio in the early 1970s, studied with jazz greats including Cecil Taylor, performed throughout Europe and Africa and released three independent albums before disbanding during the late '70s. Renown for their recordings grew over the years, culminating in Ackamoor reconvening the band in 2007. They have recorded the incredible new album 'We Be All Africans,' produced by Max Weissenfeldt at Philophon in Berlin, and are touring once again, sharing the stage with Floating Points on a recent tour. 

Here, DJ duo We Are The Horsemen (DJ Harv and Sub-One) take us through the original rare recordings which earned the band its reputation among connoisseurs of mind expanding jazz. The one-hour mix spans the band's entire career.

Tracklist:
THE PYRAMIDS - MEMORY RITUAL
THE COLLECTIVE - THE SHEPHERDS TUNE
THE PYRAMIDS - QUEEN OF THE SPIRITS
IDRIS ACKAMOOR ENSEMBLE - CUBANA
THE PYRAMIDS - JAMAICAN CARNIVAL
THE PYRAMIDS – BIRTH/SPEED/MERGING SUITE PART 2: BIRTH/SPEED/MERGING
THE PYRAMIDS - NEBULOSITY
THE PYRAMIDS – NSORAMA (THE STARS)
THE RIVER GANGES
THE PYRAMIDS - INDIGO (PART 1)
IDRIS ACKAMOOR QUARTET - SPIRITUAL REBIRTH
THE PYRAMIDS- YA A YA A
THE PYRAMIDS - BLACK MAN AND WOMAN OF THE NILE
THE PYRAMIDS - LAND OF ETERNAL SONG SUITE (PART 3)
THE PYRAMIDS - REINCARNATION
THE PYRAMIDS – BIRTH/SPEED/MERGING SUITE PART 3: REAFFIRMATION

For More Info:
http://www.strut-records.com
https://www.facebook.com/We-Are- The-Horsemen- 149688925058310/

Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids Retrospective Mix by We Are The Horsemen

Armani mix

Emorold Anthony Phillip d'abord sous le nom de Robin, c'est la légende Lord Kitchener qui lui donnera le surnom de Valentino puis Brother Valentino en référence au mouvement Black Power.
C'est au début des années 70 que son style kaiso-reggae arrive à maturité et où il va enchaîner les tubes, "Life Is A Stage" (1972), "Barking Dogs" (1974), "Dis Place Nice" (1975), "Ah Wo (Brand New Revolution)" repris par Guts, "Birds That Fly High" (1982).
Puis le fameux "Stay Up Zimbabwe" en 1979, redoutable hymne pour l'indépendance du Zimbabwe.

Bro.Valentino

Stay Up Zimbabwe

Brother Valentino - Stay Up Zimbabwe (full version)

The two month teaser leading up to this summer's desert disko.  Yucca Valley, Ca.

DISKO BBQ PRESENTS_The Arabian Disko Nights Two Month Teaser

Kovacs - Jazz.zene (Jupiter Tuning Center Refix)

Boundary-pushing composer and sound designer Andi Otto returns with his new album ‘Rwandance’, which sees live instruments, studio recordings and sampled archival material melded together as part of an electrifying reimagining of the musical traditions of Rwanda.

‘Rwandance’ is a collaboration between Rwandan dancer and musician Evariste Karinganire and cello player and electronic music producer Andi Otto, brought together by a chance connection. Inspired by Steve Reich, Mark Pritchard’s Harmonic 313 and Otto’s mesmerising musical experiences touring India, Otto built software to translate the intensity of Karinganire’s hand claps into different synth notes - the structure and time signature of traditional Rwandan music providing the framework for Otto’s creations, new instruments and sounds incorporated into its parameters. 

Otto follows a path similar to many producers from Latin America’s burgeoning electronic music scene but instead of using Andean folk music as a starting point, he reappraises Rwandan music mirroring traditional sounds but similarly, reimagined through a contemporary lens. ‘Rwandance’ follows Otto’s 2016 link-up with Indian singer and actress M.D. Pallavi and underground hit ‘Bangalore Whispers’, a showcase for his original approach to cross-cultural musical dialogue. He has since cemented that reputation with subsequent albums “Via” and “Bow Wave”, weaving global sounds into his distinct sonic approach.

Shika Shika is a home for music that combines organic and electronic sounds, a meeting place between the past and the future. (They also put an emphasis on supporting artists, splitting profits in their favour.) This chimes exactly with what Otto wanted to achieve in his collaboration with Karinganire, taking deeply-rooted traditions and giving them a new sonic make-up.

Rwandance

Andi Otto - Ronde-De-Cinq

DJ and collector Jeremy Spellacey puts together an exclusive 30 minute mini-mix inspired by our most recent compilation, "Body Beat: Soca-Dub and Electronic Calypso (1979-98)". 
Jeremy was key in licensing the tracks for this compilation, some of which required lengthy detective work. Body Beat is out now. Download, stream or buy the gatefold 3LP/2CD at backl.ink/bodybeat

“Superb collection that reveals a genre that’s fluid and has a no-borders attitude to influence.” - Lois Wilson, MOJO

“A comp that proves some of the biggest jams are right under your nose” - The Vinyl Factory

Jeremy Spellacey - Body Beat Mix 2019

🛣️ On the African road again! Special mix for www.zamalfunk.com : 16 tracks (100% vinyl), 16 years (1971-1987) and 16 different countries (South Africa - Zambia - Zimbabwe - Congo - Angola - Gabon - Cameroon - Nigeria - Benin - Ghana - Ivory Coast - Burkina Faso - Mali - Gambia - Senegal - Cape Verde) 
🌍 From Soweto to Mindelo, I chose the most direct way, at the expense of rhythmic crossings & sound bridges 🚴🏽‍♀️ 🚣🏾‍♀️ By bike or boat, by car-rapide or taxi-brousse, let's travel together through Africa 🚚🚖 
📷 Credit Photo : Allen Weinberg - Alain Chatenet - Daniel Hébert (West African Cosmos - lp cover)

AFRICAN FUNK E-MOTION ~ FROM SOWETO TO MINDELO 🌍 02-11-2020 👉🏽 Zamal Funk

this mix started out as a present for a friend.
she liked cumbia so i put together a collection of songs i was liking at the time.
the sounds were inspired by the idea of dancing barefoot by the ocean..

LA PESCA: a catch of cumbia.

Musikkrause
Started as a FAT sister label, with an eccentric bent and experimentally “too intellectual” with its heads out the window. Above all, a raw cut and clever yet boozy funk understanding from Metaboman the platform was, always MK, but a shared stylistic closeness through Robag Wruhme. In the present as an emancipated partner alongside FAT on the same level. Here comes about the stuff which is a bit club dweller-ish outsider (!): functional, experiment, melodic lone purloiner, slicked up snarky paired with a jazzy panorama and frivolic understanding of song hand in hand. As special tid-bits come to light next to Metaboman along with Krause Duo and Robag Wruhme and other sonic artists like Ian Simmonds, Schleck und Stecker, Portable, Someone Else on Musikkrause the shine of the speaker boxes.
   
With a wide awake view to the future, the right mélange of tradition, down-to-earth instincts and the adventurist appetite bend the parameters in the direction of…wrong-headed sympathetic humanity in a paradise of electronic music brought to tears, scrumptious, freak-out and fleshly depth. There is also the exception without the cemented delusions of grandeur…how does the German sitcom main character Stromberg put it: “If you allow the butter to be taken from the bread, then eventually you won’t even have the bread!”


Feindrehstar - From Bob To Stevie (feat. Dave Aju)

MUSIK KRAUSE