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Discontent

Posted by Stuart Buchanan - 08/11/08 at 06:11:23 pm

‘Discontent’ is a new blog that picks up where Fat Planet left off - hard to define as yet, as it’s just an infant, but head there now for downloads from Portugal’s kuduro crew Buraka Som Sistema, Tremor (from the Zizek community in Argentina), new Architecture In Helsinki - remixed by Radioclit and featuring Marina from Bonde Do Role, new dubstep mixes from Ikonika (Hyperdub) and Belgium’s 2562, some Finnish skweee courtesy of Mesak and a new dj mix from Mumdance. Get it all at http://discontentblog.com/

Stereotyp presents : Ku Bo

Posted by Stuart Buchanan - 25/07/08 at 08:07:39 am

Austria’s Stefan Moerth is a producer who rarely disappoints - under his Stereotyp alias, Stefan has been brewing variations on an electronic dancehall tip for last decade. His collaborator list includes the likes of Wu Tang’s Cappadonna, Lady Saw, Al Haca, Ras B, The Bug and Tosca, with releases primarily landing on Kruder & Dorfmeister’s G-Stone label. Early last year, he unveiled a new project - Ku Bo - billed as “the club oriented, voodooesque side of Stereotyp”. The first 12″ ‘Rebola / Um Korpo’ was something of a successor to his 2006 ‘Funk Mundial’ release, as he reunited with Brazilian-born, Austrian resident Joyce Muniz. The follow-up ‘Turnerment / Mela’ brought Sao Paulo’s Fefe MC into the fold for another label-cited “tropical-tec banger”.

Their latest mixtape gathers most of the cuts from those 12s, as treats to half a dozen tracks that have yet to see the light of day. The next single lands later this year, with an album released scheduled for February 2009 on Man Recordings.

mp3: KU BO - Mixtape Summer 2008

KU BO MIXTAPE TRACKLIST

01. Parolar De Veso Remix feat. SD Boys
02. Rebola feat. Joyce Muniz
03. Turnament Version feat. Yasmine Seydi
04. Turnament feat. Fefe MC
05. Uepa feat. Joyce Muniz
06. Um Korpo feat. Joyce Muniz
07. Kubo Precut
08. Lem Lem feat. Joyce Muniz
09. Tindao

GOTO: myspace.com/kubo1

BONUS: Here’s another treat from Stereotyp - a live set from last year feat MC Coppa

mp3: STEREOTYP - Stereolive feat MC Coppa

Xao Productions - Birthday Mixtape

Posted by Stuart Buchanan - 19/07/08 at 01:07:03 pm

New baile funk mixtape from Xao Productions - a Rio / NYC JV, aka MC Gringo, DJ Comrade and Kokos Kypros - celebrating the crew’s first birthday. DJ Comrade in the mix.

zshare: http://www.zshare.net/audio/15320069b6cef388

Plastic Caramelo: “Glampeta” Pop

Posted by Stuart Buchanan - 19/07/08 at 12:07:31 pm

Plastic Caramelo first spun my way via the Girlcore blog, wherein they raved about the inclusion of “one really hot Colombian” Tatiana. Girlcore know their shit, and were ahead of the curve in posting this before a couple of other blogs turned up the dial. The NYC collective dropped an email last week which explained more: they brand their work “glampeta” - a self-defined amalgam of “Colombian dancehall, cumbia and champeta”. Whilst that’s moderately true, the eponoymous debut track also wraps the sound in 110% sugar coating, giving it a fluro-pop shine and paving a direct route to wide radio airplay. The results are therefore a mixed bag - but, like most good pop, there’s still enough to enjoy a few times over. The crew behind the project is ‘La Fabrica’ - a ten-piece collective of media artists, fashion designers and music producers. The Girlcore-cited Tatiana directs the clip with Christian Castagno.

GOTO: myspace.com/plasticcaramelo

Villa Diamante: XLR8R Cumbia Podcast

Posted by Stuart Buchanan - 08/07/08 at 07:07:38 pm

Another week, another cumbia mix - this time from the prolific Villa Diamante, in support of the forthcoming Zizek North American tour. The mix features an excellent selection of some of the main players in the emerging digital cumbia scene, as well as few surprises thrown in for good measure (Toy Selectah’s Refix of Santogold is a must-hear). Get the podcast and tracklisting at xlr8r.com. Zizek tour dates at myspace.com/zizektour.

