Valeo October Top 10 (a month late sorry)

Valeo October 2009 Top 10

Bonjay - Gimmee Gimmee
Bonjay - Faat Gyal
L-Vis 1990 - Compass
Lil Silva & Vybz Kartel - Ramping Shop (Dj Shredah Remix)[download]
Tanlines - Real Life
Los Destellos - Elsa (Sonido Martines Remix feat. Fefe) [download]
Douster - Journey to Tethys Sea
Stereotyp feat Los Rakas - Cuanado Hay Guerrapella
Shabba Tigre - A Mi He feat Double G
Poirier ft MC Zulu - Gyal Secret Pictures (Baobinga remix)


So this month, I'm putting some "about to be released material" and some very very fresh tracks, again in no particular order. Starting with Bonjay, a Toronto duo that I picked for management recently and who are releasing their first EP at the end of November. The EP is called Gimmee Gimmee and it also showcase the remixing talents of Poirier, Grahmzilla and Smalltown Romeo. More on this soon but Gimmee Gimmee and Faat Gyal have been on my top songs playlist for a while and it's awesome that you guys can have access to them very very soon. I'm pretty stoked about this project.

Next is the usual suspect L-Vis 1990 that I have consistently put in my top 10. This dude is just simply running the dance music game these days. That's it, that's all. He has a brand new EP on Sound Pellegrino, check it out. And too keep it on a funky vibe, the Dj Shredah remix of Vybz's Ramping Shop will definitely stay on top of my dj playlist for a while. I posted the song to download a few weeks ago, so go have a look HERE for more background info on the track.


The Tanlines project have been going on for a bit more than a year. With member of Professor Murder and Storm & Stress, Tanlines is definitely next on your to watch band list for 2010. Real Life is their next single and it's straight up high quality indie-pop with a "tropical" twist. To put next up to Lemonade, The Very Best or, with a bit of stretching, El Guincho.

Sonido Martines is pretty much the ultimate crate digger when it comes to Cumbia and music in South America. He put together a compilation for /Rupture's label Soot Records that present different new cumbia producers from Argentina. It's known territory for those who follow the scene but a good introduction if you don't. He's own remix of The Destellos's Elsa, with Fefe "representing" on the mic, is definitely a highlight of the compilation. You can download it for free on RCRD LBL.

Next in line is French man freshman, Douster. His latest EP for ZZK Rec has been praised pretty much anywhere, so as I'm a month late posting this hum, october top 10, well you guys might already have buy it. Follow the link for more of Douster.

Los Rakas is a duo of 2 Panamanian guys based in San Fransisco who are revisiting dancehall classics with a sharp flow in spanglish. Panabay Twist volumen 2 got release a few month ago and I just put my hand on it thanks to my man Geko Jones. This one though by El Senor Stereotyp took the acapella from the mixtape and is bringing it to a next level of audio violence. Méchant.


Capverdien carribean Kuduro take over! I meant to post this song by Shabba Tigre for months but kept it private until today. I'll post the song by itself very soon, but since then you can taste a bit of it by watching this making of video:


Last selection of the month is a sneakpick of Poirier's bonus CD that will come with his album to be dropped in march 2010. Album is called Running High and will bring together the 3 EP released throughout 2009 and 2010, as well a bonus cd with new version, remixes and other unreleased material. Baobinga did a great job muscleing up Gyal Secret Picture (on Poirier's Run The Riddim) and is definitely an up and coming producer.

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Another Vybz Funky Bashment Mash-up

Since we got some really good feedback from the previous post, I decided to give you guys another Funky Bashment mash-up, still with a Vybz Kartel vocal and still with a Lil Silva instrumental. This one isn't brand new but still, courtesy of Shaun 14.

