WHO´S AFRAID OF REMIX? OUT NOW

The vinyl edition of my 2nd EP "Who´s Afraid Of Remix?" is out now. It features four slammin´remixes by Riva Starr, Scottie B, Ku Bo and DJ Beware and already received club + radio airplay by Sinden, Crookers, Shirkhahn and Zombie Disco Squad amongst others. Check the great artwork by Paul Snowden and the photo by Vincent Rosenblatt.

Here´s the Scottie B Chavy Boys remix for you to free download:

DANIEL HAAKSMAN FEAT SD BOYS "PAROLAR DE VESO" (SCOTTIE B CHAVY BOYS REMIX)

Also available as digital release.

SANY PITBULL MIXTAPE

Original Baile Funk Master Sany Pitbull has sent us his new mix, the"Future Baile Funk Express". Yahhhh!
Download it from here:

SANY PITBULL MIXTAPE

Tracklist:

01-Intro Gabi Conda
02-Sany Pitbull - Caraja's Massacre
03-Sany Pitbull - Tambor Roll
04-Sany Pitbull vs Daft Punk - Da Funk Around the world
05-Sany Pitbull vs Teriyaki Boyz - Tokio Drift Funk
06-Sany Pitbull - Faroeste Rmx
07-Sany Pitbull vs Madonna - Hung up - Baile Funk Mix
08-Sany Pitbull - Blues'n'Funk
09-Sany Pitbull - Arabian Lover Rmx
10-Sany Pitbull vs Deep Purple - Smoke on the water Rmx
11-Sany Pitbull - Nightmare
12-Sany Pitbull vs Daft Punk - Tecnologyc - Baile Funk Mix
13-Sany Pitbull vs Black Sabbath - Infected - Olelê Bass Mix
14-Sany Pitbull feat. Dj Dedé Mandrake - Tribos
15-Sany Pitbull - Let your body rock - Freestyle mix
16-Sany Pitbull - That P****
17-Sany Pitbull - Monotone - Baile Funk Mix
18-Sany Pitbull - JB Beat
19-Phabyo Dj - Jungle Bass - Carioca Funk Clube Mix
20-Phabyo Dj - Eletronic - Carioca Funk Clube Mix
21-Sany Pitbull feat. Juninho Carioca - Beatch Brazil

P.S. I found the above papers leaving a baile party one early morning when last visiting Rio . Displayed are labels that mark the price (5 R$ or 10 R$), the distributor and source of the cocaine that is sold in small plastic bags on the bailes by the drug gangs. "C.V." stands for "Commando Vermelho", one of the major drug gangs in Rio - a gang so self concious that it even sells fan t-shirts with "C.V." prints.

EDU K ME BOTA PRA DANCAR - RICKY + RULO REMIX

We just received a new remix for Edu K feat. Marina´s "Me Bota Pra Dancar" by Argentinia´s Ricky + Rulo duo. If you fancy moustaches, noisy basslines and headbanging this one´s for you:

EDU K ME BOTA PRA DANÇAR (RICKY + RULO REMIX)

BOSSA DO MORRO OUT NOW

Bossa Do Morro - my new compilation featuring baile funk remixes of various Bossa Nova classics is out now in the shops. See the interview here:



The final tracklist is:

1. Sergio Mendes + Brasil 66 "Day Tripper - DJ Fú + DJ Dinho Remix"
2. Luiz Bonfá "Discussão - MC Gringo + DJ Bolão Remix"
3. Rosinha Da Valencia "Berimbau - DJ Nazz + Ernani Maldonado feat. Bani Silva Baile Funk Remix"
4. João Gilberto "Desafinado - DJ Nazz + Ernani Maldonado Remix"
5. Fernanda Meirelles "Barquinho - DJ Marrentinho Remix"
6. Luiz Bonfá "Embocada - DJ Dinho + DJ Fú Remix"
7. João Gilberto "Bim Bom - DJ Amazing Clay Funk Remix"
8. Tom Jobim "Agua De Beber - DJ Edgar Remix"
9. João Gilberto + Astrud Gilberto "Girl From Ipanema - DJ Nazz Funk MIx"
10. Klaus Doldinger "Insensatez - DJ Edgar Remix"
11. Rosinha De Valencia "Uma Noite - DJ Marrentinho Remix"
12. Rubens Bassini, Jorge Arena + Chico Bater "Macumba - DJ Dinho + DJ Fú Remix"

Release party is on Nov 4th in Berlin @ Bar Tausend, w/ DJ Edgar and myself

DJ AMAZING CLAY IN EUROPE - NEW DATES

We have more dates confirmed for the DJ Amazing Clay tour in Europe:

