THANK YOU… WE’LL BE BACK!
Buraka Som Sistema posted this video on their youtube channel as a “thank you” note to all who came to see them live. And we thank them for sharing this footage with us…
However we know that very soon we may have fresh news from the boys. Keep this link… you will need it:
www.ustream.tv/channel/buraka-tv
HARD ASS SESSIONS VOLUME III
THE HARD ASS SESSIONS ARE BACK… VOL.3 IS HERE!
After inviting artists like BAOBINGA, OCTA PUSH, NIC SARNO, BOK BOK, DOUSTER and ZOMBIES FOR MONEY, we continue to challenge artists into creating their own vision of a Kuduro beat.
On Volume 3 we have J-WOW (from Buraka Som Sistema) and Toy Selectah (Mad Decent) mixing Cumbia and Kuduro for the first time ever (think of Africa playing ping-pong with South America in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean), we have Oliver Twizt and Rockid transposing the whole dutch house energy into Kuduro (HUGE!), Melé applying all his 140bpm London lessons and
WILDLIFE! flirting with techno in a very respectful way.
Melé (UK)
Track – Kanopa Riddim
- I’m Melé and I’mm an 18 year old producer from Merseyside, England. I produce messed up House & Garage music. Been producing since I was about 13, was really influenced by early 90’s hardcore and late 90’s garage initially. I’ve done remixes for the likes of Skepta, Greenmoney, The Count and Sinden and New Young Pony Club, and i have an EP forthcoming on Sinden’s label Grizzly very soon!
- I was really excited when i got asked to make a track for the compilation. I’ve always wanted to challenge myself to make a kuduro track so this was the perfect opportunity!
– 5 songs I am into: FIS T – Deep Mover; C.R.S.T – Dial The Operator; MENSAH – 1986 Was The Future; CARTE BLANCHE – Gare Du Nord; USHER Ft NICKI MINAJ – Little Freak
Oliver Twizt (NL)
Track – Wanna be Gangstas (with DJ ROCKID)
- My name is Oliver Twizt and I’m a dj/producer from Holland. You could describe my sound as energetic-shufflin-party beats with aggresive-electronic-hiphoppin leads. My goal is to resurrect HIPHOP, but on 128 bpm now!
- I always was a fan of Buraka Som Sistema (played their essential mix so so so many times!), so it was really a surprise when I got the email! I’m inspired by kuduro and you’ll hear it a lot in my other tracks as well. Back in the early 90’s you had a similar genre which was big in Holland called “bubbling”. For me “bubbling” was a combination of pitched up dancehall riddims (140 bpm) mixed with samples of “Sranang Pokoe” (local Surinam music). So my parents always played Surinam music when I was younger and later bubbling hit me. So I really grew up with these energetic percussive rhythms. So I guess making kuduro was always in me and this was a good chance to finally get it out!
- 5 songs I am into: OLIVER TWIZT ft MALUCA – Loca; BART B MORE- Brap; CALI SWAG DISTRICT – Teach me how to dougie; DJEDJOTRONIC – Bit This Thin; SHM- One (Congorock mix)
WILDLIFE! (CH)
Track – Metazoa
- I’m a DJ/producer based in Switzerland usually working the corners where dancehall, synth pop, new wave or punk rock and all different kinds of electronic club music meet. I’ve been working on quit a few projects with Jamaican singer Terry Lynn and been doing remixes for guys like The Very Best, Edu K, Act Yo Age, Poirier or french pop outfit The Dø. Dropped my debut EP “Jumbie” in late 2009 and got my next EP “BUCKUP”, a futurisic journey into reggae/dancehall’s golden era droppin this fall.
- African rhythm patterns have always had a huge influence on my production, but I never really worked on anything faster than 130 BPM before, so the Kuduro project was some sort of a trip into terra incognita. I tried to capture a trancy, repetitive and dark feel and combine it with bouncy Kuduro influenced drum patterns. The result is ”Metazoa”.
- 5 songs I am into: Kink – E79; L-VIS 1990 – Reprise; BOW WOW WOW – Golly! Golly! Go Buddy!; POPCAAN – Up Inna Di Club (Street Vybz Riddim); BAMBOUNOU – Nappy Head (French Fries Remix)
TOY SELECTAH (MX)
Track – Mo’Chaxo
By the time of this post Toy Selectah was unavailable to answer this little interview because he’s on tour. Stay tunned… We’ll have this one at any time.
