Sunday Smorgasbord (feat. Daniel Klauser, Copia Doble Systema, Roberto Silva)

This is to make up for the fact that I was absent for a bit, a little bit of everything good.

First is more Daniel Klauser, the up-and-coming Chilean producer with an Andes vibe. He carries his typical flavor into some rocking dancehall on the Rootz EP (Get Flavor Records)

Rootz - Daniel Klauser


Rootz (The Phantom Remix) - Daniel Klauser [adding a disco vibe]


Together - Daniel Klauser [from Antartek Records]


Next is a little bit of Copia Doble Systema, a Danish group that bills itself as "Viking Cumbia Crunk Carioca". Now that might not make a whole lot of sense, but they're absolutely worth checking out, they have an unmatched digital cumbia sound.

Cumbia Colegiala - CDS


Colegiala Pon de Floor (Copyflex Mixup) - CDS


Cumbia Nena (feat. Catar Sys)


Copia Doble Systema - One Day, Revolution by COPIA DOBLE SYSTEMA

And last, I promised salsa, so here ya go: a beautiful 1973 album by Roberto Silva, a samba master that was featured in my Casuarina post a couple of days ago. Click on the picture if you want to download the whole album. Otherwise, here are a few tracks.

Saudade Em Forma de Samba - Roberto Silva

Amigo Leal - Roberto Silva


O Que É, O Que É - Roberto Silva


Inquietação - Roberto Silva


And one last samba jam, though not by Roberto Silva

Sem Compromisso - Sururu na Roda

Saturday Smorgasbord

Shown subordinately sit a selection of songs spanning several styles, it's Saturday Smorgasbord (seemingly spelled silly, if you sought my suggestion). Ok, that was a little bit of a stretch. But here's a few tunes that I've been collecting that haven't really meshed in with other posts but that deserve to be shared.

Riverside (DJ Otto Remix) - Sidney Samson


Colegiala (3Ball Monty Remix) - Douster


This is one of the best Riverside remixes I've heard, from one of the three DJs making up Mexican sensation 3Ball Monty. These kids are 18,19, and 20 years old, and are rocking the Gauchero party scene. I recommend you check them out, you can get an awesome mix over at Fader and their 2010 EP free over at Mad Decent. Speaking of Douster...

King of Africa (VIP Mix) - Douster


King of Africa (Original Mix) - Douster


Afro Nuts (Douster Remix) - Yolanda Be Cool


Gauchito Gil (Douster Remix) - Fauna


These aren't necessarily new, but they're must haves. The King of Africa VIP Mix was one of my favorite jams of last year - he takes Lion King up to a whoooole new level there. And check the others for yourself, Douster is for those who like a little raw tribal bass here and there. And last but not least...

Morgan's Bay - Goldroom


Red Light (Goldroom Remix) - Gigamesh


Goldroom, the solo project of one of the band members of NightWaves, makes the most chill of disco house. Morgan's Bay was a smash hit a couple of years ago, and this remix of Gigamesh's Red Light is the ideal light summer tune. Dude's got talent.

Surfing the Andes with Antartek

So I recently found out about Antartek Records, and I'm so glad I did. The Amsterdam-based label's self-proclaimed mission is to find the best Southern talent and bring them to the Northern Hemisphere. Their artist often sample the pan flute, charangos, congas, timbales, and indigenous chants - naturally, I'm hooked. And even better, they offer 4 EPs for free download here. Do yourself a favor and pick them up. On a personal note the Apolinar and Aboriginal EPs are the strongest, but here are a few of the highlights of all of them.

Aboriginal - Daniel Klauser


La Conquista - Daniel Klauser


Aboriginal (Rodrigo Castro Remix) - Daniel Klauser (A deep, progressive refix)


Riberalta - Daniel Klauser


Temazcal - Matanza


Apolinar - Matanza


Chicha Sunrise - Makina

La Bombacion

Here's a few songs that I picked up from a local Rio de Janeiro DJ the other day with a very interesting sound. They were at a party that I went to. The Moombahton Remix really keeps the salsa feel of the original song strong, while adding that reggaeton beat we've come to love. Favela Robot is a very interesting mix of a Carioca funk beat with wide festival-style synths and some heavy bass/electro house influences. And last, African Game Boy has an almost Kuduro-like beat, with Cumbia and latin house overtones.

Las Caleñas (La Bombacion Moombahton Remix) - The Latin Brothers


Favela Robot - La Bombacion


African Game Boy - La Bombacion

Thought process of an addict

So I found a new Colombian cumbia group today that I really dig. And here's how.

1. Start with an awesome cumbia song pulled from TBass.

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2. Find who is collab'ing on said awesome song, and look them up.   El Remolón I know, an Argentinian cumbia star on ZZK records.  I'm less into Niña Dioz's hip hop, though she has a cool voice (she's the Mexico part).  Villa Diamante (Argentina) is more similar to El Remolón.  Li Saumet is from Bomba Estéreo (Colombia) ... ooh, there's something interesting.

First song on their myspace: El Fuego.  Pretty hot.

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3. Find more music.  And stumble across this gem - now this is just pretty.  It's the first song off their first album.  They really do sound Colombian, né? I recommend checking them out more!

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And one last one, again from their first album. It's called Huepajé

DJ Dus - K Le pasa

Dude's from Texas, but he makes me want to go party in Colombia, this is a hoppin' track. Based off an older Cumbia song from 1968:

Addicted to the Conga

I'm pretty sure the Bongo and Congo are two of my favorite instruments, maybe because they always seem to be playing really interesting rhythms. And I'm a drummer by heart. So first are two songs by one of my favorite Latin artists, Sergent Garcia, who technically is French but plays a blend of Reggae, Salsa, and Cuban rhythms. He did release a killer Cumbia album in 2009, though.

Yo Me Voy Pa' la Cumbia - Sergent Garcia off Cumbiamuffin EP (2009)

and
Amor Pa' Mi - Sergent Garcia off Cumbiamuffin EP (2009)


And one of my favorite songs from Buena Vista Social Club.
El Cuarto de Tula - Buena Vista Social Club (1997)


Here's is a jam that makes it hard not to dance, it really kills those polyrhythms. Solo is a UK-based producer that really sounds like he should be from Portugal. I'm gonna go ahead and say those are electronically-modified congas...

Joga Bola - Solo (2009)


As a bonus, here's a recent hit by Laidback Luke and Gina Turner, released under the moniker Nouveau Yorican. Give it until the second drop, it only gets better.

Chiuso - Nouveau Yorican (2011)


Goddamn do I love that latin-influenced house.

Forever

I've been wanting to do this since the summer, and I am finally getting around to setting it up.  I'm planning on posting anything that I'm currently listening to on a daily-ish basis, a mix of indie, electronic, hip hop and whatever else I feel like, new and old. Expect music from all over the world.  So get ready.

The first song has to be the inspiration for this blog, a jam if I've ever heard one.  I don't remember how I found this, but I think it may have been because Bassnectar used to (and still might) throw this down in his sets. Put on good headphones or plug into speakers.

Strawberry Jam Forever - A.Skillz


Here are another couple of other songs from the summer that I wanted to post:

Chrome Optimism (Kush Arora's Tropical Bass Remix) - Dubblestandart with David Lynch and Lee Scratch Perry


Tremor (Chancha via Circuito ft. Wenceslada Remix) - Caracol


Pun Ain't Dead - Munchi (Mooooombahton to the max)


Mexican Mavis - Boy & Bear (Reminiscent of the Fleet Foxes)


Lassitude - Dj Fresh (a massive DnB track)