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Happy 2015! Our friends Tito Ramos in NYC and Pablo Sanchez in Barcelona have done beautiful remixes from Sorceress' landmark "Dose" record and we sharing them with you free! Please enjoy.


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“Vente pa’cá” started with an afro-funk groove made by italian producer Jah Sazzah who has produced Dub, Reggae & a recent Deep Global Electronic album for Turntables on the Hudson called “Horizons.” When asked for a possible vocalist, Nickodemus made some edits & mixes and sent it to Grammy-nominated Colombian vocalist Jimena Angel who quickly put her signature vocal style as a catchy chorus saying “vente pa’cá” meaning “come here.”

Jimena was featured on the recent Captain Planet album with a hit song “Pambelé” as well as releasing many Latin/Electronic/Alternative singles the past few years. The song’s afro disco funk feel then got a heavy Caribbean style four to the floor Poirier remix with an entirely different melody for the dance-floors. Ex Ninja Tune artist and Montreal legend Poirier is best known for his remixes & modern Afro-Caribbean productions & has a strong selling album on Wonderwheel Recordings called “Soft Power.”

Vente pa'cá

Jah Sazzah, Nickodemus, Jimena Angel - Vente pa'cá

Yemanjo - Juru Fô (ft. Mariam Koné)

Wonderwheel proudly presents the third single off of Yemanjo's upcoming LP 'La Misma Fuente': “Bululú”

“Bululú” is an incendiary bass-heavy banger made for dance floors from Toronto to Timbuktu.  With influences of afrohouse, kuduro and zouk music, this infectious floor-burner seethes with compelling percussion, interlocking bass, horn stabs and a rhythmic vocal hook that anchors the groove.  

“Bululú” is a slang term in Venezuela for a large, noisy crowd of people, and the frenetic energy of this track brings to mind a sweaty, moving mass of people.  A perfect showcase of the higher energy side of Yemanjo’s sound, look to hear this one playing on repeat at summer festivals worldwide in 2024. 

Stream "Bululú" Here: https://fanlink.tv/bululu
Pre-Save 'La Misma Fuente' Here: https://fanlink.tv/lamismafuenteLP

Written by Benjamin Harris

©2024 Wonderwheel Recordings

Yemanjo - Bululú

A tropical summer anthem, "Limones" started as a jam session between artists Earthtones, Oliwa & Numu. What began in a shack in the mountains traveled to Guapi, Colombia to enlist the vocal stylings of Semblanzas Del Rio Guapi (Discos Pacifico), with addl. songwriting & vocal production by Cerrero.  Pitch percussion, 909 drums, synths, and folkloric voices weave a tropical tapestry in this mid-tempo love song.  DJ's, don't sleep!

Earthtones - Limones (ft. Oliwa, Numu, and Semblanzas Del Rio Guapi)

Produced by Earthtones
Vocals by Verito Asprilla
Written by Verito Asprilla, Serge Bandura
Additional Production by Oliwa
Mixed by Andres Oddone
Mastered by Sebastian Cordoves
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Earthtones - Quiero Que Mami (ft. Verito Asprilla)

ZZK Records Presents: Cruzloma’s Plegaria

Plegaria (Prayer) is the first single from Cruzloma's EP "Mitos y Ritos" (Myths and Rituals). This song creates a bridge between "bambuco," a traditional music genre from the province of Esmeraldas, located on the northern coast of Ecuador and electronic music, specifically Latin club.

The single is presented as a timeless collaboration, perhaps imagined, with a singer who would have already passed away by the time Plegaria was created. Inspired by Catalina Quintero's singing, both by her melodies and her lyrics, the track was built around an acapella sample of her voice. The original song can be found under the name 'Amigo - MI Amigo' (Friend - My Friend), on the album 'Marimba Magia' by Papá Roncón and Katanga. Bambuco has a strong presence in this album, inspiring the connection that Cruzloma expands upon, bringing their own interpretation of the genre into the equation through a blend of its rhythmic elements with those of dembow.

In Plegaria, Quintero's voice, processed with autotune, sings a poem to her beloved friend, who is represented in the video by the love and religious devotion characteristic of the Catholic faith. The track alludes to the relationship between rituals and prayers, where prayers are presented both as petitions and promises.

Cruzloma represents a quest for reconciliation with local musical languages from their position as Ecuadorian producers influenced by genres such as reggae and electronic music, and in the case of Plegaria, by dembow and club. This reconciliation appears during the creation of this track through not only a rhythmic focus on bambuco but also an instrumental one. The bambuco, as a musical genre, presents different variations throughout Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Bambuco in its Afro-Esmeraldean version is what influences the rhythms in Plegaria. Diego Zurita, an Afro-Ecuadorian percussionist specialized in the rhythms of the region, appears on the track having recorded instruments native to the Andean Pacific coast. On one side, there is the cununo, a conical drum made of wood with a membrane on the wider end, played with both hands. This is complemented by the guasá, a shaker made of bamboo or guadua cane, filled with seeds of achira and maize.
By blending these sounds with bass frequencies characteristic of electronic club music, a fusion of folk and contemporary elements is created, characterizing the sound of this EP. Plegaria takes us to a place of nostalgia that later lifts us up with a dynamic flute melody, which opposes and, in that way, complements the melancholic mood of the vocals. With these folkloric and contemporary elements, with this deep nostalgia that nonetheless encourages us to dance with its energetic rhythm, Plegaria presents itself as an emotional club track, shedding light on the "Bambow," an original fusion of bambuco and dembow.

