May 23, 2016 From the heart of downtown Bogota, Sidestepper's album hits fresh heights of block-rocking euphoria with its unique fusion of electronic dance beats and vibrant Colombian sounds. Tracks 3, 8, from La Buena Vibra Sound System. 2008 Palm Pictures, LLC, 2007 Palm Pictures, Ltd. Tracks 13 from Palm Beats Vol.1. P Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Palm Pictures, Ltd. Tracks 6, 14 from ‘Southern Star’ Published by Blue Mountain Music 1996. Track 9 mix by Paul ‘Groucho’ Smykle only previously released on vinyl, from More Grip.
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The term 'sound system' derives from the open-air dances that began in 1950s Jamaica and remain popular today, and it usually suggests music with some relationship to reggae. So when the first track of Sidestepper's album sounds more like something from Buena Vista Social Club than a Kingston dancehall, the effect is both startling and intriguing. And things get even more intriguing when the next track, titled 'Mas Papaya,' turns out to be straight-up dancehall reggae with backing vocals sung in Spanish. Other tracks don't fit into any clear genre designation: 'Que Sera' is sung in Spanish, but is built on a rhythmic foundation that is as compellingly danceable as it is unique, and 'San Juan' combines a gloriously sweet melody with a stutter-step electro beat and Latin percussion to brilliant effect. The man behind all this willfully strange eclecticism is British DJ Richard Blair, who used his status as an outsider to unite musicians from the usually antagonistic coste単o and Bogota populations and create a style of music that has never before been heard in Colombia or anywhere else. The result is a complete triumph and an equal joy for listening or dancing. Highly recommended.
Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream |
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1 | 01:36 | Amazon | ||
2 | 05:27 | Amazon | ||
3 | 05:28 | Amazon | ||
4 | 01:56 | Amazon | ||
5 | 04:32 | Amazon | ||
6 | 05:04 | Amazon | ||
7 | 06:06 | Amazon | ||
8 | 03:12 | Amazon | ||
9 | 00:56 | Amazon | ||
10 | 04:56 | Amazon | ||
11 | 06:27 | Amazon |
Artist | Credit |
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Carlos Agüera | Engineer |
Jimena Ángel | Choir/Chorus |
Sergio Arias | Lead, Vocals |
Mick Ball | Trumpet |
Iván Benavides | Lead, Producer, Vocals |
Ramon Benítez | Trombone |
Richard Blair | Engineer, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer, Programming, Remixing |
The Boyz from Brazil | Producer, Remixing |
Dayhan Diaz Conde | Trumpet |
Janio Coronado | Choir/Chorus |
Roberto Cuao | Percussion |
Juan de Luque | Choir/Chorus |
Kike Egurrola | Drums |
Adriana Ferrer | Choir/Chorus |
Bruno Guez | Compilation Producer, Concept |
Freddy Jimenez | Engineer |
Chris Lawson | Mixing |
Clarence Lewis | Assistant |
Johana Marin | Choir/Chorus |
Gloria Martinez | Choir/Chorus |
Liliana Montes | Choir/Chorus |
Erika Muñoz | Choir/Chorus |
Ernesto 'Teto' Ocampo | Guitar |
Ernesto Santos | Engineer |
Sidestepper | Primary Artist |
Don C. Tyler | Mastering |
Jacobo Velez | Clarinet |