Warming up for his first European tour coming November, original Baile Funk Master DJ Amazing Clay has provided #1 in the new Man Recordings platform “Baile Funk Mixtape Series”, which will present mixtapes by various DJs from Rio De Janeiro.

Amazing Clay is probably one of the most legendary funk DJs from Rio. With a career that spans more than 25 years of DJ experience he knows how to get a party going. Recently his work shifted to international recognition, when he contributed to #4 in the Baile Funk Masters series on Man Recordings. Soon after, Clay remixed Munk´s “Live Fast Die Old” feat. Asia Argento, and contributed in the “Bossa Do Morro” compilation with a fierce remix of João Gilberto´s “Bim Bom”. Clay is also part of the “Astigmatic Inspired by Chopin” remix project, which includes remixes of classic Fréderic Chopin songs by heavyweights like Crazy Baldhead, Daniel Wang, Black Joy and Max Skiba amongst others (Clay´s mix is included in the mixtape) – released in November.

Amazing Clay will come to Europe for a few weeks in November, if you´re interested in booking Clay and his MPC for an original set of Rio Baile Funk please contact me at: info@manrecordings.com

Confirmed DJ dates for Clay´s Europe tour are so far:

Nov 13th, Berlin, DE
Nov 14th, Warsaw, PL
Nov 27th, Tübingen, DE
Nov 28th, Vienna, AT

Download the mix from here:
MAN RECORDINGS MIXTAPE SERIES #1 DJ AMAZING CLAY

Tracklist

01= Aquecimento Do Verão (Dj Amazing Clay)
02= Gringo Vai Embora (Dj Amazing Clay feat. Mc Gringo & Ninna)
03= Oi Novinha (Dj Amazing Clay feat. Bonde Zoeira)
04= Chopin In Da Party (Etude in C Minor) (Dj Amazing Clay)
05= Saudade da Ex (Dj Amazing Calay feat Mc Maiquinho)
06= Live fast Die Old (Munk with Asia Argento – Dj Amazing Clay Remix)
07= Upside Down (Sandra D’angelo & Dj Amazing Clay)
08= Super Jones (Extended Mix) (Dj Amazing Clay)
09= Berimbolô (Dj Amazing Clay)
10= Bim Bom (João Gilberto) (Baile funk Remix By Dj Amazing Clay)
11= Electro Sex (Dj Amazing Clay)
12= What The Funk x Mc Maiquinho x Ninna (P Funky / Dj Amazing Clay)
13= Hey Hey (Mc Maiquinho)
14= Fica Atrás Dela (Waguinho Caxangá)
15= Mulher de Cama e Mesa (Mc Betta & Dj Amazing Clay)
16= Soulfood x Mc Dandão (P Funky / Dj Amazing Clay)
17= Descendo e Mexendo o Ombrinho (Os Caçadores)
18= Tô Facinho (Mc Mágico)
19= Pode Me Chamar de Boa (Mc Dandara)
20= Daytripper (Baile Funk Remix Dj Fú & Dj Dinho)

Photo courtesy of Vincent Rosenblatt/ Agencia Olhares

Our favourite Rio De Janeiro sound system, DIGITALDUBS, released various singers on their Funk Milk Riddim, e.g. the sensational “O Comédia Vacilou” featuring Duda Do Borel, which we´ve released recently as 7″ vinyl (Man 028). Here´s an exclusive for you´ll to get a taste of Rio´s ruling ragga and dancehall sound system: It´s the Funk Milk Riddim featuring Tippa Irie.

DIGITALDUBS feat. TIPPA IRIE

Apart from djing and producing, me and Dj Functionist also do a mix show called “Unlimited”, Monday to Friday from 2 -3 pm on radio FM4 in Austria. What I like about doing this show is that we pretty much get to play whatever we want; the challenge is to make it accesible and entertaining to your average daytime radio listener and simultaneously keeping it forward thinking and progressive for the music loving freaks who know and care about new music.

Another reason I love doing the radio is that we are 2 like minded djs on 4 turntables, which means that a lot of cool music experiments will happen live on radio, totally out of the blue. Just last week, as I was playing Dj Mujava’s “Township Funk” in my set, Functionist decides to slam on Missy’s “Lose Control” over the riddim. It sounded good in the set, so a couple days later Functionist decided to do a studio blend.

