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PARTY TIME WILL SOON BE UPON US ALL, SO AT THIS FESTIVE TIME WE ARE ALLOWED A FEW ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND THIS NEW 12” FINDS OUR FRIENDS DRUNK ON THE DANCEFLOOR OF LEFTFIELD, BREAKS, ACID AND LATIN JAZZ RAP. IN OTHER WORDS, BRILLIANT!

A Alcoholic Drinks (Whiskey Mix)
Remix - Outbound , Samp Brothers

B Alcoholic Drinks (Vodka Mix)
Remix - Paul Murphy

 
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A Malanotte
Remix [Edit] - Paul Murphy

B Malanotte Dué
Remix - Paul Murphy

 

 
Paul Murphy - The Trip


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DJ Farrapo & Yanez - Baiano Vem
Baiano Vai - Single - Baiano Vem Baiano Vai
A: Dj Farrapo & Yanez : "Baiano Vem Baiano Vai"
B:Dj Farrapo & Yanez: "Dubaiano"

Tempo fa, durante uno dei suoi dj set, qualcuno come di consueto si è
avvicinato a Paul Murphy, boss dell'Afro Art, ed allungandogli un CD ha
sibilato: " questo è qualcosa a cui sto lavorando, ti interesserebbe
produrlo? ".

A Paul è bastato ascoltare la traccia una sola volta......".....mi chiedi se
lo voglio!?! .....ma certo!!!"

Dj Farrapo & Yanez sono due ragazzi di Bologna. Le loro produzioni sono
frutto di una mistura sapientemente calibrata di musica brasiliana, breaks,
e di un pizzico di drum & bass, su cui s'innesta una melodia accattivante.
Paul si è chiuso in studio con queste tracce e dopo aver lavorato un po' ai
suoni, ecco che tutto e' pronto per l'uscita del 7" che sarà disponibile a
partire da aprile 2006.

Sono tracce che possono essere appropriate ad ogni possibile tipo di
situazione.

Quando Paul le ha proposte nel suo ultimo dj tour per l'italia, in luoghi
quali il "Micca Club" di Roma, la serata "Vertical groove" di Milano, il
"Rising south" di Napoli, il Jazznotdead festival di Vicenza, oppure in un
freddo e piovoso party sul lago al d lounge di Dervio (lc), ha sempre
ottenuto un'ottima risposta dal pubblico.
CINQUE BANANE SU CINQUE!!! 5/5.
FILE UNDER: DRUM & BASS, ELECTRONICA, BOSSA, CHILL-OUT, LOUNGE.

- DuduP (Brasil - www.submusica.com ) "I've listened to your tune, and this
is what I have to say: awesome! Great drums, warm atmosphere, you made a
very nice piece of brazilian dnb music.
And what's best, it does not sound as the usual clichés that are always used
when you mix drum n'bass with bossa nova or brazilian music."
- Lucio K (Rio De Janeiro, Curvemusic Rec) "I was amazed, because is very
similar to the music I´m producing, and this song is a rare exemple of
people outside brasil making brasilian-influenced music wich really sound
like brasilian, you understand?"
- Cayetano (Thessaloniki - Sala Sonora Rec) "Baiano is on my playlist the
last 3 months ;) and it will be for a long time more"
Wickedjazzsounds (Holland)" I'm gonna drop it at our parties overhere
everywhere. It's a must for our new compilation. "
DJ Floro (Espana) I like very much that mixture of drum'n'brazil. Right now
a big part of my sessions.
Cuemix Magazine (Germany) This ultra-hot seven inch proves again Afroart is
the place where funky music lives...
Gavin Bongo (Pantone) Sounds wicked!

 


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Paul Murphy - Seven Samurai / Budapest
Chachacha - Single - Budapest Chachacha
A: Paul Murphy : "Seven Samuri"
A: Paul Murphy : "Budapest Chachacha"

Paul Murphy releases the second single from his forthcoming album "The Trip" and this time moves from 1960's Soul Jazz to a Rock Steady Broken Beat Filmic Bass driven version of the Theme from the Akira Kurosawa cinema masterpiece "The Seven Samurai".

Featuring special guest former Freakpower frontman Ashley Slater on trombone he has turned the tune into a Bass Bin Busting Skanking Monster , heavily influenced by Skatalites legend Don Drummond.

On the other side Paul's tribute to one of his favourite watering holes, a truly underground bar based in a Metro station in downtown Budapest. A latin jazz extravaganza with some blockbuster percussion and some fine vibes from Roger Beaujolais and basswork from Davide Mantovani and mysterious and moody vocals from top Hungarian recording artists Secta Chameleon you'll be doing the Magyar Mambo all night long.

Seven samurai is a wobbly winner…. mr scruff

Smashing my man... love that basssssss!! Diesler Tru-Thoughts

Love this to death! The bass is dirty as f*** and the brass really takes it to another level. Pure class. - capoeira-twins.com

love the budapest chachacha track.... its all about roger beaujolais !!
Nik Weston Mukatsuku

Seven Samurai; nice subbass, nice horns. Budapest chachacha is a different live-jazz-vibes .. I like - Buscemi

You rude man!Feeling Budapest Chachacha too .. treva whateva


 

PEAK - Get  Carter - Single - Get
Carter
A: Peak : "Get Carter"
A: Peak : "Get Carter" (goes for a curry) rmixed by Paul Murphy
THIS IS FROM OUR FORTHCOMING VIDEO…….IF WE EVER MAKE ONE.

