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Boom! Monday and a Discobelle exclusive.

After almost a year of constant touring all over the world – including Brazil, the US and Scandinavia + an inspirational trip to Brazil – hyped and boombastic Swedish dancefloor destroyers Maskinen are back with the funky, tribalistic new single “Dansa Med Vapen” (released last week and can be purchased here). The single was produced by Johan Hugo (of Radioclit and The Very Best fame) and features Marina (ex-vocalist for Brazilian phenomena Bonde Do Role). The much anticipated debut album from Maskinen is entitled “Boys II Men” and it will be released by Pope Records on November 4th, production on the album comes from a bunch of top names such as Style Of Eye, DJ Gorky, Edu K, Filthy etc etc.

Peep the brand new video for “Dansa Med Vapen”:

So you want to get your hands on a copy of The Very Best’s 7″ “Warm Heart Of Africa”, we got three copies to give away. It has a surprise appearance from Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend and the cover is an exclusive commission from master painter BP Konan of the Ivory Coast. Printed proudly in Brooklyn with vegetable-based ink using windpower on 100% post-consumer paper.

All you got to do to get your copy of this is to send your very best web page suggestion to this address. We will then pick three of you to get a copy of this 7″. This contest is U.S. only. (Thanks to Cornerstone Promotion)

The Very Best – Warm Heart Of Africa (direct link)

The Very Best – Yalira (direct link)

The German guys in So Shifty are back with some new heat. I love how more and more people from the dancehall scene are making the transaction over to more electronic stuff. I hope this is new beginning with Jamtech Foundation and now So Shifty. They sent over a couple of remixes this time, but I have heard some of their original tracks and they’re sounding good.

And if you are a fan of Sinden’s radio show you might have heard the “Warm Heart Of Africa” remix on his show last night.

So Shifty ft. Ward 21 – Wine Har Rump:

So Shifty – Nowhere To Run To:

The Very Best – Warm Heart Of Africa (So Shifty Remix):

Nirvana – On A Plain (So Shifty Remix):

The Very Best just finished storming across the US with a few much acclaimed live shows. They even managed to throw a Secousse party in New York, pitting NYC versus London.

Here are two new remixes by UK electronic trio Metronomy and Australian indie outfit Architecture In Helsinki of the title track (which leaked a few weeks ago and featured the vocal duties of Vampire Weekend singer Ezra Koenig) from their upcoming album “Warm Heart Of Africa”. Metronomy gives us a whole different take on the track replacing some vocals but incorporating a synthline and what sounds like a tweaked up sample of their single “Heartbreaker” with its strutty bass, meanwhile the Architecture In Helsinki crew focuses on the horns from the original to keep that warm and joyful feeling.

The Very Best – Warm Heart Of Africa (Metronomy remix) (direct link)

The Very Best – Warm Heart Of Africa (Architecture In Helsinki remix) (direct link)

The Very Best, consisting of the Swedish/French world music connoisseurs in London based production duo Radioclit along with Malawi born crooner Esau Mwamwaya, caused quite a stir amidst music fans all over the world with release of their “The Very Best mixtape” which featured Esau’s soothing and soulful vocals sung over a blend of well-known pop, dance, afro and indie tracks. The trio are now on the verge of releasing their debut album “Warm Heart Of Africa”, it’ll be out on Moshi Moshi/Cooperative Music (Green Owl in the US) September 2nd. To tide you over until then – yes, we know it’s going to be a long, hot summer – we just received an exclusive a track from the album. This groovy track; “Warm Heart Of Africa” (with guest vocals from Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig), is insanely good and will be perfect for your summer parties, in fact it’ll probably keep you bouncing all the way until September.

The Very Best – Warm Heart Of Africa (direct link)

BONUS: Check out Radioclits “Fu (Na-Na-Na)” mix (Funana is apparently a high BPM, accordion filled style of dance music from Cap Verde) over at Corporate Bloggin.

