Calamarfarci Records 3 - Ragga Jungle


Calamarfarci Records 3 gathers the best Ragga Jungle tunes my ragga junglist friends and I could find. Selection has been though but here you are...15 songs around 180 bpm with ragga-reggae melodies, and about 80 minutes of great music. Download it here, and spread the link around.
The Ragga Jungle style is credited with engaging the black community within the Jungle scene, and contributed to the 'bad boy' or 'rude boy' subculture within the UK. Ragga Jungle's popularity waned significantly since 1995 in the UK. Ragga Jungle is now a niche sound, with a small number of labels releasing music that can be categorised in this manner. Prominent producers of this new-school sound are continuing to build bridges, often re-voicing classic reggae singers to produce new works for exclusive use (as "Dubplates") and retail sale as 12" vinyl singles and downloadable mp3's.

Calamarfarci Records 3 - Ragga Jungle - Tracklist

1. DJ Rahmanee - Bun di Chalice (6:39)
2. Top Cat - A Friend In Need (Panik & M Rode Remix) (5:43)
3. MCD Feat Myesha & Ragga Twins - Allright (Benny Page Remix) (5:06)
4. J Bostron - Wanna be free (3:07)
5. Soundclash - Raggamuffin (5:21)
6. Candy - Too Long In Slavery (6:29)
7. Shy Fx - Everyday (4:13)
8. Benny Page - Turn Down the Lights (5:50)
9. Tenor Diamond vs L judas - Dem A Dragon (5:08)
10. Shy Fx & T power - On The Run (4:22)
11. Soundmurderer & SK1 - deport them (rewind remix) (3:24)
12. Visionary - Jungle Rock (5:46)
13. Benny Page - Hold on (6:13)
14. Candy - Guns Of... (6:29)
15. Rusko - Sound Guy Is My Target (4:44)





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Calamarfarci Records 2 - Musica Mestiza


Calamarfarci Records, second release available for download! Musica Mestiza gathers upbeat ska, alternative rock, reggae, and latino festive music in general. Born in the 90s with Mano Negra, the scene is very lively in Catalunia (Che Sudaka, La Kinky Beat, Dusminget), Italy (Roy Paci, Jovanotti, Figli Di Madre Ignota), France (Sergent Garcia, Spook & the Guay) and South America (Un Kuartito, La China). This is the fiesta music you'll need for your summer barbecues and car rides to the beach.
If you want to dig, I suggest you to take a look at Radio Chango and Rebelsounds Blogspot, then take a flight to Barcelona and party at Canibal Sound System nights, on wednesdays at Sala Apolo .

Calamarfarci Records 2 - Musica Mestiza - Tracklist

1. Jovanotti - El ombilico del mundo (4:33)
2. Dusminguet - Mi arte (3:34)
3. Roy Paci - Yettaboom (3:34)
4. La Kinky Beat - Pirata Capitan (2:30)
5. Sargento Garcia - Amor pa mi (4:26)
6. Fermín Muguruza - Plastic Turkey (3:19)
7. Un Kuartito - Don Goyo (3:51)
8. Sargento Garcia - Acabar mal (4:49)
9. Figli Di Madre Ignota - L'ultima Notte A Brooklin (4:09)
10. Mala Vita - Nema Problema (2:33)
11. Son De Nadie - Rosas (3:42)
12. Spook and The Guay - Cyaan Stop (4:54)
13. Che Sudaka - A Decir (2:31)
14. Papashanty Sound System - La Raza (4:35)
15. Terrakota - É Verdade ? (5:25)
16. La Kinky Beat - Give Me (2:32)
17. Pirat's Sound Sistema - Poc a poc (4:15)
18. La China - Natural (3:00)
19. P18 - La Verdolaga (2:50)


Below, 2 clips from songs available on the compilation








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DJ Yoda - How To Cut & Paste: The 30s Edition (2009)


I have been listening to Dj Yoda since his first 'How to cut & paste' mixtapes, that I highly recommend (check out Vol1 and Vol2 if you're not familiar). He has always been weirdish. This 30s edition goes one step further into Dj Yoda's abilities to mix the most unexpected tunes with brilliant consistency.
‘The 30s Edition’ is more bearable than ‘The 80s Edition’ (which was still dope) and it’s a real light listen, especially if you want to have a bit a laugh at the sort of jaunty music they used to make. Yoda makes for additional comedy as he scratches samples and drops ridiculous beats over the original tracks.
Stand-out selections are ‘Cheesecake’ by Louis Armstrong (pure hilarity) and Moondog’s ‘Lament 1, Bird’s Lament’ (the original sample from Mr Scruff’s ‘Get a Move On’). Speaking of sample sources, Thelonious Monk’s ‘Black and Tan Fantasy’ (of Wu-Tang Clan's ‘Shame On A Nigga’) fame also crops up. You’ll also enjoy the one-two combo of Fats Waller’s ‘Reefer Song’ and Cab Calloway’s ‘Reefer Man’ for the possibly unintentional drug references, or originals tunes that Moby or the Fugees have been sampling in the past.

