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shangaan electro - New Wave Dance Music From South Africa
Ask us about Shangaan Electro a week ago and we'd ask you to speak slower. Ask us this week and we'll rave about one of the most astounding records we've heard this year. The erstwhile and intrepid ears of Honest Jon's Mark Ainley and Hardwax/Basic Channel legend Mark Ernestus have been following this niche style from Soweto, SA, for a hot minute, long enough anyway to pick out twelve extraordinary examples of 180bpm, marimba-laden, afro-dance diamonds hewn from rickety drum machines and keyboards shaped into dazzling fillips of pure dance energy. We almost couldn't believe our ears on first listen, or the tenth. It was perhaps only when we witnessed the accompanying videos on youtube that it started to settle into place, watching liquid hipped Shangaan dancers scuttle and stomp like folk possessed by something untold but completely comprehendible. It's not a large punt to draw distinctions between this and Chicago footwurk or Caribbean Soca styles, from the high tempo velocity to use of basic equipment all deployed with the intention of eliciting faster and more furious dance moves from the participants. Essentially this is a continuation of traditional styles, only plugged in at the studio of Nozinja Music Productions to become utterly electrified and electrifying. But these aren't simply instrumental rhythms, they're also songs with passionate, soul wrenching vocals and head-rushingly sweet synth melodies. Four exemplary contributions from the scene's lynchpin Zinja Hlungwani are worth the entry price alone; from the gripping hypertension of 'Ntombi Ya Mugaza' to the warbling duet of synthesized and human soul in 'Nwa Gezani My Love', or the alien harmonics of 'Nwa Gezani', you're paying to experience a mesmerizing sound that you simply can't hear anywhere outside of Limpopo or low-res youtube clips. Nozinja is responsible for the breakneck speed of Shangaan Electro, responding to public demand for faster rhythms since opening his studio in 2005, even creating "boy bands" like the boiler-suited and clown mask-wearing Tshetsha Boys and producing for the rest of the artists included here. To be fair, this music is still a totally niche prospect, but initial reactions from friends we would never expect to like it have been as immediate as the music itself and there's no denying this will be one of the years most lauded albums among adventurous listeners. This is genuinely some of the most exciting music you'll hear this year, and alongside the Footwork/Juke craze currently taking hold, you'll have heard little like it before. ESSENTIAL PURCHASE!
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2LP // £19.99
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LP // £11.99
Amazing concept album of glistening early electronic fusions from pioneering Pakistani composer, Sohail Rana
TERANGA BEAT
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**Gatefold double LP with extensive liner notes and photographs**
Finders Keepers Records
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First of two vinyl editions covering the work of incredible Tamil/Kollywood producer Ilaiyaraaja!
Finders Keepers Records
LP // £11.99
Second of two vinyl editions covering the work of incredible Tamil/Kollywood producer Ilaiyaraaja!
The Afro Sound of Colombia Vol. 1
VAMPISOUL
3LP // £29.99
Over two and a half hours of funky Afro-influenced tracks from the 60s and 70s...
VAMPISOUL
2CD // £19.99
A double-disc career retrospective on this Nigerian contemporary of Fela Kuti
The Afro Sound of Colombia Vol. 1
VAMPISOUL
2CD // £19.99
Over two and a half hours of funky Afro-influenced tracks from the 60s and 70s...
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CD // £12.99
Ace, reverent collection of Japanese "instrumental surf, Eleki & Tsugaru Rock 1966-1974.
Sublime Frequencies
CD // £18.99
Ace retrospective from the most beloved pop group in the history of Indonesian music.
New Wave Dance Music From South Africa
Honest Jon's Records
MP3 Download // £6.99
FLAC Download // £8.99
Genuinely mindblowing Mark Ainley/Mark Ernestus compiled 180bpm, marimba-laden, afro-dance diamonds.
New Wave Dance Music From South Africa
Honest Jon's Records
CD // £11.99
Genuinely mindblowing Mark Ainley/Mark Ernestus compiled 180bpm, marimba-laden, afro-dance diamonds.
SHAKE SHAKIR / ONI AYHUN / SHANGAAN ELECTRO
Honest Jon's Records
12" // £6.99
Second in this remix series, featuring reworks from Shake and Oni Ayhun.
SHAKE SHAKIR / ONI AYHUN / SHANGAAN ELECTRO
Honest Jon's Records
MP3 Download // £1.70FLAC Download // £2.50
Second in this remix series, featuring reworks from Shake and Oni Ayhun.
MORITZ VON OSWALD TRIO / DIGITAL MYSTIKZ
Honest Jon's Records
12" // £6.99
Moritz and co with a brand new track and a Mala remix, serious.
7" // £3.99Deadman (King Midas Sound Mix)
Honest Jon's Records
12" // £6.99
First of two extra special Shackleton drops on Honest Jon's, featuring reworks from Kevin Martin.
Boracay Drift (b/w Morphosis Remix)
Honest Jon's Records
12" // £6.99
A crucial appointment: Morphosis remixing 'Boracay Drift' from Pinch & Shackleton's eponymous album.
Honest Jon's Records
12" // £7.99
Red-eyed electro-dub wickedness from the one and only Actress.
PEVERELIST / VILLALOBOS & LODERBAUER
Shangaan Shake: Villalobos/Loderbauer & Peverelist
Honest Jon's Records
12" // £6.99
The series continues - this time with Peverelist, Ricardo Villalobos and Loderbauer at the controls.
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Honest Jon's Records
2LP // £13.99
CLASSIC compilation focussing on killer dancehall vocal and dub's from the Unity Sounds crew - DON"T MISS!
Honest Jon's Records
12" // £6.99
Tshetsha Boys in full effect on four tracks of hyper-speed Shangaan Electro!!!
KELAN PHILIP COHRAN & THE HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE
Kelan Philip Cohran & The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Honest Jon's Records
2LP // £11.99
The legendary Philip Cohran hooks up with his brood - the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - for Honest Jon's.
Shangaan Shake: Theo Parrish/Burnt Friedman
Honest Jon's Records
12" // £6.99
Theo Parrish and Burnt Friedman make good on the fourth edition of this inspired Shangaan remix series.
Omanfoa (Djd Remixes - Afrotek Mix)
Here And Now Recordings
MP3 Download // £1.95FLAC Download // £2.95
Bombay Connection
MP3 Download // £6.99
FLAC Download // £8.99
Dancing Time, the Best of Eastern Nigeria's Afro Rock Exponents 1973-77
Soundway Records
2LP // £14.99
The latest title on Soundway to mine the rich musical output of 60s and 70s Nigeria.
K. FRIMPONG & SUPER COMPLEX / UHURU DANCE BAND / THE CRANES
Soundway Records
12" // £10.49
**Limited edition of 1000 copies with download code redeemable from the label**
Thrill Jockey
LP // £13.99
*LP version includes free download coupon redeemable from the label*
Soundway Records
LP // £13.99
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Finders Keepers Records
2LP // £14.99
Truly stunning, obscure plugged-in pop, electronics and drum machine patterns from South India circa '86!
The Original Sound of Cumbia (Part 2)
Soundway Records
3LP // £21.99
**180g triple vinyl. Includes bonus track not on the CD and download code redeemable from the label**