Lil Silva & Vybz Kartel - Mad Funky (Shaun 14 Remix)

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UK Funky Bashment Bombs

Dj Shredah is from Bristol, UK and Bristol is definitely the host of a great music scene. Just recently , we've seen Joker exploding the dubstep genre by adding some Love Symbol feel to it, while Dub Boy and the Ruffneck Discotek crew are keeping things moving on the dancehall/reggae side. And it was during Dub Boy's mix at Karnival in MTL that I first heard the tune featured here, a Funky revisit of Vybz Kartel's massive hit "Ramping Shop". Dub Boy was later telling me he even liked that version better than the original. Like the Heatwave blog, we've been talking and following the crossover between Funky and dancehall for a while now and things are getting into place, with XLR8R doing it's cover on Funky and asking Gabriel from Heatwave to do Funky Bashment mix. The result is terrific mix full of dubplates and is definitely a must listen. Head over there to download it and for the tracklist. You'll find Dj Shredah contribution in there.

Shredah dropped a great compilation of home made Funky-Dancehall mash-ups a few month ago called 100% SHREDAH REMIX BASHMENT VS FUNKY VOL 1. Be warned, the man as way more in stock and vol.2 is on it's way very soon! He was kind enough to send me a promo and there's bombs in there, so keep an eye on the guy. This is exclusive for Masala.

Lil Silva & Vybz Kartel - Ramping Shop (Dj Shredah Remix)

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Download: DJ Shredah - Bashment vs Funky House Remixes Vol 1 [2009]

Dj Shredah vit à Bristol, UK et Bristol abrite une excellente scène musicale. Récemment, on a pu voir Joker faire explosé le dubstep en y ajoutant une bonne touche de groove à la Love Symbol, et pendant ce temps Dub Boy et son crew du Ruffneck Discotek continue à faire bouger les choses du coté dancehall/reggae. Et c'est pendant le mix de Dub Boy durant le premier Karnival à MTL que j'ai d'abord entendu le morceau présenté plus haut, un remix funky du hit de Vybz Kartel: "Ramping Shop". Dub Boy m'a d'ailleurs dit le lendemain qu'il préférait cette version à l'original. Comme chez Heatwave, nous avons parlé et suivi le crossover entre Funky et dancehall depuis un moment et les choses semblent se mettrent en place maintenant, avec XLR8R qui fait sa couv de septembre sur le Funky et qui demande à Gabriel de Heatwave de faire un Funky Bashment mix. Le résultat est super, plein de dubplates et c'est un mix qu'il faut absolument écouter. Allez faire un tour ici pour le télécharger et pour la liste des morceaux. Vous y trouverez la contribution de Dj Shredah.

Il y a quelques mois, Shredah a sorti une excellente compilation de mash-up Funky-Dancehall fait maison qui s'appelle 100% SHREDAH REMIX BASHMENT VS FUNKY VOL 1. Soyez prévenu, il en a encore beaucoup en stock et le volume 2 arrive très bientôt! Il m'a gentiment envoyé le promo et il y a pas mal de bombe là-dedans, donc gardez un oeil sur lui. C'est une exclu Masala.

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Tigerstyle released Mystics, Martyrs and Maharajas

Tigerstyle's long waited full lenght dropped earlier this month. It's available on digital download on their webstire : www.nachural.co.uk. 17 tracks, pretty much all new material except a couple songs. You may have already heard Sinden's Balle!Shava! remix on the Masala radio show or elsewhere before, but there is way more than 130bpm electro here. It's a pretty diverse range of beats and production instead. Vybz Kartel is definitly a plus for one of the best track of the album. You'll find a track with a spanish mc and a bhangra beat structered as a reggaeton beat. There's a lot of r'n'b/garage female singing on the album that I dislike but I guess that's what's up when you live in the UK and want to do music for clubs. But there's also some serious dancefloor oriented music. Instead of Sinden's remix, I would rather go with that track which should definitly get people's reactions with it's heavy bassy kick drum and happy arrangements.


Download Tigerstyle - Bol!Bol!Bol! (192k)


Also download Tigerstyle's remix of Labh Janjua's Billo Tere Nakreh thanks to Palms Out Sounds. Really good remix! And for those of you who want more cutting edge indian urban music, I would suggest to check out the friction radio show on BBC; always some good stuff. Oh and did I mention bhangra bassline? More bhangra coming up, stay tune.

Tigerstyle Myspace
Buy Tigerstyle's music on line

More bhangra on Masala

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