PREMIERE: Nic Sarno - Mana Wasa
Buraka Som Sistema have spent years smearing the native Angolan dance sound of kuduro across globe's surface, to the extent that their Enchufada label have deemed it timely to challenge luminous up-and-comers Nic Sarno, Bok Bok, Douster and Zombies For Money to turn in their own versions of the kuduro beat for a new comp. Sarno's is the cut that'll flay you here, queasy synth lines driven on by rhythms determined and propulsive. The comp - Hard Ass sessions: Vol II - will arrive on June 8th.
DOWNLOAD: Killamu - Melodia De Semba
If you know nothing about Angolan kuduro, go watch this video. It's brief, but it summarizes Luanda's homegrown house offshoot succinctly and clearly, and it will introduce you to Killamu, the frosty haired DJ/producer who claims (repeatedly) to be the best in the genre. Akwaaba Music just released his new album, A Minha Face, source of "Melodia De Semba," which is so minimal it could basically be considered a DJ tool. That's not to say it doesn't bang, just that it's deceivingly spare; kuduro distilled to its essence.
EXCLUSIVE NEW DOWNLOAD: Buraka Som Sistema - Kalemba (Wegue Wegue) (Hot Chip Remix)
Aside from doing their own thing, releasing awesome records about making nerd love with drum machines, Hot Chip have been playing guest on a lot of dance tunes lately, hopping in the booth to do vocals for Jesse Rose's new single "Forget My Name," and working on their all-to-infrequent remix game. This job--like half of Radiohead's performance from the Grammys last night--is all about the drums, with the Chip adding some itchy techno stabs to the hyper-fast tempos of Portugal-via-Angola kuduro act Buraka Som Sistema. There's little trace of melody until a few minutes in, when some major chords gust through the drum cloud and we start dreaming of palm trees and Bacchanalia in the sun.
Sounds like: Jesse Rose, The Count & Sinden, DJ Znobia
Buraka Som Sistema - Kalemba (Wegue Wegue) (Hot Chip Remix)
Previously:
Roots Manuva - Let The Spirit (Hot Chip Remix Radio Edit)
Chk Chk Chk - Must Be the Moon (Hot Chip Remix)
Buraka Som Sistema's RCRD LBL Page
EXCLUSIVE OYA FESTIVAL DOWNLOAD: Buraka Som Sistema - Yah! (The Count & Sinden Remix)
Portugal’s Buraka Som Sistema play kuduro, a syncopated, skittish version of house music that originated in Angola and then disseminated into Lisbon and its suburbs. Over the past year or so—due in no small part to the efforts of Buraka—the sound has exploded around the globe, lodging itself into DJ sets of heads like Switch and Diplo and winning over fans like M.I.A. (with whom the group toured this year). The three dudes in Buraka have been relentless in their hustle, traveling and touring extensively and bringing the kuduro sound to unsuspecting ears everywhere. Tomorrow they’ll play at the Oya Festival, where their single “Yah!”—an unstoppably pounding and addictive anthem—is sure to inspire mass body moving. Today we’ve got a special exclusive download of London producers-of-the-moment The Count & Sinden’s remix of “Yah!” so make sure to grab this for all your smarmy bassline needs this weekend. Also scope the group’s video for “Sound Of Kuduro” below, which they shot on a trip to Angola to work with elusive kuduro godfather DJ Znobia and features crazy dancing from the streets of Luanda and a guest spot from the aforementioned Ms. Maya.
If you like what you hear, be sure to grab the group’s new single on Greco Roman, “Kalemba (Wengue Wengue)” which also features remixes from Reso and Hot Chip(!). Vinyl over at Puregroove and HMV or cop the download from Beatport.
Sounds like: M.I.A., DJ Znobia, Bonde Do Role
Download: Buraka Som Sistema - Yah! (The Count & Sinden Remix)
