Minimatic - "Practise Your Swing!"

Today I would like to introduce to you the new EP by french based producer Minimatic. "Practise Your Swing!" is his first full electro swing/blues release, featuring 5 shaking electro-swing-hop-blues tracks, taking some past & forgotten gems from the swing era to a new level of electricity !
Official release date is 29th June but you can already have a listen to the previews on soundcloud now.

Kočani FUNKolektiv - Dirty and Ugly - Balkan Vision & Mashina Remixes

Last but not least, I want to let you know about a new Balkan Beats release from Berlin. BalkanVision & Mashina had the honor to remix the Kolektiv from this little town in Macedonia, where many of the best brass players originate. Kocani FUNKolektiv is some of the younger musicians from the widely known Kocani Orchestar, who decided to form a new group to make more contemporary music. This is how they came to work with musicians from other genres to enrich their melodic brass with elements including turntables or beatboxing. There's no-one better to remix such a troupe then BalkanVision & Mashina, who also bust out of straightjacketed styles to mix it up and create something new. Enjoy !

Jamie Berry - Out Of My Mind

And another Swing House banger from the UK is coming from Jamie Berry, based in Leeds. His EP is called "Out Of My Mind" and combines the big band swing of the 30's with the club beats of today. Big recommendation for this one!

GOT K.D.S feat. CRYSTAL DISTORTION - SWANG! (Shake That Thing)

Here we go with one of the swingin' summer tracks for 2012. SWANG! (Shake That Thing) from GOT K.D.S feat. CRYSTAL DISTORTION is a dancefloor track per excellence. This is what the label Freshly Squeezed says about the release: "The record has all the feel-good hallmarks of a wicked electro swing cut but with the tight fat production of a house banger and the instantaneous immediacy of the best kind of pop." We'll see, if it hits the festivals and clubs of the world this summer. I'll definitely give it a spin ;-)

Adham Shaikh - Refractions Vol. 1 - Universal Frequencies Remixes

Here's a preview for the new Adham Shaikh Remix album called Refractions Vol. 1. Beside artists like Bluetech, Nickodemus, David Starfire, Adham Shaikh, Matt the Alien, Jpod the Beat Chef, Timothy Wisdom, Squaoid, and Tarun Nayar of Delhi2Dublin this release also features a Sound Nomaden Remix. I'm very proud to be part of this album, reaching from genres like Oriental, Dub, Balkan and Reggae to Electronica, Dubstep and Techbeats. If you like a fusion of styles check out this release, wich will be out on sonicturtle april 20th and all other shops on may 20th!

Parov Stelar - Jimmy's Gang

Here's the first single of the upcoming album by Electro Swing pioneer Parov Stelar. I heard the track "Jimmy's Gang" first on the Parov Stelar Band concert in germany 2 weeks ago. And yeah mates, this is a wonderful tune again! Check out the awesome video as well.

Lazlo - Lazlo

Today I'm happy to introduce to you a french Electro Swing producer called Lazlo. His first full length album was just released last week and it is one of the best I heard for a while. If you're into Electro Swing you might already know his track "Busy Line" from the compilation Electro Swing IV. The album is full of tunes like this, where old trumpet and clarinet samples meet 4/4 Beats and heavy basslines. This is truly Electro Swing how it is supposed to be for the dancefloor. Only thing that is missing by time to time, in my opinion, is a swingin' voice ;-)

Blend Mishkin - Mama Proud Riddim Remixed

And another free download, this time a full Remix album by Blend Mishkin. It's featuring Dubstep, Dub and Reggae Remixes by Turntable Dubbers, Dirty Dubsters, Palov, Balkan's Hi-Fi and many more. This one is really worth checkin' out if you like dubby bass music!

Chief Boima - African In New York

Here's a new release for all you guys that like African House, Coupe Decale, Cumbia, Kuduro, and Champeta. Chief Boima is a Sierra Leonean-American DJ/producer born in Milwaukee Wisconsin, and raised in the World. His 'African In New York' is full of club ready African remixes honed during his global travels as a DJ and producer. My favourites on this release are the title song "African In New York", "Sina Makossa" produced with Uproot Andy and his official rework of virtuosic Sierra Leonean blind thumb piano player Sorie Kondi's "Without Money No Family." In my opinion the song "Last Night Of Your Life" really doesn't fit on this EP, it's a bad dance song, so it's not really worth listening. Nevertheless the other tunes are quite unique, so have a listen!

NaurÊa - Furdunço

I just explored this new release from a band called NaurÊa based in aracaju, brazil. The music they play is called sambaiao, an energetic sound with akkordeon, tropical guitar riffs and samba grooves. The EP features three original tracks as well as three Remixes by famous brazilian Dj's Dolores, Lucio K and Kaska, giving their tunes a bass and breakbeat flavour. You can grab the tracks for free on soundcloud!

KKC Orchestra - Dig Your Own Swing

Today I want to introduce to you the KKC Orchestra based in Toulouse/Cahors, France. These guys are playing a great mixture of Hip Hop, Swing, Breaks and Turntableism. Their new EP is called "Dig your own swing" and is really sth. fresh and new in the growing Electro Swing scene. Have a listen to the album teaser on soundcloud and get infected!

