hot casa records present togo soul 70 (selected rare togolese recordings from 1971 to 1981). a treasure-trove of rare and unusual recordings mostly recorded in lomé during the 70’s, a fusion of traditional voodoo chants, raw soul and afro jazz. hot casa records selected 13 tracks, a snapshot of some hundreds of rare and often forgotten tapes from the most prolific, professional and exciting phase of the country’s recording history, including international stars like bella bellow (who even performed to maracana stadium in brazil), or roger damawuzan, compared as the james brown from lomé, and forgotten tapes and brilliant songs in mina, kabyié and fon languages. many of the tracks featured here are peppered with innovation and experimentation highlighting how diverse the music scene in togo was at the time, even if the political context influenced their creation.

der nigerianische musiker fela kuti gilt als begründer des afrobeat. das label knitting factory legt nun verschiedene werke aus dem backcatalogue als neue vinyl-edition vor. diese entstammen ursprünglich dem von brian eno zusammengestellten set -vinyl box 3/compiled by brian eno- und waren einzeln nicht erhältlich. schwarzes vinyl / 180g. 1973 entstanden, ist -gentleman- der direkte vorläufer zum legendären album -alagbon close- - und alle zutaten des legendären afrobeat sind hier schon perfekt angelegt. thematisch pendelt das album zwischen kolonialismus (das titelstück) und persönlichen erlebnissen. -fefe naa efe- zelebriert die Überwindung von herzschmerz, während -igbe- (zu deutsch -scheiße-) durchdekliniert, wann ein menschen -scheiße- handelt: von verrat bis zur mangelnden selbstachtung ist die rede.

cecille numbers started 20 months ago with a great successful two part serie of lemos. after eleven releases ofrobert dietz, livio & roby vs george g., anthea & celler, kreon and many others, cecille numbers finishs 2009 with a massive, bassmonster three tracker ep from lemos and also introduce the new numbers artwork from the famous frankfurt artist herakut. hope you enjoy!
big with: sven väth, luciano, onur Özer, m.a.n.d.y, ricardo villalobos, dj sneak, d julz …

on side a ku bo presents his first collaboration with são paulo, brazil based mc fefe. on >turnerment< fefe rhymes in portugese about the crazy beat of ku bo and how it turns her on. the paulista mc, who also works as an acclaimed visual artist, has already collaborated with other bass music related artists such as al haca and is well immersed in the sound of future bass science. >turnerment< perfectly combines joey beltram basslines with an irresistible house groove, brazilian cuica sounds and a hands up in the air atmosphere

hot casa records present togo soul 70 (selected rare togolese recordings from 1971 to 1981). a treasure-trove of rare and unusual recordings mostly recorded in lomˇ during the 70Õs, a fusion of traditional voodoo chants, raw soul and afro jazz. hot casa records selected 13 tracks, a snapshot of some hundreds of rare and often forgotten tapes from the most prolific, professional and exciting phase of the countryÕs recording history, including international stars like bella bellow (who even performed to maracana stadium in brazil), or roger damawuzan, compared as the james brown from lomˇ, and forgotten tapes and brilliant songs in mina, kabyiˇ and fon languages. many of the tracks featured here are peppered with innovation and experimentation highlighting how diverse the music scene in togo was at the time, even if the political context influenced their creation.