itt: NGUZUNGUZU

asma is her tour dj and thusly working on production stuff too. think i mentioned it in another thread that when she was hired i called it that mia would probably start making good music again after maya. fun fact: she got hired because a mutual friend was sort of "hey you're southeast asian and so is m.i.a. and she needs an assistant so you should hook up", and hung around long enough for m.i.a. to notice she's got sweet musical chops.

yeah the nicki minaj part of that mix is still such a OMG moment for me

days later im still tyrna figure out why 'wave ya hand' sounds so much better here than it ever has b4

it's got such a wistful feel~

fucking SLAYYYYYYED night slugs tonight. flawless. best people ever.

- diddy/dirty money "sade" - in full - into a bounce remix of "cherish the day"
- nicki minaj's "best i ever had" verse over wiley's "ice rink"
- yummy bingham, ciara, dj kay slay, "is that yo bitch", diamond "lotta money"...

<3 <3 <3

i hope these guys appear at a not-downtown LA venue soon

Nice R&B mix for download here.

lol

you must have read the thread v closely

I see it's received the honour of being reviewed in Pitchfork now

So the million dollar question:

Is it NGUZUNGUZU, nguzunguzu or Nguzunguzu.

Huh, for some reason I thought that was new...

xpost

That mix is like 50% of what ppl dl from me on slsk now,

Ah, maybe the p4k thing is why?

That mix is like 50% of what I listen to now that it's summer.

anything else of theirs around?

The Rainbow Arabia remix is my favorite track of this year btw.

relatively old but their remix of the a-team theme with rye rye is great

http://hypem.com/#!/item/13a6p/Rye+Rye+feat.+Nguzunguzu+%28presented+by+M.I.A%27s+Neet+Recordings%29+-+B.A.+Mix

IN OTHER NEWS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUjIl4_DYiU

obv

We named ourselves NGUZUNGUZU after a type of wooden canoe prow carving from the Solomon Islands. We liked the name firstly for its phonetics,when repeated rapidly it sounds like a digeridoo. And the idea of this guiding figure on our craft of sonic explorations. Something like a beacon, a navigational tool, a compass that points us in various directions.

http://wayneandwax.com/?p=979

looking for that post led me to this Moments in Love mix which I don't think has been mentioned in this thread yet: http://www.negrophonic.com/2010/moments-in-mixtape/. Not as wonderful as Perfect Lullaby but good.

they made for really boring/reticent interview subjects on /rupture's radio show, but some of the tunes were great, esp. near the end.

love that moments in love mix, such a great concept

loving this stuff, btw. mixtapes aside, the "bronco" rmx is stunning.

Can anyone point me toward any other 'zouk' mixes? Preferably with 'zouk' remixes of rnb tunes like the-dream one in a perfect lullaby.

http://www.stonesthrow.com/uploads/images/product/detail/nguzunguzu-ep.jpg

haven't heard any of this but i do loooove sayin this band's name

NGUZUNGUZU!!!!!

NGUZUGUNZU!

oops.

The Rainbow Arabia remix is one of my favorite things this year.

yeah, i love the "bronco" rmx, too, but "without you" edges it due to heavier drums and that goddam thumb piano, amazing sounds

their jhene "stranger" remix is very dope

yes, it is. unstoppable beat. thanks for the heads-up.

playing a new museum exhibit in nyc with kingdom on thursday
http://www.newmuseum.org/events/557

then all at the submercer that night with mikeq

http://www.xlr8r.com/podcast/2011/07/nguzunguzu

flawless. best people ever.

― lex pretend, Friday, April 8, 2011 2:56 AM

kind of a letdown after the perfect lullabye and moments in love mixes :(

This was my fav mix of theirs. Heartbroken / Moments in Love track was great. Is that an actual mix or did they just create that for the dj set?

Well it says it's a LOL boys edit so i'm gonna guess they're responsible

They need to put out their "The Boy Is Mine" edit.

Or....both of them?

btw

http://dublab.com/listen/archive/nguzunguzu-live-on-monday-music-meeting-06-27-11/

Bok BOk-CHarisma theme- Southside EP- Night Slugs
Nguzunguzu- TIMESUP – TIMESUP – fade to mind
Nguzunguzu- timesup (kingdom rmx) – TIMESUP-fade 2 mind
DJ Deeon – Everyday
Cassie (brey remix) – Kiss Me on the Claptrap
Dj Joker-Boy is mine
dubbel dutch- sweet harmony remix
dubbel dutch- a1 pressure
Benny Stixx- I don’t deserve you
Floetry (kingdom rmx)- Say Yes
Fatima al qadiri and Total freedom- One night Stand
Jam City- Aquabox- Night Slugs
Drake- Show me a good time instrumental- Young Money
Bad Autopsy- mag remix
jacques Greene – without you (kingdom remix)
Nguzunguzu- Mirage Girl Unit +Crush
Nicki Minaj/ Britney Spears- end of the world (kingdom re fix)
Jhene AIko (nguzunguzu rmx)- Stranger
Ironsoul- Shut the door
QB the problem- untitled- unreleased

>>>>> xlr8r mix

oh nm about the "both of them", the version in this is someone completely different. i should learn to read.

it was kind of gratifying to hear asma say some lame stuff over the mix, but maybe she was being purposely lame and disaffected

they're back in brooklyn this weekend for the clear incarnation of ghetto gothic or whatever it is. checked the new spot last week when rizzla was guesting, i'm into it.