LINK: VILLA DIAMANTE Zizek Ubran Beats Club Podcast

This Week on Fat Planet Radio: In Conversation with ‘The Bug’

Posted by Stuart Buchanan - 06/07/08 at 05:07:15 pm

This week on the Fat Planet radio show, I’ll be talking to Kevin Martin - aka ‘The Bug‘ - the ragga, dubstep and electronic producer whose new album ‘London Zoo’ was recently released through Ninja Tune.

The Bug has been releasing dark, deep and often brutally-heavy beats for well over ten years, but ‘London Zoo’ is only his second, full-length solo record and his first in five years. On Fat Planet on Sunset, he talks about the intensity of life in London, how his early work foreshadowed the birth of dubstep, and about working with some of England and Jamaica’s finest MCs - such as Warrior Queen, Tippa Irie, Ricky Ranking and Spaceape. I’ll also be playing some choice cuts from the new album along with a batch of pivotal tracks from The Bug back catalogue.

Fat Planet on fbiradio.com - Thursday 10th July at 6pm (Australian EST, +9hGMT).

Fat Planet Selector : Spoek, MC Gringo, Wonky, Geko Jones, Shaanti

Posted by Stuart Buchanan - 29/06/08 at 02:06:39 pm

| SPOEK MATHAMBO: NOTES FROM SPICE ISLAND

Self-titled “neoelectricafrobot”, Cape Town’s Spoek Mathambo is a busy boy, verging on coming on like an over-acheiver. Aside from his ongoing work with Marcus Wormstorm as Sweat X, and his recent Playdoe project with Sibot (aka DJ Fuck), he’s also started to notch up a catalogue with French producer, Dj Edjotronic which he dubs “African Elektrics - Peep Game”.

MP3: SPOEK & DJ EDJOTRONIC Club Med Max Mode [zshare]

MP3: SPOEK & DJ EDJOTRONIC Big Butt Girl [zshare]

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| MAN RECORDINGS: MC GRINGO & SUMMER BASS SENSATION

We have some pet favourite labels at Fat Planet, and one of those we treat with special care and attention is Man Recordings. They’re bringing the goods again this week with the latest release from Rio-based German ex-pat MC Gringo, dipping from his recent baile funk output back into his past, where he earned his beans performing in ska and reggae bands. Toddla T drops two outstanding remixes on a dancehall / ragga tip.

Stream: MC GRINGO Alemao (Toddla T Remix) [Real Player Stream]

German readers will find Man Recordings ‘Summer Bass Sensation’ with a dream line-up of Crookers, Bonde Do Role, The Count & Sinden, Edu K, Mc Gringo, label boss Daniel Haaksman, DJ Beware and Deise Tigrona hitting Ferropolis in Grafenhainichen on Saturday 19th July.

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| TELL US WOT U CALL IT: WONKY

There’s nothing quite like a light-hearted debate around naming conventions for new genres. Before ‘grime’ became the alpha tag, there were a few variations - most notably, Wiley’s ‘Eski’ - and the debate bled into Wiley’s own production “Wot U Call It”. History is repeating itself again with wonky (or, as represented on a poll on mashit.com, lazer-bass, ragga-clash, wub, bouncement or street-bass). Wonky has, it seems, already been appropriated for other microgenres, so the discussion is likely to fuel a few forum inches for some time to come.

Whatever we call it, if you’ve been listening to Rustie (pictured), Hudson Mohawke, Zomby, Megasoid, the aforementioned Toddla T or similar heavy, low-end, distorted ragga / dubstep / glitch (see why it needs a name?), you’ll know that it’s been brewing for well over the last year or so. Here’s two mixtapes that provide some clarity, one from the mighty Megasoid (with their own wonky rubs of the likes of Bangers & Cash, ODB, Bonjay and Dr Dre), and another from Glasgow’s Lucky Me, with Hudson Mohwake, The Blessings, Mike Slott, Rustie and (one to watch) Nadsroic.

MP3: MEGASOID Speed Knots Mixtape v1 [Megaupload]

MP3: XLR8R PODCAST: LUCKY ME Mixed by The Blessings [Info]

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| GEKO JONES: NEUVA YORK TROPICAL

New mix from Geko Jones from Dutty Artz features a crop of unreleased tunes and tracks from Cuba, Canary Islands, Angola, Dominican Republic and much more, culled from WFMU’s ‘Nickel & Dime’ show.