Cyril Noir - Black Kat Kingdom EP

Here is another EP focussed on the fusion of Swing, House and Dubstep. This time it's coming out of the States, where San Francisco based producer and DJ Cyril Noir is pushing the Electro Swing scene. Some nice tunes on here ;-)

Restless Leg Syndrome - Swapping Swingers EP

Hey Ho Swingers. Last week I got an email about this release by Restless Leg Syndrome from Austria. I've never heard about these guys before, so I didn't pay too much attention to the email. Lucky me that I checked it again, because it's a really good debut for the project. Imagine the fusion of Breaks, Hip Hop and old vintage Swing flipped for the dancefloor. The digital EP with 6 tunes is available for free (or for as much you think it's worth) on bandcamp and I'm shure to put any track in one of my next sets. There's also limited pressing of vinyl for all the DJ's out there so be quick and have a listen ;-)

Stereo Express - Shadoorack/Bootaleeza EP

Stereo Express, producer based in Ghent, Belgium just released his new EP called The Shadoorack / Bootaleeza on Atmosphere Records. It is a both digital and vinyl release influenced by swing music from the 30’s. Stereo Express, known for his fusion of Minimal House with Jazz, Balkan and Motown has done great work on this one so check it out on soundcloud. Included on the EP are remixes by Dan Caster and Arts & Leni.

JFB - What Goes Around EP

What are the two sounds that make people go crazy in the UK right now? I guess it's Dubstep and Electro Swing... JFB's new EP is the combination of both. Big dirty basslines meet happy swing music. Nothing more to say, just a big sound!

Dubmatix presents Clash Of The Titans – The System Shakedown Remixes

Here's a brand new release for all the Dubheads out there! Dubmatix, a fresh Dub- and Reggaeartist based in Toronto is throwing out a big journey of remixes from some of the world’s most talented producers. “Dubmatix presents Clash Of The Titans – The System Shakedown Remixes” features an awesome line-up including: G.Corp (Groove Corporation), Zion Train, Aldubb, Dubvisionist, TVS, Mungo's HiFi, Marcus Visionary, LionDub, Webcam Hi-Fi, Victor Rice, Vibronics, Subatomic Soundsystem and Nate Wize. Dubmatix contributed an alternate version of the Dennis Alcapone track “Struggle”. The double Vinyl/CD release is showing all facetes of & dub influenced music, ranging from roots dub to jungle, more experimental stuff like dubstep and future dub. Dub has always been open for new styles and ideas so check out this global dub journey brought to you by Dubmatix!

LaBrassBanda feat. Busta Rhymes - Woo Hah Marienkäfer

Woo Hah!!! Today I explored a really crazy Mashup from LaBrassBanda feat. Busta Rhymes. The Original from the bavarian Ensemble is picked from the CD "habediehre". The new Remix will be out on november 4th (also as Vinyl Maxi-Single). Have a listen, this is soooo funny!

Incontrol - Baton Rouge & Kick Ass Swing

Incontrol, is one of France’s Electro Swing pioneers. The DJ, producer and blogger is the founder of the world’s 1st electroswing website www.electro-swing.com, an oracle or knowledge for the increasing number of electroswing fans globally.

Incontrol organises Electro Swing Cabaret parties in Lyon and Toulouse with the Bebop Swing collective and regularly showcases the Rétro Chic Electro Swing Jazzy Sound at clubs, festivals & parties all over Europe. Now he has released his first two tracks on bandcamp. Focussing on his love for Swing and House music, he has produced two great club bangers. Have a listen!

Electro Swing IV by Bart & Baker

The Electro Swing scene is growing faster and faster and more and more new projects and bands are forming, to put the sound of the 20's into the music of the 21. century. The Electro Swing compilation is always one of the first mediums to get in touch with these new artists. Next month number 4 of the legendary series will be out. This time it's mixed by Paris based DJ duo Bart & Baker, wich again composed a new and fresh view into the wide scene. We find well known artists like, Tape Five, Parov Stelar and Swing Republic but also some new names like Hot Steppa, Lazlo, Nuno Endo and Zoowax. Check out some of the tracks included on the CD here!
 

The Electro Swing Revolution Vol. 2

"Electro Swing" is booming at a terrific speed! New Electro Swing titles are released worldwide each week. The Electro Swing Revolution is in full spate with no end in sight. The Swing Groove conquered the club sound of today. The new double CD "The Electro Swing Revolution Vol 2" features the freshest artists of this young scene including tracks by Bart & Baker, AlgoRythmik, Andrej Hermlin and his Swing Dance Orchestra, Minimatic, Savages Y Suefo, !Movits and Electronic Swing Orchestra. I'm happy that you can find also the unreleased Sound Nomaden track "The Trumpet" on this great compilation compiled by Gülbahar Kültür and Johannes Heretsch. The release will be out from oktober 8th in all digital stores and on cd. There will also be Record Release Partys in Berlin (20.10. SO36), Bremen (01.10. Schlachthof) and Münster (28.10. Gleis22) with lots of artists involved in the Electro Swing Revolution. Come on and be a part of it as well!!!