indestructible balkan beats
indestructible balkan beats
发行时间: 2005
出版者: Manteca
条形码: 0698458205827
专辑简介
Something’s been stirring in the Balkans, and its roving gypsy allure is starting to have serious repercussions on dance floors around the globe.
Mainstream interest in East European gypsy music has been growing ever since Romanian band Taraf de Ha?douks appeared in the film ‘The Man Who Cried’ alongside American heartthrob Johnny Depp. Although the Balkan states have long been a source of fascination to many musicologists, there’s little doubt that Depp’s interest gave this vibrant music a very potent international platform from which to spread the gospel of the Roma.
German dance producer Shantel was one of the first to formulate the idea of merging gypsy and club beats when he returned to his Moldavian family roots after developing a passion for Romanian music. He set up the Bocovina Club at a Frankfurt theatre, and Belgium label Crammed Discs quickly cottoned onto the idea of letting dance remixers loose on their gypsy back catalogue. Even the most hardened traditionalists liked the results, and the door was opened for a new generation of genre bending Balkan producers and musicians.
Until a few years ago, East Europe was the last great, untapped resource for club culture. However, visits from international acts and record companies such as Transglobal Underground, Nelson Dilation, and Nation Records, helped spawn a new passion for global dance culture. Hungary’s most influential club organisers Cine Trip contributed to this new movement by hosting a series of club nights, whilst Budapest based label Gypsy House Entertainment showcased a series exciting new producers such as Amb and L.C. Rulez, intent on stretching the boundaries of Balkan music.
The message has quickly spread across the Balkan states, and who could argue that what’s emerging isn’t some of the most exciting music in recent years? Listen and be inspired.
1. Mahala Ra? Banda – Kibori
Originating from Banat in the west of Romania, this slice of super fast horn action is the perfect introduction to the sheer exuberance of Balkan music. Its driving melody epitomises the natural enthusiasm of this acclaimed Roma troupe who were shaped in the gypsy ghettos (Mahala) around Bucharest.
2. Baghdaddies vs. Mandragora – I Like It!
Baghdaddies are a Middle Eastern / Klezmer / Balkan gypsy collective based in the UK. Remixed here by celebrated dance producer Simon Williams, the result is Latino-big-beat meets bouncing-Balkan-brass.
3. Shukar Collective – Malademna
How many drum & bass tracks do you know that utilise bear-tamer music traditionally played with spoons and wooden barrels? Thank young dance producers Napoleon, Tamango, and Clasic, for this unique take on Romanian Ursari music.
4. Ga?tano Fabri vs. Ko?ani Orkestar – Siki, Siki Baba
This slinky, percussive driven remix by Brussels based DJ/producer Ga?tano Fabri was one of ‘Electric Gypsyland’s’ standout tracks. Ko?ani Orkestar hail from Macedonia and can trace their distinctively funky brass band style back to Turkish army bands.
5. Eastenders – Vino Vino
One of the best gypsy drum & bass tunes you are likely to hear; sampling the work of legendary Turkish film composer Melih Kibar, and joining the dots between Turkish march music and Romanian gypsy traditions. Roma singer Danut Vaslie implores his wife: “come, my dear, you belong to me!” before a cataclysmic bass line kicks in.
6. Mitsoura – Lei Toi
The vocals of Hungarian, ex-Ando Drom singer Mitsou are certainly an oddity, but in the world of East European gypsy music she stands out as a unique and talented performer. Helium pitched, her vocals drive this bass heavy, immaculately produced indo-gypsy club anthem.
7. Trans-Global Underground feat. The Trio Bulgarka with Yanka Rupkina – Isis K
Taken from their criminally underrated last album ‘Impossible Broadcasting’, this guitar-riff driven monster features the otherworldly harmonising of Bulgaria’s best-known traditional ensemble, Trio Bulgarka.
8. Fanfare Ciocarlia – Asfalt Tango
Hailing from the remote village of Zece Prajini in the east of Romania this twelve piece brass ensemble honed their considerable talents playing thirty-hour sets at weddings and other ceremonial gatherings. Again the Turkish military band influence is apparent, but on this particular track it’s given a colourful Latin twist.
9. Besh o droM – Space Maudi
Hearing this track for the first time is akin to being hit by a runaway train (metaphorically speaking). Taken from their first album ‘Macsó hímzés’ (Macho Embroidery), Space Maudi’s scattered drum & bass rhythms, frenetic DJ scratches, and powerhouse vocals, are a revelation for all the right reasons.
10. Ensemble Ethnique – Sponde feat. Zoe
Known in Italy for his mastery of Mediterranean music, Alberto Laurenti’s Ensemble Ethnique project explores many ethnic themes. This track, however, is quite unlike anything else on ‘chillounge sin fronteras’, and is pure Balkan brass with an odd, but alluring time signature.
11. L.C. Rulez – Kri-Sta Remix
One of the standout tracks from the groundbreaking Romano Drom remix album ’Romano Trip’, little is known about this particular producer, although his remix starts off like a surreal version of ‘Are You Being Served?’ before developing a loping, gypsy trip-hop vibe.
12. Amb – Lina
Originally a vocal heavy Flamenco/Gypsy tune taken from Romano Drom’s album ‘Deta Devla’, Amb’s extremely trippy, trance version, utilises only minimal, heavily manipulated vocal samples to create a completely unique Balkan club classic.
13. Warsaw Village Band – Joint Venture In The Village
Formed in 1997 by six Polish musicians with a penchant for folk melodies and modern dance music, this award-winning troupe have developed a unique sound, represented here by a driving techno beats, distinctive folk harmonies, and pounding Polish percussion.
14. Taraf De Haidouks – Dumbala Dumba
Taken from their 1998 album of the same name, this famous Romanian collective are arguably the finest purveyors of Balkan gypsy music. Ranging from 20 to 78 in age, Taraf de Ha?douks only performed in the region around their Romanian village of Clejani until two Belgian music fans discovered them in 1990. The rest is history.
Compilation and notes by Phil Meadley.
曲目
Track List
1 Mahala Ra? Banda – Kibori
2 Baghdaddies vs. Mandragora – I Like It!
3 Shukar Collective – Malademna
4 Ga?tano Fabri vs. Ko?ani Orkestar – Siki, Siki Baba
5 Eastenders – Vino Vino
6 Mitsoura – Lei Toi
7 Trans-Global Underground feat. The Trio Bulgarka with Yanka Rupkina – Isis K
8 Fanfare Ciocarlia – Asfalt Tango
9 Besh o droM – Space Maudi
10 Ensemble Ethnique – Sponde Feat. Zoe
11 L.C. Rulez – Kri-Sta Remix
12 Amb – Lina
13 Warsaw Village Band – Joint Venture In The Village
14 Taraf De Haidouks – Dumbala Dumba