Tracklist
01 – MO’CHAXO – J-WOW & Toy Selectah
02 – KANOPA RIDDIM – Melé
03 – WANNA BE GANGSTAS – Oliver Twizt & DJ Rockid
04 – METAZOA – WILDLIFE!
J-WOW & Toy Selectah – Mo’ chaxo (Radio edit) by J-WOW
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E-RADIO ENCHUFADA MIXTAPES #11
PRESENTS
WILDLIFE!
(CH)
Switzerland’s enfant terrible, DJ/producer WILDLIFE! first came to public attention for his unanimously praised musical contributions to Terry Lynn’s debut-album “Kingstonlogic 2.0”. The blogosphere ignited while global press including; The New York Times, Fader, The Guardian, The Independent, VICE, XLR8R, Rolling Stone, etc. tried to coin a name for what they saw as a new ‘emerging genre’ – he simply likened
the sound to putting a Jamaican cat in a blender and turning up the bass.
WILDLIFE! fanned the flames by producing remixes for the likes of Radioclit, Edu K, Marina & The Diamonds, Poirier, The Very Best and The Dø. The end of 2009 saw the release of his debut EP ‘JUMBIE’ designed to keep caribbean ghosts busy on the dancefloor.
On deck for fall 2010 is the new EP ‘BUCKUP’ rolling across dancehall’s golden eras with legends Sammy Dread, Major Mackerel and new era vanguard, Terry Lynn.
‘BUCKUP’ is accompanied with remixes from L-Vis 1990, French Fries, Adam Port and Douster.
WILDLIFE! continues to pack a hectic tour schedule while simultaneously recording his debut full album for 2011, rumoured to be crashing together punks and Jamaicans.
WILDLIFE! on Myspace: www.myspace.com/itswildlife
WILDLIFE! on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/itswildlife
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01. WILDLIFE! ft. Terry Lynn – Nocturnal World (French Fries Dub)
02. Human Life – Wherever We Are (Manaré Remix)
03. Lorenzo Vektor – Turn It Up (Canblaster Remix)
04. Melé – Kanopa Riddim
05. Manaré – Blitzkrieg Riddim
06. LOL Boys – 123
07. WILDLIFE! ft. Sammy Dread – M16 (L-VIS 1990 Remix)
08. Roska – Squark (Guarachero Refix)
09. J-Wow & Toy Selectah – Mo’chaxo
10. Green Velvet – Harmageddon
11. Oliver Twizt & DJ Rockid – Wanna Be Gangtas
12. M.I.A. – XXXO (Riton Re-Rub)
13. Savage Skulls & Douster – Rendezvous (J-Wow Remix)
14. Bambounou – Abodan
15. WILDLIFE! – Metazoa
GO TO OUR SOUNDCLOUD TO DOWNLOAD:
E-RADIO # 11 – WILDLIFE! by enchufada
HARD ASS SESSIONS #1 – SEPTEMBER 17TH AT LUX, LISBON
Lets turn Lisbon into the Capital of something…
We have all the necessary ingredients to turn Lisbon into the capital of a new music headquarter, based on the lusophone sounds present in the Lisbon panorama. All we need is to connect the outlet.
Enchufada threw the first rock by creating the Hard Ass Sessions, a collection of records were we invited producers from all over the World to creat one song inspired in Kuduro, a sound that has been growing every day and that in the current days has a huge importance making the bridge between the lusophone unique sound and the rest of the World.
When we started thinking about the third volume of the Hard Ass Sessions we felt we needed some place we could call home so that we could let this city breed these songs in its natural habitat – the dance floor. And so the creation of the Hard Ass Nights become inevitable and Lux the generator which will connect the outlet.
To kick-off this bi-monthly parties we invited our Buraka DJ’s, the new kid on the block Diamond Bass, the promise of kuduro in Lisbon DJ Marfox and one of the HARD ASS SESSIONS vol3 artists WILDLIFE!