New mini mix here: http://www.openingceremony.us/entry.asp?pid=4187

along with one from physical therapy that is also A++/

indeed

Their first 12" is out now on Kingdom's Fade to Mind label and it hits hard like a 135 juke exorcist.

http://dismagazine.com/blog/23964/sleep-%E2%88%9E-over-romantic-streams-nguzunguzu-remix/

kind of disappointing on first listen

Not the best thing they've done but OMG SO MUCH BASS

I definitely like how back to basics this is compared to their recent output.

I spent about half the remix thinking, damn, what if they both picked up the harp and started wearing doublets

(In the best possible way of course)

This is the closest I ever get to appreciating anything that can be even loosely associated with reggaeton.

Amazing mix, so good.

did not expect the O_O moment in this mix to be "diamonds" of all things

so relieved by this mix, best thing they've done since the first perfect lullaby

(not quiiiite on that one's level but i'm not complaining)

The website is also beautiful, since retro-contemporary webstyles going on. Almost steals the show.

Since = nice!

They did a mix a few years ago that had a killer mashup of Moments in Love. Does anyone remember what that was specifically and whether it's available as a standalone mp3?

https://soundcloud.com/nguzunguzu/moments-in-mixtape

I have that mix but this one mashup was just 1 song in a mix, not every song in the mix mashed with Moments in Love. I'll just add their mixes to my mp3 player again and see if I can find it to be more specific about the other song that was mixed with MiL. Thanks for the link though. I've got the mix on now and it's adding some fun to my afternoon lull.

It was the XLR8R Nguzunguzu podcast where they mashed it up with T2's "Heartbroken"

http://www.xlr8r.com/podcast/2011/07/nguzunguzu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4j52okTgO8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKYTudvwhAQ

This is a version that wasn't ripped from the mix

Thank you! That's the one. Two great tastes that taste great together.

awesome

oh man "Honest" is so good on this

god bless them for salvaging that aaliyah sample used in that chris brown song

wow the t-pain remix on this is unfair

I just got to the Enigma drop on this and laughed out loud at it on the bus.

The annoying thing is that I'd been assuming for years that the original Perfect Lullaby was a fluke and yet it appears that all this time they've been actively choosing NOT to play beatific sparkly My Little Pony R&B zouk shit and that really is inexcusable.

Okay Africa posted a track listing (not sure if it's posted anywhere else): http://www.okayafrica.com/2014/02/20/nguzunguzu-perfect-lullaby-zouk/

TRACKLIST
Dj Fofuxo & Dj Pausas vs. Yuki Koshimoto – Tarracho Exxelentt/ New Moon (MA edit)
Dj Lil Thug vs. Aaliyah – Hot tarraxa/ Dont think they know (MA edit)
Dj N.k – Não Chora Mais Não
Dj Cratera – My girl. My Music
Cassie – Diced Pineapples (NGUZU kizomba remix)
Marbonu – Pura Melodia
Dj tiba – Tarracha Poderoza 2009
Dj Dadifox vs. Ciara – Tarraxo Dueces (MA edit)
Usher Ft. Rick Ross – Let Me See (M&N PRO REMIX)
Nova & Jory – La Noche Perfecta
Chris Brown – Another Round (Phraze zouk remix)
Dj Malcolm – 4 ev
Marques Houston- Clubbin Zouk mix (by N.G productions)
Dj NigGa fox vs. Kelela- Tarraxo HUMBÃ√/ The High (MA edit)
Dj Rick & Dj Lil thug – Saudade Eterna
Dj Salez – Tarracha di nhOs
Dj Bison – Tarraxo Indiano
T Pain – I cant believe it (Peejay Zouk fusion remix)
Dj Malcolm – 14 malo
Rihanna – Diamonds (Kizomba remix by MalcriadoBeats)
Mariah Carey – Touch my Body (Zouk remix by Phraze)
Future – Honest (Zouk remix by Phraze & StyloBeatz)
DJ Joyce Gomes & Revolucion – Choro do Corno
Dj Xocolath – My Song
Mary J Blige – Be without you (NA remix)

Timesup EP is still a 10/10 classic imo

anyone who likes the overall sound of this mix would dig the great Bison EP mentioned in that link: http://www.okayafrica.com/2014/01/15/tarraxinha-bison-wave-of-tarraxinha-ep/.

the tracklist is on soundcloud if you click the link.

that first track is so killer.

perfect lullaby still goes