Here we go again. Another day and another exclusive from the Discobelle camp. This time we were sent the brand new remix of Esser “Work It Out” by non other then A1 Bassline. This remix is huge, but you probably figured that out already.

The “Work It Out” single will be in stores on February 23rd.

Esser – Work It Out (A1 Bassline remix) (direct link)

BONUS:

Esser – Work It Out (The Very Best Remix) (Thanks to The BRRRLN Blog)

This video from The Very Best boys is just what we needed to as a pick me up after the party we played last night together with Jamtech Foundation (they seriously slaughtered it, they’ll be doing it big in 2009).

“Esau Mwamwaya went back to Lelongwe, Malawi in October 2008 for the first time in 9 years. I came with him to play at the Lake Of Stars festival and to shoot this video and film his homecoming in general. We had a crazy respons from local press, radio and tv. we rehearsed at Lucius Banda’s famous ‘Summit’ venue for 3 days with local dancers. We went to see the live venue where Esau’s music career started ‘Village Lodge’, and we hung out with Esau’s family and their neighbours outside of Lelongwe. Most of the kids dancing in the video is Esau’s brothers and all their neighbours kids. They all new all the words by the time we got there, very cute! We played Lake Of Stars festival, which argubly might be the best festival in the world. Ive been meaning to edit all the material since then but havnt had time. Now ive finally manged to sit down and do it and hopefully you’ll like it and get a little bit of insight into what Esau Mwamwaya is up to in Malawi at the moment.”

Oh yeah, grab that excellent The Very Best mixtape over here.

Our friends in London production/dj tag team known as Radioclit continues their succesful collaboration with Malawi born singer Esau Mwamwaya, now they’ve formed a group that they’re appropriately calling The Very Best. They just released a preview mixtape (an album is already finished and will be released in 2009) blending Esau’s smooth crooner vocals over everything from Teki Latex and DJ Mujava to Hans Zimmer thus this mix brings a smile to our faces while we dream of getting away from this autumn drudge.

The Very Best Mix (zShare, zip file)

TRACKLIST:

1) Kamphopo (vocals: Esau Mwamwaya, music: Architecture In Helsinki – Heart It Races)
2) Wena (vocals: Esau Mwamwaya & Bleksem, music: DJ Cleo – Wena)
3) Tengazako (vocals: Esau Mwamwaya, music: M.I.A – Paper Planes)
4) Chikondi (vocals: Esau Mwamwaya, music: Hans Zimmer – True Romance Theme)
5) Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa (The Very Best Remix) (vocals: Esau Mwamwaya, music: Radioclit & Vampire Weekend)
6) Hide And Seek (vocals: Esau Mwamwaya & Teki Latex, music: TTC – Batards Sensibles)
7) Salota (vocals: Esau Mwamwaya and Blk Jks, music: Cannibal Ox – Life’s Ill)
8) Boyz (vocals: Esau Mwamwaya, Akon & M.I.A, music: M.I.A -Boyz)
9) Sister Betina (vocals: Esau Mwamwaya & Mgarimbe, music: Mgarimbe – Sister Betina)
10) Birthday (vocals: Esau Mwamwaya & The Ruby Suns, music: The Ruby Suns)
11) Funa Funa (vocals: Esau Mwamwaya, music: Radioclit)
12) Kada Manja (classic version) (vocals: Esau Mwamwaya, music: Radioclit)
13) Dinosaur Of The Lost Ark (The Very Best remix) (vocals: Esau Mwamwaya & Ben Brewer, music: Bermuda)
14) Get it Up (The Very Best Remix) (vocals : Esau Mwamwaya, Santogold, M.I.A & Northern Cree, music: Radioclit)
15) Will You Be There (vocals: Esau Mwamwaya & Michael Jackson, music: Michael Jackson – Will You Be There)

BONUS: They broke off three of the tracks and are offering them for download here (YSI link).