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Megablast


MAKOSSA & MEGABLAST www.myspace.com/makossamegablast www.makossa-megablast.com M&M Video Portrait: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoID=1858688169 M&M @ Gilles Peterson Festival: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=14761480 Anything that comes from Kruder & Dorfmeister´s G-Stone label usually carries a certain seal of quality, and it´s really up to Makossa & Megablast to keep that flame alive on their debut album. This Austrian duo delivers here a 13-track collection of rich, dubby grooves, propelled by fizzing electro keys, African vocals and percussion. The recent single, Kunuaka, is a real highlight; beautifully put together, with dub-inspired, sonically-inducing world grooves and earthy electro-keys - Subrinah´s deadpan rap sits effortlessly atop what is a delightful mix. Tracks such as Porque, with impassive vocals from Cleydys Villalon, have an almost nostalgic, old-skool dub feel - there´s no doubt that Makossa & Megablast are production masters; they way they merge smoky, spiritual grooves with a contemporary electro spike is highly impressive - the sound is so clear, with everything beautifully balanced in the mix. As mentioned earlier, this is what you almost come to expect from a quality label such as G-Stone. Elsewhere, the light, spacey keys of Rip It Up, enhanced by Ras TWeed ´s luxurious reggae-inspired vocals effortlessly combine the best of Jamaican dub with the futurism of modern downtemp...

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