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

Torro Torro Pumps up the Jams

I know I said I was doing samba week, but Torro Torro just released a new Moombahton track with Long Jawns, and I got distracted. They've long been one of my favorite groups ever since I heard Knockin' Boots (below), and realized what a dancefloor banger it was. Since most of these have been released and Moombahton became in vogue, Torro Torro has veered off into Moombahland. This new release shows they still have it, but there is nothing like those 2009/10 jams below. Give them some love on their soundcloud.

The Pump - Torro Torro & Long Jawns


Knockin' Boots - Torro Torro


Blue Blouse - Torro Torro [I lied, this came out early 2011, still pre-moombah days]


Panther (Torro Torro Remix) - Barletta [Are you ready for the Bass?]

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.

If I were eaten by dinosaurs...

I would die happy. Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (or T.E.E.D. for the lazy among us) brings a little bit of that sentiment through in his music. Actually, that's totally BS, but he does continue to surprise me. He rocks everything from dancehall-inspired house to dirty-electro to a little bit of dub to a little bit of DnB. His most recent release, Dream On, is at the bottom of this post - it's wild.

I first heard Garden, which came out last year and was subsequently put into a Nokia commercial:

 Here's a download link:


More recently, I picked up his Household Goods EP, and was blown away.  All three songs (below) are awesome, but that drop on Household Goods is just unreal.

Waulking Song


How Far


Household Goods

Here are another couple of tracks that are absolutely worth sharing:

Saved (T.E.E.D. Remix) - Tinashé [A disco house-y, upbeat remix of the British singer]


Xtatic Truth (T.E.E.D. Remix) - Crystal Fighters [I know this song has been remixed too many times to count, but this is a damn good one]


Trouble - T.E.E.D. [a recent single, back to a floaty vibe]

And just released: Dream On - T.E.E.D.
Dream On [FREE DOWNLOAD - http://bit.ly/TEEDDreamOn] by T-E-E-D

If you don't want to submit your email and whatnot, here's a download:

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

MORE ZOMBIES

I got hung up on the zombie theme, and figured that it was time to rock out to Portuguese (again?) Zombie Disco Squad (ZDS). This crew is signed to Mann Recordings, and they are too good. They tend to rock the deep house pulling in naturally round-sounding instruments like steel drums and saxophone.

Dança do Zumbi (feat. MC Oscar) - ZDS


Calypso (Zombie Disco Squad vs Miman Remix) - Round Table Knight vs Beauchamp


Endless - ZDS


Hobo - ZDS


Eurovision - ZDS

This pulls towards the Kuduro side of things, it's really just a matter of location. It seems like Portugal is the place to go.

Goin' deeper

I've been sitting on these for a while and realized they deserved some attention, a few deep house grooves that I really like. This is inspired because I've lately really been digging Italian house-legend Riva Starr's remix of Manu Chao's Clandestino. Check it below.

Clandestino (Riva Starr Remix) - Manu Chao


Coupled with the original, Clandestino - Manu Chao


And a couple of other tracks, some of which I pulled from Riva Starr's essential mix and some of which I just stumbled upon somehow somewhere.

Ostalgia - Frivolous


Psalm - Style of Eye


In Nightclubs (Camel Remix) - Malente & Dex


And the fantastic Adam Port.

Symphony (Original Mix) - Adam Port


The American Dream - Adam Port

Porter Robinson's Trade Secret

I've seen a million youtube videos of Porter Robinson playing this song, and every time I'm jealous that I'm not in the room. Because while I'm usually very skeptical of Daft Punk remixes, there is always an exception to the rule. This is perfect festival music, and Porter Robinson deserves mad props for finding it.

One More Time (Original Mix) - Mike Candys & Jack Holiday

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.