1 Boxed Ram
2 India
3 JB Dub
4 From Her Voice
5 Funk N Gandhi
6 Dipped in Ghee
7 My Bombay
8 What Did She Say
9 Mechanical Means
10 This Time Faster
11 The Star Raga
12 Border Crossing
13 Once More (inc.)
emitido a 16 e 20 Outubro
21/10/2007
#40: Tantra Remixed
1 Boxed Ram
2 India
3 JB Dub
4 From Her Voice
5 Funk N Gandhi
6 Dipped in Ghee
7 My Bombay
8 What Did She Say
9 Mechanical Means
10 This Time Faster
11 The Star Raga
12 Border Crossing
13 Once More (inc.)
emitido a 16 e 20 Outubro
13/10/2007
#39: Café Europa
1 Bossa Nostra Roxanne Nao Ligar
2 Quadro Nuevo Café Europa
3 Giacomo Bondi Anema e Core (feat. Didi)
4 Mazachigno Night in Capri
5 Tape Five On The Run (slowdown mix)
6 Mondo Candido Meglio Stasera
7 Panaphonic Contas Novas (vintage bossa cut) (feat. Liliana Giminez)
8 Cabano Bossa Suave
9 Bungalove Aphrodisiaco
10 Os Morcegos Fabula Negra
11 Eddie Silverton Apertif
12 La Rue de la Trois Freres Metro Abbesses
13 Edson X Sem Voce
14 Melania Resta Cu'umme
emitido a 9 e 13 Outubro
09/10/2007
Café Europa - A European Chill-Out Experience
Water Music Records
Lounge bars are the lifeblood of any well-informed, upper-middle class urban bohemian. This statement may sound hipster-like and even a tad snobbish but, after a couple of nights, you don't get much fun in a dump, right? Anyway, what indeed amazes me is how a good chill-out track always tastes like a cinnamon-scented martini, and the tracks assembled in this compilation called "Cafe Europa" are no exception.
While the opening act, Bossa Nostra's "Roxanne Nao Ligar", has the strength of a good anti-depressant (and if you know any Portuguese, that's even better), Mazachigno's "Night in Capri" is the audio equivalent to a strong antacid. The bottom line here is even if you eat until you're broke and your stomach is worn-out, there's always a beautiful tune to soothe your pains, like a mermaid carrying you across the sea.
All these tracks are taken from cool European destinations such as Lisbon and Barcelona, Paris, Rome or Venice, and, as the press release puts it, they were brought together in celebration of Water Music's 100th chill-out/lounge release. If anything, this serves as an ephemeral polaroid over the romantic, fresh nights you can spend in the old continent's southwestern corner.
To put it simple, let's just say that Cabano's "Bossa Suave" and Bungalove's "Aphrodisiaco" share the same cultural wavelength, but wouldn't be out of place in any Latin American downtempo venue. In fact, there's a sense of familiarity throughout the album that almost feels like you've come across an oasis in the FM dryness. "Cafe Europa" possesses a touch of narrative logic that most radio shows lack.
Some of these tracks are plain, chilled-out cuts (Edson X's "Sem Voce" or even the title track as done by Quadro Nuevo), but others demand a nice, clean tuxedo to be fully understood, be it Os Morcegos' "Fabula Negra" or Eddie Silverton's "Apertif". This compilation is especially recommended for those who don't normally add a sprinkle of bossa nova and tango to their downtempo diet.
http://www.properlychilled.com/music/release/profile.php?view=487
Lounge bars are the lifeblood of any well-informed, upper-middle class urban bohemian. This statement may sound hipster-like and even a tad snobbish but, after a couple of nights, you don't get much fun in a dump, right? Anyway, what indeed amazes me is how a good chill-out track always tastes like a cinnamon-scented martini, and the tracks assembled in this compilation called "Cafe Europa" are no exception.
While the opening act, Bossa Nostra's "Roxanne Nao Ligar", has the strength of a good anti-depressant (and if you know any Portuguese, that's even better), Mazachigno's "Night in Capri" is the audio equivalent to a strong antacid. The bottom line here is even if you eat until you're broke and your stomach is worn-out, there's always a beautiful tune to soothe your pains, like a mermaid carrying you across the sea.
All these tracks are taken from cool European destinations such as Lisbon and Barcelona, Paris, Rome or Venice, and, as the press release puts it, they were brought together in celebration of Water Music's 100th chill-out/lounge release. If anything, this serves as an ephemeral polaroid over the romantic, fresh nights you can spend in the old continent's southwestern corner.
To put it simple, let's just say that Cabano's "Bossa Suave" and Bungalove's "Aphrodisiaco" share the same cultural wavelength, but wouldn't be out of place in any Latin American downtempo venue. In fact, there's a sense of familiarity throughout the album that almost feels like you've come across an oasis in the FM dryness. "Cafe Europa" possesses a touch of narrative logic that most radio shows lack.
Some of these tracks are plain, chilled-out cuts (Edson X's "Sem Voce" or even the title track as done by Quadro Nuevo), but others demand a nice, clean tuxedo to be fully understood, be it Os Morcegos' "Fabula Negra" or Eddie Silverton's "Apertif". This compilation is especially recommended for those who don't normally add a sprinkle of bossa nova and tango to their downtempo diet.
http://www.properlychilled.com/music/release/profile.php?view=487
03/10/2007
Kidda - V.I.P.