Cruzloma - Plegaria

Gitkin makes a long awaited return home to Wonderwheel Recordings with the new single “Go Time”. The instrumental stomper clicks into gear with uptempo & danceable drum breaks, on brand guitar lines with just the right amount of twang and an organ solo straight out of funk heaven. Longtime fans will not be disappointed - look out for much more from the man coming this year!

Gitkin - Go Time

Following a string of successful performances at NOLA Jazz Fest and a slew of West Coast tour dates, "El Gran Camino" is the latest single by New Orleans based multi-instrumentalist Gitkin. Slowing things down with a melancholy lo-fi edge, the track features a plodding bassline, wistful guitar licks, drum machine blips, and reverbed out organ with a rare vocal bit from Brian himself. The song is a whole vibe and a beautiful change of pace for Gitkin.

Gitkin - El Gran Camino

Liberté is a deep dive into the power of embracing our true emotions and being our real selves, even when it’s scary. Think of it as a journey of self-discovery and breaking free by accepting who we really are in a world that often wants us to conform and be perfect.

Watch the videoklip on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsXAWCZrqqs
Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2Y1jMEaTuTUue0ZtSz71It?si=5a2f5a70b90d45d7
Listen on AppleMusic: https://music.apple.com/cz/album/libert%C3%A9-single/1748294009
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KAT - Liberté

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Happy 2015! Our friends Tito Ramos in NYC and Pablo Sanchez in Barcelona have done beautiful remixes from Sorceress' landmark "Dose" record and we sharing them with you free! Please enjoy.


Dragonfly (Pablo Sanchez Remix)

Dose Remixes

Desire (Tito Ramos Afro Mix Instrumental)

Sorceress - Desire (Tito Ramos Afro Mix)

Sorceress - Desire (Tito Ramos Afro Mix Instrumental)

"Bokazo" is a heavy and pulsing journey into Ghana mixed with deeper modern dancefloor vibes.

Taken from the "Mystery Trip Vol. 1" ltd edition cassette tape:
https://soundcloud.com/bastardjazz/captain-planet-mystery-trip

<b> INSTANT DIGITAL DOWNLOAD OF ALL SEPERATED TRACKS AVAILABLE W/ PURCHASE OF CASSETTE TAPE AT HTTP://BASTARDJAZZ.BIGCARTEL.COM </b>

Captain Planet has been on a roll over the last year, with the release his acclaimed debut album “Cookin’ Gumbo”, an expansive European tour, and a steady stream of head-turning remixes for heavyweights like Ana Tijoux, Katy B, AM & Shawn Lee, The Pimps of Joytime, Scrimshire and more. Now the wayfaring dj/producer returns to Bastard Jazz for a very special cassette tape project entitled “Mystery Trip Vol. 1”.
 
Approaching the project with a classic mixtape mentality and drawing inspiration from Madlib’s “Medicine Show” series, the Captain has sourced out sounds from all corners of the globe. Obscure cuts were ripped from vinyl, then sliced, diced, chopped and skewed with a hefty injection of original production, programming and homegrown field recordings from his travels around the world.  What’s resulted is a 45 minute multi-generational sonic journey, touching on sounds from Senegal, Jamaica, Ghana, Puerto Rico, Peru, Brazil, Italy, Korea, Guadeloupe, and Zimbabwe, that reflect the depth of the Captain’s crates and his skills behind the boards. “Mystery Trip” is not just a DJ mix nor a collection of simple edits but rather an entirely new piece of work from C.P. - a love letter  to the funky sounds of our planet and the rare vinyl it hides in dusty junk shops, back alleyways, basements and attics.
 
Each limited-edition “Mystery Trip” Cassette tape comes with a free digital download of separated tracks/edits, along with the full digi-mix. As an added bonus, Captain Planet is hand-painting an exclusive batch of Walkmen with his own one-of-a-kind designs, which will be available as a premium pack with the tape at the Bastard Jazz store. A contest is also underway to win a special hand-painted vintage Boombox to blast the funky outernational sounds of this Mystery Trip in style! Find out more at bastardjazz.com

Tracklisting:
1. Bouyouye
2. Yallahs
3. Bokazo
4. Naguabo
5. Urubamba
6. Gaziantep
7. Paracatu
8. Goyang
9. Poggetto
10. Lamentin
11. Chegutu

*** Mystery Trip / Turntablelab contest ***
Congrats to Dreas for winning our TTlab sample-spotting contest, and taking home a Captain Planet hand-painted vintage 1982 Panasonic RX-5110 Boombox created specially for the "Mystery Trip" release:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=462561080478131&set=a.140796559321253.31770.140793419321567&type=1&theater

Original contest details: http://turntablelab.com/pages/captain-planet-boombox-giveaway-contest

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Captain Planet - Bokazo

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Sorceress - Desire (Tito Ramos Afro Mix)

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