Taken from the forthcoming album V.A. - Sopa de Tartaruga (Beats & Raps inspired by The Ruffcats). Out on Melting Pot Music Jan 17, 2014. Exclusive pre-sale at the MPM Store httpp://www.mpmmailorder.com Now shipping!

In late January 2012 the Ruffcats spent three days and nights at the Lovelite studio in Berlin, where they recorded their debut album “The Essence Vol.1” on 8-track tape. The Ruffcats are one of Germany's hardest working backing bands, laying down grooves for singers like Flo Mega, Bajka or Georgia Ann Muldrow. On “The Essence Vol.1” the 8-piece band is doing their very own thing, banging out raw and dirty soul and funk cuts with a nod towards psych jazz and kraut groove. Needless to say that the music is tailor made for sampling. So we passed the master tapes to some of our favourite producers and asked them to have fun with it. If you listen to this record you may agree that the guys did a pretty decent job, cooking up their own stew based on the original ingredients prepared by The Ruffcats. On top of it, two local MCs are adding lyrics to go, which isn't a bad thing either. If I had to put it in one sentence: with Sopa de Tartaruga (Portuguese for turtle soup) Melting Pot Music is coming full circle.

Album tracklist
1. Dramadigs - Peter Harms
2. Retrogott & Hulk Hodn - Tortuga
3. V.Raeter - Autumn Breath
4. TBRCK & DJ Adlib - Herbie Hammock
5. Figub Brazlevic - Stoned 94
6. Veedel Kaztro & Fid Mella – Gefängnisparty
7. Shuko – Cloudy
8. Illiaz - The Ruffest
9. Fid Mella – Gefängnisinstrumental

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Retrogott & Hulk Hodn - Tortuga

Taken from the forthcoming album V.A. - Sopa de Tartaruga (Beats & Raps inspired by The Ruffcats). Out on Melting Pot Music Jan 17, 2014. Exclusive pre-sale at the MPM Store httpp://www.mpmmailorder.com Now shipping!

In late January 2012 the Ruffcats spent three days and nights at the Lovelite studio in Berlin, where they recorded their debut album “The Essence Vol.1” on 8-track tape. The Ruffcats are one of Germany's hardest working backing bands, laying down grooves for singers like Flo Mega, Bajka or Georgia Ann Muldrow. On “The Essence Vol.1” the 8-piece band is doing their very own thing, banging out raw and dirty soul and funk cuts with a nod towards psych jazz and kraut groove. Needless to say that the music is tailor made for sampling. So we passed the master tapes to some of our favourite producers and asked them to have fun with it. If you listen to this record you may agree that the guys did a pretty decent job, cooking up their own stew based on the original ingredients prepared by The Ruffcats. On top of it, two local MCs are adding lyrics to go, which isn't a bad thing either. If I had to put it in one sentence: with Sopa de Tartaruga (Portuguese for turtle soup) Melting Pot Music is coming full circle.

Album tracklist
1. Dramadigs - Peter Harms
2. Retrogott & Hulk Hodn - Tortuga
3. V.Raeter - Autumn Breath
4. TBRCK & DJ Adlib - Herbie Hammock
5. Figub Brazlevic - Stoned 94
6. Veedel Kaztro & Fid Mella – Gefängnisparty
7. Shuko – Cloudy
8. Illiaz - The Ruffest
9. Fid Mella – Gefängnisinstrumental


Dramadigs - Peter Harms

Illiaz - The Ruffest

We released this song as a 7" together with RDA around 2007. I think this might have been the first vinyl release by Flo Mega. He's about to release his second release singing in German "Mann über Bord" very soon. Make sure to check it out. 

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www.facebook.com/MrFloMega


Flo Mega - Pay Me Right!

*TAKE ME TO PARIS* A musical discovery of Paris with Mariama and her guests. Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/listentomariama

Discover:
FM Laeti 
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Moh! Kouyaté
http://mohkouyate.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Mohmusic


Mariama feat. FM Laeti & Moh! Kouyaté

This is the official snippet of the new The Ruffcats Release "The Essence Vol. 3" hitting stores on the 2nd of may. Mixed by DJ Quendolin Fender.

„The Essence Vol.3“ is a krautfunk masterpiece from Germany's hardest working backing band, best known for their collabos with Flo Mega, Miles Bonny and Georgia Anne Muldrow.

- See more at: 
http://www.mpmmailorder.com/de/catalog/lp-mp3/ruffcats-essence-vol3#sthash.5zmPYvst.dpuf

- Get us at: www.facebook.com/theruffcats


The Ruffcats - The Essence Vol.3 (Snippet)

Tito Wun - Reel ting

Sometimes (Jim Dunloop remix )

The Ruffcats are one of Gemany's hardest working live bands. When it comes to heavy funk and progressive soul stylings, there ain't no competition for the 8 piece group from Berlin. The Ruffcats are best known as the studio and backing band of German soul shouter Flo Mega, with whom they have played over 250 gigs over the last two years. After providing the backbone for an impressive line-up of singers from Bajka to Jaguar Wright to Ladi6 it is now time for the Ruffcats to enter the spotlight as the main act with their first album „The Essence Pt.1“. Citing influences from hip-hop, soul, psych and jazz to Sa Ra Creative Partners, Dilla, Manfred Krug, Can and UK future bass, The Ruffcats aim to play new grooves in an analogue way. And that's excatly what they do on „The Essence Pt.1“.
The funny thing is that the album happened partly by accident. In late January the Ruffcats entered the legendary Lovelite studios in Berlin with little more in mind than taping some jam sessions. In the end they stayed for four days and recorded a full album on the spot. During the sessions Lovelite owner Jochen Ströh, became somewhat of an additional band member, working his trusty analogue 8-track recorder in ways that caused the band to go right back into the recording room and finish the job. Ströh recently recorded and produced Ebo Taylor's latest album for Strut Records and has hosted bands and musicians like the Whitefield Brothers, Tony Allen and Blitz the Ambassador at his studio.
The 11 raw jams on “The Essence Pt. 1” display a band paying hommage to the past whilst pushing their own boundaries to create something fresh and exciting. The musical spectrum covers raw funk, afro-beat, jazz, psych and latin played with a 2012 hip-hop state of mind.

The Ruffcats - The Essence Vol.3 (Snippet)

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