Let it be known that the Valis Cafe is not about dance music. It is not about trends, or fashion- umm, whatever. It is what I'm listening to, groomed to please the listener rather than abuse. DJ Biddy Thomas claims they have a name for my non-beat, non-style matched mixing: "crossover".
I don't know.
last time I heard "crossover" applied to anything but loudspeakers it was used to describe Los Lobos redoing La Bamba.
Much of the cover art of these tracks is missing, and links are sparse. Globalization has tightened our borders--Wal-Mart has limited our choices and Piracy Funds Terrorism. Wasn't it so much easier when we bought Hash to support the Afghani rebels against their russian oppressors? Life sure has gotten complicated. On to the music. It is, of course, not all Booty Bass nor even all South American.
Stir the damn pot.
DJ Rupture--Overture: Watermelon City What a terrific vocal!!!
Peaches--Set It Off first of two Peaches tracks, longtime favorites here at the Cafe.
Sarah McLaughlin--Possession (remix) A little faster, a litter more spare..
Kelis--Milkshake (remix) Yes, everyone has remixed this track. Haven't found any I don't like either!
Kinky--Mas Like Los Lobos a latino band in need of a crossover because they are so darn good.
Princess Superstar--Dichotomy fast talking rap electro queen with a new record I need to get. This track can hardly be described as suffering.
Mia Doi Todd--88 Ways Ok ok, I found this trolling for MIA remixes...and bought the record. This is fantastic stuff!
Tok Tok Vs Soffy O--Missy Queen (remix) there are a bunch of remixes of this track, this is not the vocal heavy one the Cafe normally plays...
Peaches--Fuck the Pain Away doesn't work as therapy, but worth a try.
Crystal Method--More what does any of this have to do with Baile Funk?
Chicks On Speed--We Don't Play Guitars well, Peaches does in a nice cameo..
Buzz Fiend--One 4 Da Head electronica with the same title as an MIA song who makes America look monochromatic with her blending/blurring..
Diplo + MIA--One for the Head yes, her english is better. I could teach you, but I'd have to charge.
Patty Labelle--Lady Marmalade I dare you to not sing along.
Saldo--Secondo ..another track I stumbled upon looking for something else. I can only thank the lazy original ripper who could not be bothered with an id3 tag. Why give me a clue so I can buy the record?
(a)pendics.shuffle--Boobies Bounce microsliced funkified misogyny. Good luck finding this disc. Thank you PBE!
Three tracks from Favela Booty Beats follow:
Cavalo De Pau
Popozuda Rock n'Roll
Jonathan II
Halftime--
Louis XIV--Illegal Tender Start the second half off with a playful percolating ultra new throwback to simpler times..nastier than James, catchier than the Strokes.
XLover--Darling Nikki Prince himself would dig this. Why no airplay? Oh-Wait..we live in the time of the Wardrobe Malfunction. Filibuster this FCC.
Sophie Rimheden--M under two minutes of microsliced moanin' over a fat bass track. On the Mitek label.
MIA--10 Dollar "What can I get for ten dollars? Everything you want!"
Konono--Paradiso Overdriven trance feedback played through a megaphone. Pure. Genius.
Diplo--Baile Funk One warm up.
(a)pendics.shuffle--Prefusely Mine more electronimagicality.
Inge Heiz--Call Me truly decadent club reworking of the Blondie phrase, if not the song itself..Yep. Another CD you won't be able to find.
Martin H and Oliver Klein--Club Game the 2 of the the clubbing 1-2 punch.
Diplo--Baile Funk Two stretch to prevent injury.
Diplo--Favela Blast--31 minutes of blender action, mixed languages, beats, genres. Bass heavy driven uptempo bitter celebration.
Kidneythieves--Black Bullet Cleanse the palate with blood.
Goodnight.
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