MP3: GEKO JONES Nueva York Tropical [Info]

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| VIDEO SELECTOR: SHAANTI & LEMBER HUSSAINPURI ‘Disco Warrior’

From the album ‘Shaanti Presents Mighty Asian Beats’ [Info]

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Zombie Disco Squad Baile Funk Mix

Posted by Stuart Buchanan - 22/06/08 at 04:06:46 pm

New baile funk mix, with classics old and new, from London’s Zombie Disco Squad - ushered in by Edu K.

zshare: Zombie Disco Squad - Baile Funks Not Dead

1. Baile Funks Not Dead Introduction by Edu K
2. MC Seu Kuke - A casa do seu kuke
3. Bola De Fogo - Atoladinha (Enterradinha)
4. Os Hawainanos - Vem Kikando
5. Luciano DJ - Alter Baile
6. Carlinho e Celinho - Jogo de Bicho
7. SD Boys - Uh!Uh!Uh! Ta Tomando
8. MC Frank - Cabelo Encolheu
9. Tati Quebra Barraco - Boladona
10. Dennis DJ - Xacoalhado de skol
11. MC Primo - Diretoria
12. Scottie b ft. Moleque Bil - Mais Ela
13. MC Biro Leyby - Cria asa Periquita
14. Jack e Chocolate - Danca do Mexico
15. Amandinha - Essa e pra Virar
16. Edu K ft. Deize - Injecao TNT
17. Bonde Do Popo - ?
18. DJ Wally - Danca do Calango
19. DJ Luciano Oliveira - Funk Carioca
20. Montagem - Ta Mancando
21. Sandrinho - Organ Donor
22. Montagem - Black box
23. Sandrinho - Yazoo
24. MC Pe de Pano e Rael - Ela ta Doida
25. MC Cindinho e Doca - Rap Da Felicidade
26. MC Camita - Mexe Com Meu Marido
27. Bonde do Come Quieto - Ela Balanca mas nao para
28. Gailoa das Popozudas - Late que Eu to Passando
29. Bonde Do Tiagro - O Baile Todo
30. ? - Tres tenores
31. Tati - Mirante
32. Gilberto DJ - Chumbo Quente

Slang Tang Ep.4 (June 2008)

Posted by Stuart Buchanan - 21/06/08 at 07:06:09 pm

Slang Tang Episode 4 takes us to Tunisia, Palestine, the Netherlands, Argentina, Japan, Cuba, Australian and Iraq.  Checkpoint 303 kick us off with their unique take on the Middle Eastern situation, blending field recordings and news reports with electronica and acoustic instrumentation.  We then grab two slices of digital cumbia - first from new producer Sonido Del Principe, who rubs some heavy electro into the mix, and secondly from Argentina’s DJ Negro with a track from the new Bersa Discos release, Volume 2 in their ongoing 12″ series.  Japan’s Yoshida Brothers strip everything back to basics for a frenetic workout on the shamisen, before Man Recordings’ Daniel Haaksman brings on a remix for Cuban band Madera Limpia.  We represent Australia with indigenous hip hop artist Wire MC and bring things to a close with DJ Foundation from Mosul in Iraq and his unique brand of sample-heavy plunderphonics.

DOWNLOAD: Slang Tang Ep.4 (June 2008)

Tracklisting:
- CHECKPOINT 303 - Hawiya Dhayea [Tunisia / Palestine] | Download
- SONIDO DEL PRINCIPE - Barranquilla [Netherlands] | Download
- DJ NEGRO - Mundo Querido  [Argentina] | Buy
- YOSHIDA BROTHERS - Kodo (Hishou Version) [Japan] | Buy at iTunes Music Store
- MADERA LIMPIA - Loco (Daniel Haaksman Remix)  [Cuba] | Buy
- WIRE MC - B.L.A.C.K. (Sven Simulacrum Gangsta Desi Fix) [Australia] | Stream
- DJ FOUNDATION - Hot Girls Hot Guys [Iraq] | Buy

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New Ghislain Poirier Video & Single Release Info

Posted by Stuart Buchanan - 12/06/08 at 12:06:55 pm

‘Hit & Red’ is the second video clip to accompany one of this year’s finest album releases - Ghislain Poirier’s ‘No Ground Under’. The animated clip - which features morphing fractals driven by monochrome illustrations - was directed by Thibaut Duverneix from Canada’s Department.

There’s no single release for ‘Hit & Red’ - that particular honour goes to ‘Go Ballistic’ featuring Mc Zulu, with remixes from Toddla T & Duckbeats, King Cannibal (Ninja Tune) and Tony-O (Ego6). As Zulu writes on his site: “‘Go Ballistic’ got such a crazy response in Montreal’s La Tulipe, that it caught me off guard… The mostly French speaking crowd screaming the English chorus damn near brought tears to my eyes”.

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