DJ Yoda - How To Cut & Paste: The 30s Edition - Tracklist

1. Beatin Bangin Scratchin - Danny Kaye
2. One O Clock Jump - Benny Goodman *
3. Ballin The Jack - Danny Kaye
4. Cheesecake - Louis Armstrong
5. Minnie The Moocher - Cab Calloway
6. Black And Tan Fantasy - Thelonious Monk
7. Caravan - Thelonious Monk
8. Lament 1, Birds's Lament - Moondog
9. An Occasional Man - Jeri Southern
10. Ugly Woman - Duke of Iron ( Cecil Anderson)
11. Yip Roc Heresy - Slim Gaillard
12. Ding Dong Daddy - Benny Goodman
13. Walking The Blues - Champion Jack Dupree
14. Reefer Song - Fats Waller
15. Reefer Man - Cab Calloway
16. Don't Mean A Thing - Duke Ellington
17. Red River Blues - Henry Thomas
18. Big Rock Candy Mountain - Harry McClintock
19. Trouble So Hard - Vera Ward Hall


Below, the original Cheesecake tune. Imagine the remix with heavy hip hop beat and you get an idea of how do the mixtape look like! Download it here, it really worths a click.

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Calamarfarci Collection - Vol1: Rockabilly & Garage


This is my first Calamarfarci compilation! It mostly involves Rockabilly and Garage music from the 60-70s, but there are also some funky tunes (The Soul Men), skanking ones (Millie Small & Jimmy Cliff -early days!-), plus a bit of flavour from Cambodian pysche scene (see previous post), and Indian bollywood funk tune "Dum Maro Dum".
Download the compilation here, give me feedback, and send it to your mates!


1. Shorty Long - Devil With The Blue Dress On (3:14)
2. Wanda Jackson - Funnel Of Love (2:07)
3. Jim Lowe - Green Door (2:16)
4. The Third Bardo - I'm Five Years Ahead Of My Time (2:14)
5. Derrell Felts - It's A Great Big Day (2:32)
6. Kieth Courvale - Trapped Love (2:00)
7. Millie Small & Jimmy Cliff - Hey Boy Hey Girl (3:13)
8. Rufus Thomas - Bear cat (2:52)
9. France Gall - Laisse tomber les filles (2:09)
10. Ronnie Self - Ain't I'm A Dog (2:17)
11. Dick Dale And His Del-Tones - Surf Buggy (2:06)
12. Joe Maphis & Larry Collins - Hurricane (2:11)
13. J J Jackson & The Jackaels - Oo-Ma-Liddi (2:37)
14. Dick Dale And His Del-Tones - Misirlou (2:40)
15. Sheriff & The Ravels - Shombolar (2:14)
16. Ros Sereysothea - Sweet sixteen (3:49)
17. Billy Mure - Chopsticks Guitar (2:28)
18. Richard Berry & The Pharaohs - Louie Louie (2:14)
19. The Rivingtons - Mama-Oom-Mow-Mow (2:28)
20. The Groupies - Primitive (3:31)
21. The Sonics - Strychnine (2:11)
22. Asha Bhosle - Dum Maro Dum (2:35)
23. The Soul Men - Sister Sue (2:02)




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Kid Koala DJ Set @ Kset (Bootleg 2005)


The live you will download below is a never released bootleg from Kid Koala's first visit to Zagreb, Croatia, in a small student union for croatian nerds (KSET).
The mix features excellent Kid Koala Dj skills, mixing various tunes including Bjork, White Stripes, A Tribe Called Quest, Cure, Slayer, his own drunk trumpet solo scratches, Deltron 3030, and some weird random tunes. Great mix. The playlist is really cool, but I didnt have energy nor knowledge to write the whole thing down. The mix is already 5 years old but hey, good music never dies! The quality of the sound is decent too.
Give it a hear on the Soundcloud player below, and if you like it, go for the whole mix with the Rapidshare Download. Enjoy my second personal upload and real contribution to the music scene on the net. Hope you like my artwork too :)
Check out Kid Koala's Website, and buy his stuff!



KID KOALA DJ SET @ KSET - RAPIDSHARE DOWNLOAD HERE


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