Listen To: Frikstailers new EP (ZZK Records)

ZZK Records stream the Guacha- EP by cumbia big bass duo Frikstailers

Frikstailers full length album En Son de Paz is set to be released February 26th. In the meantime enjoy their EP:


   
http://soundcloud.com/zzkrecords/sets/frikstailers-guacha-ep/s-osr29
Frikstailers bio from the ZZK website:

Essentially, the music of the Frikstailers is all energy. 220 volts of pure dance energy. Both smart and shockingly fun, it is a project manned by the multi-rhythmic and sampling madmen Rafa Caivano (aka Ralf aka DJ Rafa Caivano) and Lisandro Sona (aka Sandro Lee, aka DJ Sandro de America).

This duo strives to make music without geographic or genre limitations. In their multilayered compositions they blend elements and icons from the collective pop unconsciousness, who are then dismembered into mutant sounds, which all morph into something totally different and new.All this mutating and splicing achieve a whole other aesthetic that is completely different than the original track.

The finished product is multifaceted and can change at the drop of a hat, combining dancehall, hip hop, baile funk, cumbia, dub, house, kuduro, electro and techno. Sometimes it is crazy and bizarre, borderline schizophrenic, yet they still retain the intelligence and craft of a beautifully produced electronic song.

Free EP - Chancha Via Circuito (ZZK Recs)

ZZK Records is giving away Chancha Via Circuito's new EP, Semillas via free download. 

For those of you that are not familiar with Chancha Via Circuito they sound like psychedelic electronic cumbia. Their last album "Rio Arriba" was one tripped out psychedelia trip to the amazons with drum machines & synthesizers and plenty of cumbia dance vibes to keep you dancing or bobbing your head.

You can download Semillas directly from ZZK Records

   

My favorite music videos of 2012 (Part 1)

alt-j (∆) - Breezeblocks:

This technique has been done so much before, but I found it very effective especially for the vibe of this song.

Esta tecnica ha sido usada tantas veces pero lo encontre muy efectivo especialmente para la vibra de esta canción.

Super Guachin - La Gorra:

I love this song and this video is perfect for their glitchy 8-bit video game sounding cumbia dub.

Me encanta esta canción y el video es perfecto para su sonido cumbiabero con toques de videojuegos.

 M.I.A. - Bad Girls:

This is my absolute favorite video of 2012. I love that M.I.A. took something so trivial as women driving that is very taboo in parts of the Middle East and made a political statement while not being so preachy about it and having fun with it.

Este es mi video favorito del 2012. Me encanta que M.I.A. haya tomado algo tan trivial como las mujeres manejando que es muy tabú en partes del Medio Oriente y hizo un mensaje politico sin sermonear y a la vez divirtiendose al hacerlo.