Jeffery at Wall of Sound recommended the Edzayawa - Project One to me today. So glad he did. This is a killer album.
― brotherlovesdub, Saturday, 19 May 2012 23:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
I am totally obsessed with two singles I have from this label (and they're the only things I have from Soundway; as far as I can tell they're not entirely indicative of the label's usual sound?). Majorly funky Guyanan calypso and '60s African twist that brings a total swing to a standard oldies template. Unique phrasings, sudden slightly atonal recorder solos, etc.
Anyway - what else sounds like this? I need MORE of this kind of stuff!!!
Thanks for any recommendations...
Single 1:
Single 2:
― She Got the Shakes, Sunday, 17 June 2012 17:44 (11 months ago) Permalink
Ok, I am 90% sold on Ondatrópica after hearing I Ron Man.
Weird concept, but well done!Hope they don't go in a more "punk" route because the world doesn't need another punk/ethnic music band but i'm in as long as they keep the vibe super trad
― game of crones (La Lechera), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 16:40 (11 months ago) Permalink
I just bought the Panama Soul 12", which is pretty nice. Jungle Rat USA is such a good band name, incidentally.
― She Got the Shakes, Sunday, 24 June 2012 13:34 (11 months ago) Permalink
10 year anniversary party at Rough Trade this Thursday.
― If you live in Thanet and fancy doing some creative knitting (Fizzles), Sunday, 15 July 2012 09:24 (10 months ago) Permalink
ondatropica is getting a lot of press, no? comes out tomorrow. i didn't preorder but only because i am tired of their super slow intl shipping.
― nicest bitch of poster (La Lechera), Sunday, 15 July 2012 14:18 (10 months ago) Permalink
i went to the store and got this over the weekend, listening to 3xLP set for the first time and all i have to say is that it sounds awesome, but it sounds like 100 more awesome if you are even a little familiar with the type of tropical Colombian music Soundway has been reviving since their first Colombia! comp a few years ago (or knew about la musica tropical de Colombia before.)
I know they're going to get lumped into the Buena Vista Latin Music club, but they're way more than that.
― nicest bitch of poster (La Lechera), Monday, 23 July 2012 14:05 (10 months ago) Permalink
there's even a goofy romantic boogaloo number if that's your bag
i think it was streaming somewhere and the NYC show is on the 27thsample here at the very least http://snd.sc/JFLQcb
― nicest bitch of poster (La Lechera), Monday, 23 July 2012 14:51 (10 months ago) Permalink
whoa i did not realize MICHI SARMIENTO IS STILL ALIVE??
i gotta get this ondatropica record
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 2 August 2012 20:54 (9 months ago) Permalink
not only alive, but making music!
it's a shame you missed the london show(s) -- i think there was more than one?
only two shows in usa -- ny and la :(
― nicest bitch of poster (La Lechera), Thursday, 2 August 2012 20:58 (9 months ago) Permalink
i was in new york for the london show, and will be in london for the new york show *flings back of hand limply to forehead*
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 2 August 2012 21:12 (9 months ago) Permalink
oh nm that rough trade show was for soundway as a whole.. STILL THOUGH
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 2 August 2012 21:13 (9 months ago) Permalink
yes: http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/10/24/kiki-gyan-24-hours-in-a-disco/
― *buffs lens* (schlump), Wednesday, 24 October 2012 18:29 (7 months ago) Permalink
It's December and I still think Ondatrópica is really good -- they got slapped with a corny marketing scheme imo, but the music itself is v enjoyable. Any other Soundway recordings I shouldn't miss this year?
― passion it person (La Lechera), Thursday, 13 December 2012 19:58 (5 months ago) Permalink
To each her/his own, but I think if a group is doing an Afro-Colombian cover of Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" like Ondatropica do, they may get a corny marketing campaign because such a cover is kind of corny.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 13 December 2012 20:30 (5 months ago) Permalink
Yeah I guess so. The rest of the album is good though! Maybe I have a high tolerance for corny cumbia.
― passion it person (La Lechera), Thursday, 13 December 2012 21:43 (5 months ago) Permalink
I really like the Meridian Brothers - Desesperanza LP. Pretty unique take on that stuff.
― She Got the Shakes, Friday, 14 December 2012 00:54 (5 months ago) Permalink
This one is my favorite - cumbia with little sci-fi synths sprinkled throughout:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3_R-RSPmYY
― She Got the Shakes, Friday, 14 December 2012 00:55 (5 months ago) Permalink
Hmm - I don't know why it didn't embed
― She Got the Shakes, Friday, 14 December 2012 00:56 (5 months ago) Permalink
"https"->"http" I think
― a Christmas .gif for you from (seandalai), Friday, 14 December 2012 00:58 (5 months ago) Permalink
damn, great song.
bump it while looking @ this thread:
post animated gifs of dancing skeletons
― ❏❐❑❒ (gr8080), Friday, 14 December 2012 00:59 (5 months ago) Permalink
ooh that is good! thanks. i'm a little confused about what is considered cumbia these days -- that's way faster than what i think of when i think of cumbia.
― passion it person (La Lechera), Friday, 14 December 2012 01:13 (5 months ago) Permalink
I played this track a bunch, not sure where it fits in genrewise: https://soundcloud.com/bombaestereo/lo-que-tengo-que-decir
― a Christmas .gif for you from (seandalai), Friday, 14 December 2012 01:33 (5 months ago) Permalink
i like them but i don't think they're on soundway records? did NOT know they had a new record out -- i'll have to give it a listen.
― passion it person (La Lechera), Friday, 14 December 2012 01:35 (5 months ago) Permalink
Their last album was on Soundway in Europe at least.
― a Christmas .gif for you from (seandalai), Friday, 14 December 2012 01:38 (5 months ago) Permalink
oh weirdi don't think it was here? i dunno, i downloaded it from emusic i think. anyway i completely forgot about them, so thanks for reminding me.
― passion it person (La Lechera), Friday, 14 December 2012 01:41 (5 months ago) Permalink
fun fun fun fun
― scintilla (seandalai), Monday, 29 April 2013 19:01 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
not on soundway, but it feels more relavent to share them here than any other thread:
CHICANO BATMANCHICANO BATMANCHICANO BATMAN
― ְ֮֠֓֟֬֩ (gr8080), Monday, 29 April 2013 20:42 (3 weeks ago) Permalink