Check them out here:
BURAKA DJ’S – www.myspace.com/burakasomsistema
WILDLIFE! – www.myspace.com/itswildlife
DJ MARFOX – www.myspace.com/djmarf0x
DIAMOND BASS – www.myspace.com/diamond.bass
Tickets are on sale in Flur Discos store and Lux Fragil (cost 10€).
HARD ASS VOL. 3 – COMING OUT IN SEPTEMBER
Tracklist
1-J-WOW & TOY SELECTAH “Mo’chaxo”
2-MELÉ “Kanopa Riddim”
3-OLIVER TWIZT & ROCKID “Wanna Be Gangstas”
4-WILDLIFE! “Metazoa”
WHERE YOU CAN BUY PAUS DEBUT EP
It hasn’t been a month since “É UMA ÁGUA”, PAUS debut EP, hit the stores and the demand is huge. But don’t worry… we’ll give you all the tips.
If your in Portugal now you can buy in several stores like FNAC (where the EP was sold out but now is already available), Louie Louie, Carbono, Flur and of course our Enchufada store. Plus if you get the chance to see a concert of this energetic band don’t wast the oportunity and grab your copy.
OUR SHOP IS BACK TO THE VIRTUAL WORLD
To get you ready for the summer we had all our merchandising available for you in two different venues in our hometown Lisbon.
The hairdresser-turned-into-club Facto/Odessa was the first to open their doors for us – for one day only all our stock, from vinyl, CD’s, official t-shirts from our bands and rare items where available without shipping costs. This was ENCHUFADA POP-UP SHOP.
A couple of weeks later we took over Montana Shop and named it ENCHUFADA TEMPORARY WINDOW. All our merch was for sale together with a photo and artwork exhibition – we showed you how the Hard Ass Sessions artwork was conceived and we took a journey into Buraka Som Sistema adventure with the pictures from Ana Gilbert.
Now all that is available but exclusively in our ENCHUFADA SHOP.
WE CURATED A STAGE AT OPTIMUS ALIVE’10 FEST AND WE SURVIVED IT…
After the party, now the pictures!! We wanna thank Benga, Sinden, Laidback Luke, Zombies for Money, PAUS (oh God what a show!!!!), Macacos do Chinês, Buraka DJ’s, Octa Push and Diamond Bass for throwing this party with us. We love you all!!!!
ENCHUFADA SHOWCASE @ OPTIMUS ALIVE’10
ENCHUFADA MERCH WITHOUT SHIPPING COSTS UNTIL SATURDAY
This is what you can buy without shipping costs until July 31 at MONTANA SHOP, Bairro Alto in Lisbon.
Plus there’s a photo exhibit with pictures by Ana Gilbert that portrait Buraka Som Sistema’s incredible journey in the last couple of years.
CD’s
VYNIL
TEE-SHIRTS
(Portuguese) 30 DE JULHO É PAUS!! EM PAREDES DE COURA E NA NOSSA JANELA
Sorry, this entry is only available in Portuguese.
JULY 29 IT’S MACACOS DO CHINES OFICIAL DAY AT ENCHUFADA’S TEMPORARY WINDOW
If you’re in Portugal these days you might wanna know a couple of cool places to be where the sun doesn’t burn like if you’re inside a oven. And we know that place… At Bairro Alto, our coolest neighbourhood, we took over MONTANA shop with all our portfolio and artistic items from all our bands until the end of this month. And we have some surprises just for you…
Next Thursday, July 29th, it’s Macacos do Chines oficial day. This day we’re launching the band’s oficial tee with a very special goodie – inside there’s a code for you to download MdC album “Ruidos Reais”. So get your tee-shirt, download the music, turn on the volume and stay cooollllll…….
PAUS BBQ
We told you in our last newsletter that PAUS offered a bbq & gig to their fans and friends early this month. The band opened the garage where they rehearse and what a great ideia to showcase their newly EP “É UMA ÁGUA”. The sun was there, friends where there, rock & roll was there and of course… beer was there!!
“MUDO E SURDO” REMIX BY XINOBI
“MUDO E SURDO” is the first single from PAUS debut EP. “É UMA ÁGUA” is available on every digital store and here you can download Xinobi’s remix.
