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Saturday, 16 July 2011

Maasto records presents: 'World lounge'

Over the last few years I have, in addition to four to the floor club sessions, played a lot of lounge, bar and radio sets. I was going to put together a selection of my favorite groovy lounge tunes, but quickly realized there were way too many songs I wanted to fit into the mix. So, I decided to start a personal mixtape series with midtempo tracks under the umbrella term "World lounge". To kick the series off, I am releasing two mixes. The volumes have a slightly different mood, but compliment each other in a nice way. Part one is sunny, positive and upbeat, and part two is more melancholic and dark. Both mixes contain songs I have enjoyed a lot to and I think the individual tracks resonate well from each other and create a coherent entity, despite the fact that they are from different parts of the world. Genres and styles on the two first volumes include, but is not restricted to: Arabic Pop, Afrobeat, Bhangra, Cumbia, Highlife, Hiplife, Kizomba, Kwaito, Latin soul, Manele, Musica Popular Brasileira, Reggaeton, Samba, Zouk.

I hope you enjoy this music as much as I do!

-Dj Emil

Vol. 1: SUN

Tracklist:
1. Stefano Miele feat. Daniele Durante - Dumineca Matina
2. Systema Solar - Fayaguaya aka Firewire
3. Los Labios - Bus Estacion
4. Florin Peste - Zi de mi-e dor de tine
5. Ana Rosely - Skim dum dum dum
6. Hamid El Shari - Kona Fi Jara
7. Mirage - Grove (Just the two of us)
8. Kassav' - Soleil
9. Tony Harmony feat. Triple M - My Body
10. The Mgababa Queens - Maphuti (Captain Planet Remix)
11. Solo Moderna - Sonido Pueble (Dixone Remix)
12. Enege feat. Ckriz - Hoy Me Olvido De Ti
13. Oaistar - Cherie (Canalh Remix)
14. Kaka Bhainiawala - Esharah
15. Dj Kesmo - Laisse Les (Max le Daron Remix)
16. Brown Dash - M'gezeni
17. Sabo & Zeb - Sanguebom (J-Boogie Remix)
18. Di Melo - A Vide Em Seus Metodos Diz Calma
19. Ahmed Fakroun - Soleil Soleil
20. September - Florida
21. Jorge Ben - Oe oe

Vol. 2: MOON

Tracklist:
1. Aska - Htela bih da si tu
2. T-Vice - A-Zero
3. Khaled - Ya Rayi
4. Teta Lando - Angole (Mauricio Pacheco Remix)
5. Tony Lenta - Mi Chama
6. Sweet Micky - Se Ou Mwen Vle
7. Hamid El-Shari - Sadek
8. Cristi Dules, Luci 1One & ASU - Dulce Si Sexy
9. Irmaos Verdades - Isabella
10. Boushra - Koli Youm
11. Gashka & Liviu Pustiu - Baitetii Cu Bani
12. Morgana si Susanu - Aveai tot ce-ti Doreai
13. Farruko feat. Daddy Yankee & Yomo - Pa' Romper La Discoteca
14. Tito El Bambino - Barquito
15. Carole Samaha - Adwaa El Shohra
16. Brownout - Olvidalo
17. Ahmed Fakroun - Love Words

Monday, 25 April 2011

Boom Shakalaka Presents: Baltik Bass Vol. 1 - Out now!

It's been all over the blogs already, and I'm the last one to inform about it. But the highly anticipated Baltik bass vol. 1 is here, and it's free for now! Pick it up from sound cloud:

Press release:
(English)
(Finnish)

This EP features a new style of electronic world music, based on folk music from the Baltic sea region. The Helsinki/Finland based Boom shakalaka DJ team, responsible for compiling the EP, are known in their hometown as world club music specialists. Apart from hosting a world music radio show on the popular urban radio station Basso radio, DJs Emil, Rideon and Svengali regularly play global bass music in dance clubs around Finland.

Being constantly in contact with music from around the world, the DJs also wanted to spread traditional music from the area surrounding them. However, for the sweet accordion rhythms and fiddle harmonies to work in the dance clubs, it needed some remixing. One thing lead to another and the Boom shakalaka team eventually ended up with a whole new sound and genre on their hands, which got the name ʻBaltik bassʼ.

“When working with these remixes, we didnʼt want to restrict our style according to the boarders of some nation-state, instead we want to point to the similarities in the musical folklore from a larger region. We refer to the sea for its historic importance as a logistic centre and as a symbol of openness and multiculturalism”, declares DJ Emil.

Despite the link to local folk music, the producers feel that their music is global and that it resonates with a global trend in electronic music focusing on different regional musical cultures. One indication of the global appeal of baltik bass, is the massive support that the first promotional track, sent out in the summer of 2010, got from DJs and blogs worldwide. The word quickly got around and this first Baltik bass EP features Serbian folk bass superstars Shazalakazoo, who give a go at retweeking classic Finnish folk music.

The EP is the first in a series of releases to present new world/folk music from Northern Europe and the Baltic sea region and the artists hope that this will inspire more producers from the area to create similar material.

Also available in most digital stores:
Itunes
Juno
DJ Download
Emusic
Amazon
Meteli
Musicload

Friday, 18 March 2011

Baltik bass

The highly anticipated EP 'Boom shakalaka presents: Baltik bass vol.
1' is completed and will be released in April!

While you are waiting, we are giving away this tune by Dj Emil and
Finnish accordion superstar Markku Lepistö, not featured on the album.
It is however a a sample of what the new genre, labelled 'baltik bass'
can sound like.

DJ Emil vs Markku Lepistö - Thunderbird by Maasto Records

And check out the video:

Baltik Bass from Maasto Records on Vimeo.

The EP will be the the first in a series of releases to present new
world/folk/bass/club music from Northern Europe and the Baltic sea
region.

Tuesday, 22 February 2011

Old site

Just to let you know, the old site will still be up for a while at: http://files.maasto.com/

And in case you are looking for this tune:

...a 320k mp3 can be downloaded here.

Friday, 4 February 2011

Hi Kee's debut album out today!

Jamaican reggae singer Hi Kee is realising his debut album 'Self reliance' digitally today! It features this production by Maasto records, on the Love don't live riddim. Check out the vid and click through the tunes from Juno below.