kabar is a compilation from electronic from reunion island (right in the middle of the indian ocean). tropical sounds, sunny moods and crŽole dialect from mostly unknown artists from the island. worth mentionning jako maron ( nyege nyege tapes), alex barck (of jazzanova) or labelle though and some artists with a profile in world music (christine salem, maya kamaty). perfect summer opening compilation for both rare groove diggers and demanded djs in search of the best tropical beats. a musical electronic snapshot from an exotic and unknown part of the globe. half of the tracks on the compilation have never been officially released.

der angesagte schweizer produzent und dj andrea oliva veršffentlicht mit 4313 sein debŸtalbum auf dennis ferrers objektivity label. das album folgt releases auf cadenza, moon harbour, viva music, saved records, hodeout oder be as one. die zwšlf songs starke lp illustriert andreas fŠhigkeiten innerhalb seines eigenen, sorgfŠltig konstruierten house- und techno-rahmens konzeptionelle themen zu erkunden. dabei pendelt er zwischen software basierten sounds und live-instrumenten und bekommt unterstŸtzung von kollegen wie jimi jules, moggli und fritz helder. andrea oliva hŠlt seit 2013 eine residenz bei ibizas fŸhrender underground party.

kanda bongo man is a giant of african music and the artist credited with introducing john peel to african music. his fans number vampire weekend (cape cod kwassa kwassa), paul simon and john peel. all the tracks were recorded for joe boyds hannibal records between 1984-91, an era we can look back on today as the high watermark of parisian soukous, and showcase a band at the height of their powers. behind his soaring voice kanda employed diblo dibala and rigo star, two lead guitarists who are widely considered as the best soukous guitarists who ever lived. diblo was recruited from the band led by the legendary franco whilst rigos scorching licks graced albums by paul simon and it was their twinning that gave kandas music a wonderfully joyous, ringing quality. they both feature extensively on the -king of kwassa kwassa-.