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format: CD & Digital Download
catalog number: SRDR 021 
release date:       November, 8th 2013

SWITCHSTANCE RECORDINGS presents the fourth outing of their very own FANTASTIC FREERIDING label compilation series. Back in 2001, the German label made its lift-off with the first FANTASTIC FREERIDING album – an instant success which led to many good things in the years to come: A steady flow of EPs and albums from the various label artists. Live and DJ tours around the globe. Features with companies such as Zoo York, Etnies, Billabong, Red Bull or Burton. And collaborations with artists as diverse as The Pharcyde, The Jungle Brothers, Thievery Corporation, Shawn Lee, Tippa Irie, Raashan Ahmad, Kid Loco, Radio Citizen, Bajka, Mo' Horizons, Fort Knox Five and others. 

It's been quite a ride – and it continues with this new outing: FANTASTIC FREERIDING 4 is once again showcasing the label's trusted talent alongside some new players.

For those few listeners unfamiliar with SWITCHSTANCE RECORDINGS: The label has been following its very own path, serving an organic mixture of music that is rooted in Hip Hop, Funk and Reggae, created between traditional and electronic production methods and peppered with recent club music licks – while never falling for any short-circuit trends. Thus, FANTASTIC FREERIDING presents a healthy palette of typically versatile and timeless musical outings from the label's original artists: Beatsmith PROTASSOV brings his self-played-and-sampled stompers to the table, melancholic stalwart KABANJAK still got the b-boy blues for you, out-there duo ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS arrive with their heads nodding heavily, while modern latin lovers DEELA go directly for the dancefloor. 

FANTASTIC FREERIDING 4 also has some new fire burning: VOID PEDAL is a sound engineer and recording artist from Chicago who is making his SWITCHSTANCE RECORDINGS debut here with three burners for which he played, sampled and sequenced all instrumental parts himself – a promising entrance into the SWITCHSTANCE canon. And last but not least ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS are pleased to feature MARTIN PERNA, founder of the beautiful ANTIBALAS AFROBEAT ORCHESTRA, on flute in their track „Tuff Gong“, a vibrating breakbeat tribute to Robert Nesta Marley. 

All things put together, FANTASTIC FREERIDING 4 continues the path of organic and positively powerful music which has set SWITCHSTANCE RECORDINGS steadily apart from other labels now for more than the past decade – and will do so in the future!

Fantastic Freeriding 4 - NOW (Snippet Mix)

Names You Can Trust presents the debut vinyl release from Romperayo, a new band led by drummer Pedro Ojeda (Los Pirañas, Frente Cumbiero, Ondatrópica). Further expanding the burgeoning live music scene of Bogotá, Colombia and featuring many of the same talented family of musicians, Romperayo similarly takes its musical cues from Colombia's rich musical history. These recordings dive deep into the country's coastal traditions with a unique present day twist via the inspired percussion of bandleader Ojeda, a melting pot of rhythms played with his own manic flare and style.

El Busetero Buscapleitos is deeply inspired by the rhythms and textures that made their way through the Caribbean and into the local picos (sound systems). A nod to musical outfits of the 1970's such as Wganda Kenya & Son Palenque, the song is a mixture of styles from West Africa, Trinidad and Haiti married with popular Colombian rhythms of the Caribbean coast like cumbia and chandé.

Que Viva La Vida y Que Muera La Muerte derives from the other coastal region of Colombia, the Pacific. Inspired by the Afro-Colombian form curralao, traditionally played with wooden drums, shakers & a marimba, it is here updated and electrified in a stripped down tribute to the grand orchestra of Peregoyo y su Combo.


Recorded in Audiovision Studios, Bogotá.
Mixed by Eblis Alvarez at Isaac Newton Studios.
Mastered by Frank at The Carvery, London.

Composed & Arranged by Pedro Ojeda.
Pedro Ojeda- Drums & Percussion
Eblis Alvarez - Synthesizers
Ricardo Gallo - Organ & Keyboards
Juan Manual Toro - Bass
Marco Fajardo - Saxophone


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Romperayo - El Busetero Buscapleitos

So I am starting a new challenge today: "Sunny Soul Chops" where I wanna sample soul music that gives a summer and positive vibe and give it my twist. I will do 9 days. Enjoy and have a nice day. Greeting from germany. Tobe

On the way to the beach

It's the beginning of a new year, new era, new day. Here is some funky and tropical LOVE for you all to get down with.

2016 Afrolicious Mixtape!

1er Album du Marabout Orkestra (https://soundcloud.com/marabout-orkestra)
Sortie nationale le 11 février 2016
Label : Vlad
Distribution physique : Socadisc

Site Officiel http://maraboutorkestra.com/
Bandcamp : https://maraboutorkestra.bandcamp.com/releases
Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA2TQFG0xEu97k5ZSIn9F0w
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/MaraboutOrkestra/

[EXCLU] Mojo, Marabout Orkestra

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Ni chicha ni limonada

Righteous Dub (George T Edit)

"Kabanjak is one half of the block-rockin’ German hip-hop production and DJ duo Ancient Astronauts, and ESL Music’s newest unique artist signing. With a deep passion for music dating back to a childhood fixated on watching faded footage of Jimi Hendrix performing guitar pyrotechnics, Kabanjak has spent decades honing his skills as a musician, producer, remixer, and DJ. Now he is ready to present his own musical vision with his debut solo album Tree of Mystery!

Kabanjak not only tackles much of Tree of Mystery’s live instrumentation, including guitars, bass, keys, kalimba, flute, and melodica but also teams up with various other vocal and instrumental talents: Steady collaborator Ulf Stricker provides snapping live drum rhythms, Canadian DMC champion and Juno Award winner DJ Brace provides cuts and scratches, poet Azeem (who also appeared on last years debut Ancient Astronauts album We Are To Answer) drops conscious rhymes, and...  more

10 Baby, Don't You Know

This is another unreleased beat from around 1998.

Out from the Cellar #6

FAIRE UN DON

Primitive Movements

https://radiocitizen.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-the-kantine-am-berghain
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It´s Not Enough (J.Scheiermacher)
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live recording of the Silent Guide release party
16.12.2017 at Kantine am Berghain Berlin
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released June 5, 2020

with
Natalie Greffel - vocals, bass
Bernd Oezsevim - drums
Marja Burchard - vocals, rhodes
Wolfi Schlick - flute
Johannes Schleiermacher - synthesiser
Niko Schabel - synthesiser
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recorded by Niko Schabel and Markus CM Schmidt
mixed and mastered by Niko Schabel at Electric Arcadia
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www.radio-citizen.com
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www.nikoschabel.de
www.rauschenrecords.com
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Veröffentlicht von: Rauschen Records
Erscheinungsdatum : 5 Juni 2020

Live At The Kantine Am Bergahin

It´s Not Enough (Live Kantine Am Berghain)

This is future music created by a journey through the past, and here it's disassembled and rebuilt, one groove at a time.
(Allmusic.com)

It´s Not Enough (Live Kantine Am Berghain)

Radio Citizen

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