Skint Records
After this "V.I.P." single release, the world should kneel down before the well-kept secret of good remixes. Kidda, formerly of Catskills, indeed has a feline approach to the turntables. For his first 12" on his own label, the guy milks a robust herd of sacred cows, when it comes to remixing previously recorded material. Neither do the ensuing versions of "V.I.P." sound like a carbon copy of the original, nor are they aliening babies of the same womb.
Fortunately, the man scratches it up and slows it down like a possessed devil, inevitably leading his followers to the dance floor. In fact, with the original version of "V.I.P.", featuring vocals by Beatnuts MC Psycho Les and a childish choir, even Scrooge McDuck's ass goes down.
What follows is a less organic take on the mold, a butcher's work of art, as delivered by Puma Strut's Beathoven. It's a sweaty cut that will have gangsta rappers dreaming of jumping in hot girls' pants. And then the instrumental and acapella mixes – so simple, so economical, so perfect. It's amazing how less than 15 minutes worth of music can make you dream of blooming, remixing tomorrows.
http://www.properlychilled.com/music/release/profile.php?view=483
After this "V.I.P." single release, the world should kneel down before the well-kept secret of good remixes. Kidda, formerly of Catskills, indeed has a feline approach to the turntables. For his first 12" on his own label, the guy milks a robust herd of sacred cows, when it comes to remixing previously recorded material. Neither do the ensuing versions of "V.I.P." sound like a carbon copy of the original, nor are they aliening babies of the same womb.
Fortunately, the man scratches it up and slows it down like a possessed devil, inevitably leading his followers to the dance floor. In fact, with the original version of "V.I.P.", featuring vocals by Beatnuts MC Psycho Les and a childish choir, even Scrooge McDuck's ass goes down.
What follows is a less organic take on the mold, a butcher's work of art, as delivered by Puma Strut's Beathoven. It's a sweaty cut that will have gangsta rappers dreaming of jumping in hot girls' pants. And then the instrumental and acapella mixes – so simple, so economical, so perfect. It's amazing how less than 15 minutes worth of music can make you dream of blooming, remixing tomorrows.
http://www.properlychilled.com/music/release/profile.php?view=483
23/09/2007
Fisk Industries - EPs And Rarities
Mush Records
Given the lack of momentum for electronic music, with so much going on but nothing that really takes you by the shoulders, this compilation comes as a punch in the stomach. It brings together Fisk Industries' two ten-inch EPs, plus a collection of somehow obscure and digital-only tracks. And man, does it drag you to the cool depths of break beat and ambient! In this release, Mat Ronson speaks to the hearts and minds of lazy lovers and disenchanted crooners.
Mush Records has been educating slowed-down electronica fans for quite some time now – with folks like Thavius Beck, Bigg Jus and The Opus. But, with this one, both Ronson and the label truly deserve to be regarded as major league players. The first track, "We Saw Orion", kicks off in a serpentine-like swirl that wouldn't feel adrift in the Lebanese airwaves. On the other hand, "Reflection" ranks pretty high in the under-the-sheets-action scale, with its water-fluid interjections.
But if you're truly down with experimental techno, "Moieties (Part Two)" will be your most reliable lab manual. "Polska" wraps up the first disc with dismantled clicks and a somehow paranoid beat box. As you enter the rarities' vault, "Variant of Option A" will teach you how loose bass lines can be. And after "Earth Algorithm", the image of an electronic connoisseur as a sci-fi freak will percolate in your mind.
"Todo Por La Patria" can well be regarded as Fisk Industries' tentative patriotic act. And while it sucks as a national anthem, it sort of paves the way (even if it makes it more tortuous) to the lefty, sonic pamphlet that is heard on "Czarpromo". Needless to say, communists of the world, rejoice!
There's an old African saying that states it takes a village to raise a child. After a couple of reruns, I can honestly say that it only takes this record to learn what's fresh in contemporary electronica.
http://www.properlychilled.com/music/release/profile.php?view=479
Given the lack of momentum for electronic music, with so much going on but nothing that really takes you by the shoulders, this compilation comes as a punch in the stomach. It brings together Fisk Industries' two ten-inch EPs, plus a collection of somehow obscure and digital-only tracks. And man, does it drag you to the cool depths of break beat and ambient! In this release, Mat Ronson speaks to the hearts and minds of lazy lovers and disenchanted crooners.
Mush Records has been educating slowed-down electronica fans for quite some time now – with folks like Thavius Beck, Bigg Jus and The Opus. But, with this one, both Ronson and the label truly deserve to be regarded as major league players. The first track, "We Saw Orion", kicks off in a serpentine-like swirl that wouldn't feel adrift in the Lebanese airwaves. On the other hand, "Reflection" ranks pretty high in the under-the-sheets-action scale, with its water-fluid interjections.
But if you're truly down with experimental techno, "Moieties (Part Two)" will be your most reliable lab manual. "Polska" wraps up the first disc with dismantled clicks and a somehow paranoid beat box. As you enter the rarities' vault, "Variant of Option A" will teach you how loose bass lines can be. And after "Earth Algorithm", the image of an electronic connoisseur as a sci-fi freak will percolate in your mind.
"Todo Por La Patria" can well be regarded as Fisk Industries' tentative patriotic act. And while it sucks as a national anthem, it sort of paves the way (even if it makes it more tortuous) to the lefty, sonic pamphlet that is heard on "Czarpromo". Needless to say, communists of the world, rejoice!
There's an old African saying that states it takes a village to raise a child. After a couple of reruns, I can honestly say that it only takes this record to learn what's fresh in contemporary electronica.
http://www.properlychilled.com/music/release/profile.php?view=479
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