A group of guys sitting in a very scruffy apartment with the usual all male accoutrements of beer cans, magazines, half eaten pizzas, over filled ashtrays, etc etc, watching the dvd of the Brit Gangster Flick "Get Carter" . Cries of "Classic" "Michael Caines best" "Take that Ritchie you talentless bastard" etc etc.
Later in the studio the drummer thinks "I can't get that tune out my head...hmmmm"
Cries of "Jocks thinking!" "First time for everything!" etc
At the playback.. Engineer "I've been in the business since the early Quo days and this is good guys, you should release this"
"But how?Hmmm"
Ringing round fruitlessly, Mr A&R man takes time to look up from his Sunday Sport, "We only sell two kinds of music... R and B!"
The track is heard at the studio by top club DJ Glyn Bigga Bush. "This is great stuff, can I have a copy to play when I'm dj'ing? Who are these guys?"
Later at the club...the other dj (Paul Murphy) looks on.. "Hey Glyn this track is groovin' , where can i get a copy"
"Its not for sale , its unreleased, the record companies just are'nt interested"
"Feck those assholes, this is a job for Afro Art!"
And so here we are….

 



A: GERARDO FRISINA : "ALBORADO"
AA: GERARDO FRISINA : "CONGART"

AFRO ART: We love Gerardo Frisinas tunes & finally met him at a festival in Italy. "Do a tune for Afro Art?"" we asked and he did …two in fact. Side one is a Hot Percussive Latino Stomper and watch that dancefloor explode when the Horns drop in, Side 2 is more Piano and Percussion Funk Madness in the "Descarga" vein.... . Top stuff and both will be dj delights for many years to come.

GERARDO FRISINA: When Afro Art asked me to do a single I didn't hesitate a second to accept. The sound that comes out of the productions of this label is one of my favorites. The close attention to details they dedicate to blending together the sound of musicians with electronic beats is the result you get from their recordings...a sound which is unmistakable theirs,a UNIQUE AND UNREPEATABLE ORGANOTRONIC SOUND. This single in particular for "Afro Art" has that certain type of sound when you hear it. Linking my name to the label that produces this sound, which totally enters into my realm of musical taste,is a great great pleasure.

destined to be a very big dancefloor hit … Sampsa Vilhunen HELSINKI

it's some great stuff of gerardo frisina. 10/10 NU TROPIC

Hot hot hot! Dope latin/descarga biz that will cause mayhem on dance floors all over the globe. Especially "Congart" is extra spicy! Mad Mats (Raw Fusion/Jugglin' Rec)

"Alborado" really explodes; mixes into any Freestyle set, it really lifts the most flagging spirit.
Alan Rogers Italy

The consistently excellent Afro Art join forces with the consistently excellent Frisina to produce one of the hottest releases so far this year ,the reaction from the crowds has been immense, if you don't find yourself dancing to this it means you're probably dead.
Pete (JellyJazz) Isaac.

AMAZING!!! 100% UP MY STREET!!! GOD BLESS YOU AFROART!! Diesler

2 heavy shakin, summer flavoured latin bombs for all the floors around! KiNSKi (Switchstance Recordings)

12" percussion-bomb
muzikfranz (freestyle furioso / vienna freestyle radioshow)

Alborado ,murder acoustic bass, a real latin-bomb! great! oliver kieser.velten

Great idea to have the Descarga don invited to do a track for Afro Art., dope latin stuff for the dancefloor
Manu Boubli Mind Records / Comet Records

Mui bonito! I really love it, it's fresh and groovy, full support! Cristiano Spiller

This record really rocks the summer, warm caribbean and cuban atmospheres on fantastic percussion grooves, this record is hot ! Franco Martinelli

I really dig the latest by Gerardo Frisina www.royalgroove.org Xander (DeLuca)

¡Descarga! my favourite is "Alborado" when starts the trumpet, kick the pista .. Salüd! JP3z

Received Gerardo's stuff this morning and WOW!hot!!!
Probably the first track is one of his best ever. Nicolò Pozzoli / Record Kicks

Aye aye aye like it very much indeed!
Alborado cracking brass, proper breakdowns in the right places and a really authentic feel...
Tim Scott http://www.samurai.fm/2types


very nice track of Frisina. Party! Buscemi



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CHRIS THOMAS KING
- "REVELATIONS"
1 "REVELATIONS" DUB BLUES (AVAILABLE ON 12" VINYL ONLY)
2 "REVELATIONS" AFROLATINBLUES (AVAILABLE ON 12" VINYL ONLY)
3 "Revelations" RADIO MIX (Only available on Digital Download our first ever!)


