CARDOPUSHER [VENEZUELA]
bring da fire / caffeine rich kola nut (zipped)
here’s where ragga and breakcore meet, and who’d have thought it would come from somewhere in venezuela? a perfect soundtrack for mad summer days, giving the jolt of energy required to get off your ass and enjoy the sunshine (okay, so we’re heading into summer in australia and you guys might be heading into monsoon season – so it goes). luis ricardo garb√?n is cardopusher, 24-years old and hailing from caracas. this release cropped up on the ren-ga site, which also features similar releases from artists from france, netherlands, san francisco, serbia and elsewhere. cardopusher has also contributed to a recent remix cd from fellow breakcore specialist jason forrest (the artist formerly known as donna summer), with his ‘vendettacore mix’ of the track ‘let’s break’. you can find that particular treat here. if that wasn’t enough, get a 21 min mix from cardopusher on the sur america electronica site, along with mixes from many other central & south american producers. also, expect a 12″ release soon on peace off, entitled “hippie killers don’t mind jah conversations”.
MINDMAP [SLOVAKIA]
eman
some slovakian electronica to add some shine to the morning, from an artist i discovered through the recent compilation from laurent garnier‘s label f-communications, entitled ‘megasoft office 2005’ (stream that and other tracks from the comp here). mindmap are a four piece who have appeared on various slovak electronica compilations prior to the recent release of their debut album ‘plochy’, released on the italian label afe records. of the four mp3s available on their site, i selected the above track mainly for the vocal, although i also recommend checking out what happens when their soft ambient textures meet the subtle remix skills of their fellow countrymen eardrumkrew on retrospective [ear drum kru mapmind remix].
THIS WEEK’S RADIO SHOW: the feature album was from egyptian artist mutamassik, her debut solo album on soundink entitled ‘masri mokassar: definitive works’. mutamassik describes her work as “sa’aidi hardcore” – mixing traditional egyptian music with broken beats, ragga, d’n’b, breakcore etc. it’s a perfect fusion that destroys all twee misconceptions of ‘world music’ and serves as a raw reminder of how narrow our western musical ideologies truly are. more info from mutamassik‘s rough americana site.