Mudo e Surdo (Xinobi REMIX) by enchufada
ENCHUFADA TAKES OVER OPTIMUS CLUBBING SATGE AT OPTIMUS ALIVE FESTIVAL ON JULY 9TH
We’ll be showcasing our own artists as well as inviting our talented friends on this huge music celebration. If you know Enchufada, some of them, like the super fresh and exciting PAUS, the always surprising Macacos do Chinês and the group responsible for all this, Buraka dj’s, need no introduction. However, take some time to get to know everyone else and get as excited about this as we are.
OUR STORE HIT THE STREETS
Last Saturday we moved our digital shop to a hairdresser by day / club by night. Our entire catalog was available at a very special price and people could buy from limited editions like Buraka Som Sistema’s “Black Diamond” signed vinyl, BSS singles with exclusive remixes to Melo D’s “Chega de Saudade” – our first release. But the highlight of the day went to PAUS, who presented their debut EP which will be released next monday. Plus Diamond Bass and Octa Push graced us with their sets.
YOUTHLESS “GOOD HUNTERS” VIDEO
Youthless “Good Hunters” is a hit in Portugal. The track included in our E-SPAM001 is in the MTV Portugal Hit List for several weeks and looks it’s not going anywhere. If you’re in Portugal next week you can see them live at Optimus Alive Festival on July 8th.
PIRATE POPULAR SOUNDCLASH
Last month Red Bull Music Academy invited us to be “ON AIR” to celebrate with them the biggest party in Lisbon. And we had fun.
PAUS RELEASE DEBUT EP NEXT WEEK
If you’re a fan of Portuguese music and of what’s been hapening in the portuguese music scene you MUST check this new band: PAUS. Next monday July 5th the band will release their debut EP with 4 intense tracks. The Fader highlights “Mudo e Surdo” amazing video in the last Ghetto Palms post while interviewing Joao Barbosa. And this EP is our younger child. So, if you trust us you have to watch out PAUS!
THE FADER HIGHLIGHTS HARD ASS SESSIONS
In the magazine’s blog Ghetto Palms our Joao Barbosa talkes about Hard Ass Sessions, kuduro and what’s coming up in the near future.
You can read it all here plus there’s a very cool mixtape for download!
Hard Ass Sessions vol.2 includes tracks from Nic Sarno, Bok Bok, Douster and Zombies for Money and is available in every digital store including our own.
ENCHUFADA POP-UP SHOP
For one day, and one day only, all shipping costs are banned from our shop!
From 14:30 till 03:00 our DJ’s and guests will take over FactoLab/Odessa.
You’ll have CD’s, LP’s, signed albums, merchandising from Buraka Som Sistema, Macacos do Chinês, 1-Uik Project, etc…. cheaper than your vuvuzela.
Exclusively on this day we present you PAUS debut EP “É UMA ÁGUA”.
PAUS
Buraka Som Sistema
J-WOW
Macacos do Chinês
Octa Push
1-Uik Project
HARD ASS SESSIONS
E-SPAM001
FactoLab/Odessa
ROBYN – DANCING ON MY OWN (J-WOW SMOKED SUMMER MIX)
To celebrate the release of Robyn’s Body Talk Pt.1-trilogy comes a splendid interpretation of the hit single “Dancing On My Own” by J-WOW.
Listen and download it here J-WOW’s SMOKED SUMMER MIX.
Robyn – Dancing On My Own (J-WOW Smoked Summer Mix) by enchufada
HARD ASS SESSIONS VOLUME II OUT NOW AND DOWNLOAD FOR FREE
The second volume of the HARD ASS SESSIONS is out now and to get a glimpse of what we’re talking about check out what FACT MAG has for you for a limit period of time - http://www.factmag.com/2010/06/15/check-some-club-razing-kuduro-mutations-from-enchufada/
HARD ASS vol2 available here:
JUNO RECORDS
BEATPORT
ITUNES
NIC SARNO “MANA WASA”
“Mana Wasa” is Nic Sarno’s kuduro track included in Hard Ass Sessions Vol2 which will be released in June 15th.
Wanna know more about the artists involved in HARD ASS SESSIONS vol.2 go HERE
Wanna know what HARD ASS SESSIONS is all about go HERE