Its not often that a small label like Afro Art can say "We signed a million selling artist!" but Chris is featured in the Coen Bros movie "O Brother Where Art Thou?" as Bluesman Tommy Johnson and as you may know the soundtrack sold bucketloads.He's also now one of most recognized and successful blues artist of his generation. The multi Grammy award winning musician and actor grew up as a child-prodigy guitarist learning the blues at the feet of some of the music's masters at the Baton Rouge, Louisiana club Tabby's Blues Box, owned by his father, Rockin' Tabby Thomas.If that ain't all he's in the Movie "Ray" and is currently working with new Hip Hop star Rhymefest (whos about to tour Europe). He & Afro Art got together via the magic of the internet and Afro Art Head Honcho Paul Murphy remixed one of the tracks from Chris's Album "Dirty South Hip-Hop Blues" . The Dub side is a bit dirty too what with all those grimy beats and feedback n stuff, it rocks out the dancefloor. We liked it so much we made it the A side . The Afrolatinblues side does exactly what it says on the tin. Its Afro , its Latin , its Blues, it's a Revelation! (and Kid Loco & Groove Armada's Tom Findlay love it..)




A1 UFO in Brazil
B1 Inside

Weisz from Vienna sent us these two tracks on spec and we liked 'em so much we signed them immediately. (PLUS RICHARD DORFMEISTER SAID HE LOVED IT AND ADVISED US TO SIGN IT) He may be known to some of you as Megablast and has had many releases on the Stereo Deluxe label but is probably best known for his ace remix of THE STRIKE BOYS "Music Is In The Air" which came out about two years ago.

The "A" side is a Broken Bass Bubbling percussive Dub with a very 1970's style blaxploitation synth riff that is finally topped off with an Afro-Beat Chorus …very unique and always has people raising their heads over the turntables by the end of the record trying to figure out who its by. The sum of all its parts indeed! Already being bigged up by the likes of Rainer Truby (who loves It and rated it higher than Jazz Room) "That joint is the bomb!" Jon Horvath Fort Knox Five plus big ups from Glyn "Bigga" Bush , Mr Kruder and Mr Dorfmeister and man of the moment "Mad" Mats of Swedish Nu-Jazz Re-Edit label Raw Fusion Records. Already got a great review in "DJ" Mag too.

On the "B" side Weisz collaborates on a Reggae influenced Broken Beater with his mate Marcus Wagner-Lapierre alias Wagner aka Makossa.




ARTIST: OUR BEST & FINEST
TITLE: "THIS IS AFRO ART!"
AFRCD 003 RELEASE: NOVEMBER 2004

The last couple of years have made for interesting times for Independent labels and Afro Art have had more than their fare share of trials and tribulations. With two of their distributors going down with nearly all hands lucky Afro Art managed to get to the lifeboats, get safely away and still manage to have some very successful record releases.

The cd opens with the fabulous Spiritual South remix of Paul Murphy & Marc Woolford Projects' eclectic anthem "Jazz Room" which has been one of the biggest club records of the year slotting in nicely in any situation, from the "trendiest" West London Trustafarian Broken Beat "Happening" to the "Ruffest" Warsaw Techno dive & we've got witnesses to prove it!

1. PAULMURPHY & MARC WOOLFORD PROJECT "JAZZ ROOM"

2. WEISZ "UFO IN BRAZIL" (Austrian DJ & Producer Megablasts alter ego .. only released in Europe)

3. FROGSNATCHER "DREAM RABBIT" (A BIG Record for the Sancho Panza Notting Hill Carnival Sound System 2003 Or so I'm told)

4. SPIRITUAL SOUTH "GREEN GOLD" ( Single of the year for BBC Radio One Presenter' Gilles Peterson of Worldwide Show 2003)

5. LUKE HOWARD "HI LIFE" (Massive Club hit in South Africa & Licensed to Oskido's Church Grooves a huge selling compilation in South Africa)

6. ASHEN & WALKER "BATUCADA OSTINATA" (Canadian duo with an Electro percussive Samba workout )

7. NEON HEIGHTS "CANNONBALL" EXTRAPERCUSSIVE PAUL MURPHY MIX. (Latin Jazz Broken Beat Instrumental from Nottinghams finest)

8. BLACK SCIENCE ORCHESTRA "HEADSPACE LULLABY PART 2" (X-Press 2's Ashley Beedles Funk In demander)

9. TOKYO SKA PARADISE ORCHESTRA "SKARADA DUB" (REMIXED BY PAUL MURPHY & MARC WOOLFORD PROJECT) (Electric Ballroom styled Jazz Dance tribute)

10. THE MINDSET "GET SET" (7 INCH VERSION) (Afro Art's homage to Northern Soul & Acid Jazz Hero Eddie Piller)

11. PAUL MURPHY "SOUL CALL"(ORIGINAL 7 INCH VERSION) (The theme music used for the Clothes Show Live 2004 & championed by all round good guys Groove Armada).

12. JENNY DE VIVO "SEASON OF THE WITCH" (7 INCH VERSION) (KENNY DOPE MIX) (Moody Hip Hop version of the Donovan hit from the 1960's)

13. ASHLEY SLATER "PRIVATE SUNSHINE"(RADIO SUNSHINE MIX) (a Big Chill Favorite and on the Big Chill Compilation)

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