from 9 Aug 2011:
As you have already noticed, the house music scene in Berlin is changing day by day and the tunes nowadays on the dancefloor are not merely minimal drum and bass any more, but a bit more melodic, sophisticated. I get the feeling that the DJs & producers get a bit softer by the time and try to differenciate their styles from traditional house and techno now.
HERE WE GO, Berliners!
After Germans made a start with adapting some jungle sounds, African-style vibes and beats from the Brazilian favelas, Australia is now exporting some of their talented offspring – this time on
Acidkids Records, the Berlin-based label by Daniel Dexter and his colleagues of Acid Kids: the newly released EP is OUT NOW on beatport and itunes, called BRASS MONKEY EP by MANKINDE.
Like the bass-line melody and love the classic tech house beats. Although I am not a big fan of much speech in tracks (Oliver $’s Doin’ ya thang being an exception!), the tool is working great in this one.
This track will just make you shake your body and get your feet moving. Although I was not sure in the first place if I liked the voices/chorus, I got absorbed in the beats and all in all, the track “functions” very well on the dancefloor.
The newest party tune, I guess – this track makes you flip your body on the floor, making you dance like crazy. (Wait, the laughings sounds like Joyce Muniz, but maybe I am just in love with her voice so everything sounds like her…)
If I had to pick one, I’d name this one my favourite from the EP – just because I think it’s time for some new tunes, and the jungle-beats-like tunes are still very hot, hot, hot.
They did a fantastic job mixing classical house beats with new sound elements, resulting in an EP with four tracks – each of them assumed to be spinning the bodies on the dancefloor.
Act Yo Age (Sweat it Out!): Kickin ass in every direction!!! Supporting this XX
Oh Snap!: (Sweat It Out) “Yo…Brass Monkey is soooooo dope!”
Stafford Brothers (Hussle) : “Cool vibe guys, we like it!”
Jean Nipon (Institubes):“title track is hot”
About two weeks ago, Mankinde added a nice remix of the Beastie Boys track Make Some Noise. Don’t miss the free download link on soundcloud!
If this review doesn’t convince you, prelisten on soundcloud, and buy it afterwards on beatport!
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