Dj Mujava vs. Missy Elliot – Township Funk Control (Dj Functionist blend)

Did you notice that baile funk is changing in shape? Recent tracks showed: No more Tamborzãos, no more Volt Mix Beat, hardly any pop-samples. This year´s Rio funk flavour certainly´s been the Tamborzinho, the beatbox version of the Tamborzão (using a beatbox freestyle of Mr.Catra). Another much used element: Bahian drumming (which makes funk sound more “Brazilian”), and the ubiquious Perez Prado horn snippet.Some people call this new style “Macumba”. Whatever its name: Funk is going back to the roots.

Here´s one of the recent bangers from Rio
DJ IGOR feat. DANIBOY “SENTA SENTA NO CALCANHAR”

Photo by Vincent Rosenblatt, courtesy Agencia Olhâres

ARTISTS: JESSE ROSE, OLIVER $, DEIZE TIGRONA
TITLE: FUNK MUNDIAL #7
CAT NR: MAN 032
DIGITAL RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2008
VINYL RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2008

For the seventh installment of the Funk Mundial series, Man Recordings is happy to present a volume that was entirely recorded and produced in Berlin – the hometown and base of Man Recordings. Jesse Rose resides in Berlin since 2006, producing music and running his label “Made To Play” from the German capitol, where he is DJing at his residency at “Berghain” club. Oliver $ is a native Berliner. Both Jesse and Oliver release on the „Made To Play“ label, so we are happy to present this Berlin coop release: „Made To Play Guest Starring On Man Recordings“.

The London born, New-Berliner Jesse Rose is currently in high demand. Both as solo artist and together with his mates Dave “Switch” Taylor and Trevor Loveys Jesse Rose is responsible for the major kick in the ass that made UK house music fresh again. With tunes like “Tell Me Now” on Frontroom Recordings, the “Let’s Start Again” EP on Dubsided or his anthemic “You’re All Over My Head” this producer and DJ extraordinaire re-defined house music as we know it – and love it. His musical open mindedness made him a top candidate in the Funk Mundial series since its inception, so we are very proud to present Jesse Rose’s first Man Recordings release.

For his Funk Mundial contribution, Jesse Rose teamed up with the major female voice in baile funk, Deize Tigrona. Already a collaboration-choice for producers like Diplo or Buraka Som Sistema, the female MC queen from Rio De Janeiro is famous for her vocal and stylistic versatility and was a first pick for Jesse on his take on the Brazilian music revolution called baile funk. When stopping by in Berlin on her summer European tour 2008 she recorded “Toca Pra Mim” („Play It For Me“) exclusively for Jesse. With his Funk Munidal production Jesse Rose surprises with a highly percussive, mid tempo track that is cool in atmosphere and heavy in bass. Far from the over exposed, chlicheed fidget-formula which dominates UK club land in 2008, Jesse returns to his roots and presents a highly seductive, deep floor filler which celebrates the percussion culture of Brazil en pair with one of Brazil’s hottest voices.

The flipside sees the hot and upcoming homegrown Berlin talent Oliver $. The red haired studio crack is one of the few Berlin musical exceptions to the minimal reign of the German metropolis – he’s quiet possibly is the only German fidget house producer that can be taken seriously. His productions on Berlin’s Grand Petrol Recordings caught the attention of Jesse Rose and soon established a artistic relationship between the two, followed by Oliver $ assistant engineering some of Jesse Rose’s most famous remixes, such as Underworld’s „Keep It Simple”. On Mr. Dollar’s take on baile funk, the twentysomething producer demonstrates the muscular, booty shaking edge of his sound – it’s bouncing without the bling, it’s heavy on bass without a bassline and most of all it’s jacking, like
there’s no tomorrow.

TRACKLIST VINYL

A1 Jesse Rose ft. Deize Tigrona “Toca Pra Mim” (Voc Mix)
A2 Jesse Rose “Toca Pra Mim” (Dub Mix)
B1 Oliver $ ft. Deize Tigrona “Ta Com Medo De Mim” (Voc Mix)
B1 Oliver $ “Ta Com Medo De Mim” (Dub Mix)

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