b-stock! cover with slightly bent corner, vinyl unaffected, mint! cover mit geknickter ecke. vinyl ungespielt, mint!

the visionary singer, songwriter and composer returns to her havana roots

exzellenter latin-house-track des house-veteranen joe claussell mit der kubanischen sängerin dayme arocena. einseitig bespielte 12 inch.

die kubanische sängerin dayme arocena trägt auf ihrem zweiten album traditionelle karibische styles wie changüi aus guatanamo, die allgegenwärtige kubanische rumba namens guaguanco und 1970’er ballada in die moderne, singt dabei auf spanisch, englisch und versucht sich an französisch. “cubafonia” wurde von dexter story (soundway) co-produziert, die string-arrangements stammen vom multi-instrumentalisten miguel atwood-ferguson aus los angeles.
schwarzes 180g vinyl mit download-code.

a stalwart of the uk underground & dance music scene, simbad’s music and dj skills have brought him to perform and record on all of the continents over the last decade. as a very sought after producer that still collaborates with the likes of fred p, deetron, roots manuva, lulu james, dayme arocena, mala (dmz), gilles peterson (six albums produced for gilles legendary brownswood label) to name a few, he’s been also remixing for countless other artists worldwide and has a vast array of releases on various imprints like apron, hyperdub, sofrito, bbe etc. “reconnect” remained a dubplate amongst a handful broken beat dj’s for years until simbad decided to release it on swedish brandy productions, a label that has been fairly constant in putting out timeless underground dance music since nearly two decades. remixes by the mighty boddhi sattva and concept e25 included.

das von gilles peterson gegründete label brownswood feiert sein 10-jähriges bestehen mit einem limitierten lp-sampler mit zehn coverversionen seiner künstler. neben bereits bekannten tracks finden wir hier das bislang unveröffentlichte cover von cans “vitamin c” der owiny sigoma band, emanatives sun ra-cover in einem bislang unveröffentlichten mix sowie malas dubstep-version des peruanischen traditional-meilensteins “cunumicita”. schwarzes 180g doppelvinyl.

simbad is by no means a newcomer, and has built his rep-utation with over a decades worth of releases. besides his close affiliation with brownswood recordings / worldwide fm, he’s had production credits on releases by mala, daymé arocena and robert owens, and remixed the likes of black jazz consortium, quantic and roy ayers to name but a few. for this release, simbad once again proves his bold and versatile productions skills. continuing where his previous solo releases left off, he returns to his roots to further his journey exploring house music in all its richness and diversity under his new moniker smbd. with references of classic techno, house, and broken beat, the end result is fresh and inspiring. ‘message 045’ is just that, a comment on today’s world tinted with the sound of an uncertain, technological future and held together with innocent melodies, bubbling synths, rolling basslines and driving percussion. shimmering pads and punching drums carry both ‘ping pong love’ and ‘backstreet’, ready for the dance floor. title track ‘message 045’ takes a beatless, contemplative approach, dreamy, euphoric instrumenta-tion aided with dialogue that captures the essence of the release. newcomer world air offers his charmingly unconventional approach to ‘ping pong love’, a mesmerizing and inventive piece that takes the listener on a trip to a brave new sonic world. watch this space for world air’s debut release soon..