mp3: SANY PITBULL funk alemao
for the second outing in their ‘baile funk masters series’, man recordings deliver five cuts from rio dj, sany pitbull. true to their word, this on-going collection of vinyl twelves is sending the hipsters back to school and paying respect to the godfathers of the scene, the true masters of the funk ball.
like sandrinho (the first ‘master’ in the series), sany pitbull has logged many years behind the decks at bailes all over rio and beyond. in a detailed interview over at dj rideon’s excellent ‘rio baile funk’ blog, sany dates his first baile experience as far back as 1983, when the sound we know as ‘carioca funk’ had yet to drop, and parties – smaller, more community based events – were dominated by miami bass. the marriage between this american import and local brasilian sounds began in 1989 with the introduction of portugeuese vocals into the mix, and during the 90s it grew into the caricoa funk sound that now dominates the scene. sany cites ‘tamborzao’ as the dominant sound today – “baile funk with heavy, syncopated brazilian percussion” – so much so, that dropping an old miami bass bomb won’t wash with the new generation of funk lovers.
for ‘baile funk masters #2’, man recordings cite sany’s tracks as “the next level” of caricoa funk – “post baile funk”. across five instrumentals, sany proves that pushing faders is simply one of his true skills – as an accomplished percussionist, he brings an extra edge to the release; mixing up chinese drums and japanese gongs on ‘tribos’; berimbau and samba on ‘beatch from brasil’ and on ‘funk alemao’ – a tribute to the sights and sounds of his first trip to germany last year – he develops what he describes as “the most experimental, musique-concrete meets baile funk effort ever”. it’s a claim that’s right on the money, and does point the way to the inevtiable development of the original carioca sound – wherein the template is studied, learned, and then ripped up and thrown away. it’s available to download above for the next seven days – don’t sleep.
‘baile funk masters #2’ is released on april 6th – more info at manrecordings.com. stream more sany tracks over at his murdochspace.