Nov 14th, Warsaw, PL, Astigmatic
Nov 21st, Tübingen, DE, Mancuso
Nov 28th, Vienna, AT, Café Leopold
Nov 29th, Berlin, DE, Worldtronics Festival @ HKW

If you´re up for booking him to one of your parties, please contact Daniel @ Man Rec: info@manrecordings.com

With twenty-eight years (yes, that's 28) of DJ experience, Amazing Clay is one of Rio's most experienced DJs. One of the founders of the „Equipe Curtisom Rio“, one of the earliest sound systems of baile funk, Clay started to DJ in 1980 when the original Rio funk scene was moving from the 1970s sound of disco, soul and funk to early American rap. When „Planet Rock“ hit Rio in 1982, Amazing Clay played it at his parties. Ever since, he has seen various forms of Rio baile funk emerge and vanish – like a rock, Amazing Clay is here to stay.Today Amazing Clay is DJing at more then five parties every week, most notably at the 'Boquierao' baile next to Rio's Santos Dumont airport. Clay s the producer of a huge range of big baile funk artists like Mr. Catra, Deize Tigrona, MC Gringo, MC Dido or Bonde da Oskley. He is the creator of the „Montagem Bonanza“, which introduced the Bonanza theme in the baile funk scene. Recently, Clay produced large parts of MC Gringo´s „Gringão“ album, which currently receives critical acclaim around the world. Following the acclaim of his "Baile Funk Masters" release, Amazing Clay recently remixed Munk´s "Live Fast Die Young" as well as João Gilberto´s "Bim Bom" and Luiz Bonfá + Maria Toledo´s "Samburá" for the "Bossa Do Morro" compilation on Universal Jazz Germany. His remix of Fréderic Chopin´s "Etude In C Minor" received widespread acclaim. For his live performances, Clay plays live on a MPC.

More Infos on Clay here:
DJ AMAZING CLAY MYSPACE

Download Clay´s "Mulher Da Camesinha" feat. MC Betta here:
MULHER DA CAMESINHA

Man Recordings Inspiration Series #7 : Burundi Black

African music all of a sudden seems to be everywhere. Hollertronix release an entire EP dedicated to Kuduro, Vampire Weekend get inspired by sounds from Botswana and Warp release DJ Mujava´s "Township Funk" to enthusiastic response and everyone looks to Africa as it was 1988 when "Yeke Yeke" by Mori Kanté was ruling Eurolands charts and African inspired pop music was considered the next big thing.
We @ Man Rec have been longtime fans of the kaleidoscope of sounds emerging from various African regions, be it Hi Life, Kwaito, or lately Kuduro. However one of the first African tunes to ever encounter our ears in the early 80s was Burundi Black. The track was recorded in 1967 by Sevac Ekian during a ceremony of the Ingoma Tribe in the East African State of Burundi. Back home Ekian developed the idea to arrange a "musical marriage" (mariage musical). Therefore he asked the producer Mike Steiphenson to create a fitting tune to those absorbing drum recordings and chants he brought from Burundi.

Steiphenson produced a psychedelic harmony consisting of e-guitar and piano and inserted it in Ekian's recording. In 1971 the track was published under the pseudonym Burundi Black. "Burundi Black" was a huge success in European discotheques throughout the 1970s and is considered one of the anthems of the Cosmic Disco movement. It´s probably also one of the first remixed African tunes ever released.

On Side A of the vinyl release there is "Part 1", the drum-solo version, on Side B ("Part 2") the version by Steiphenson. The single went top 40 in the UK. If you´ve heard Quiet Village´s remix of Gorillaz, you may recognize the source of inspiration (oh and Beastie Boys also sampled the drums on their "Pauls Boutique" album).

BURUNDI BLACK PART 1

BURUNDI BLACK PART 2

BIG BOOTY CLASH REWIND

Yeahhh! We sweated big time at our Big Booty Clash party at Berlin´s Scala last Saturday. Man Recordings vs. Delicious Gutter rocked it till 7am. Delicious Gutter was represented by Don Rimini (Aaron Lacrate cancelled the gig short termed) and Schowi, we lined up DJ Beware, Isa GT Live and myself to got those Berlin booties swinging. Here´s some shots.

DJ Beware+Isa GT


The crowd @ Scala


Isa Gt rocking it:


DJ Beware + Don Rimini


Isabell + friend, fronting customized Baile Funk Masters shirt


Schowi, Beware, Daniel


Thanks to Conny, Martin, Pampam and the Scala crew for the great night. We´ll be back soon!!