Officially born on 10th March 2011 when their east London debut gig effortlessly sold out, London- based acoustic 3-piece More Like Trees have been creating a buzz on the London music scene and beyond with their exciting new genre, dubbed “Strum & Bass”. Seamlessly combining elements of flamenco, drum & bass, classical, hip hop, indie, dance and folk, More Like Trees make their own musical rules to create a fresh new sound that has been capturing the ears and imaginations of many already established and acclaimed musicians, including world no. 1 female drum & bass MC, Tali with whom they recorded an acoustic reworking of her current Drum & Bass/Dupstep album, Dark Days, High Nights. More Like Trees have been welcomed into collaborations with The Local Posse, a collective of like-minded! musicians from varied backgrounds, led by US loop-pedaller Joe Driscoll, and they are now regulars at The Local Posse sessions. Through this they met John Hendicott, the producer behind their debut EP, Full Circle and forthcoming album, Roots, Shoots & Leaves. Release date: 26th Nov 2012. ~ BBE Music
The single Tony Curtis b/w My Mess Part 1 by Bara Bröst features remixes by Mario Aureo and Kotelett & Zadak. Following releases on labels such as Bouq, OFF and Soulfooled, Mario Aureo now delivered two remixes of Bara Bröst's "My Mess Part 1". Both are wonderful deep and groovy House versions. A constantly pushing bassline combined with chord sounds and dizzying pads will make every listener dance for sure! Furthermore the sound is completed with snippets of Igid Pop's vocals taken from Bara Br&ou! ml;st's original track version. Kotelett & Zadak did a rough, dry remix of "Tony Curtis" that is more tekky and percussive than the original. The remix is pumping and pushing forward - straight ahead to the dancefloor! Release date: 19th Nov 2012. ~ BBE Music
Nankoumandjan is a beautiful track taken from Boddhi Satva's album "Invocation" released on BBE earlier this year. The single comes with remixes by Boddhi Satva himself and Rancido. The song features the late singer Mangala Camara, a real superstar in Mali. The legendary Salif Kéita noticed his talent very early and made sure he became a member of "The Ambassadors" as a drummer and back vocalist. Later on he went to France, where he continued to pursue his musical career and was awarded the Great "Discovery" Price of Radio France International. After 18 years abroad and 5 albums he returned to Mali in 2001. Boddhi Satva had the chance to meet Ma! ngala in Bamako in 2009 and together they recorded "Nankoumandjan" at Mangala's house. A mutual respect and friendship came to life but a year later Mangala passed suddenly leaving behind music that will last the taste of time. Nankoumandjan is a song dedicated to the children victim of wars and most of the time enrolled as child soldiers by force. ~ BBE Music