Man Recordings is proud to present “El Toro!/Pororoca”, the debut single release from Viennese duo DJ Beware and Motorpitch.

After a busy year of bringing out remixes and bootlegs supported by Brodinski, Crookers, Count and Sinden as well as clubbers worldwide; Man Recordings “in house DJ” Beware and partner in crime Motorpitch team up to bring you two sample driven dancefloor cuts guaranteed to make your body rock.

“El Toro!” is an imaginary meeting between a Balkan marching band and a Flamenco dancer in a Bullfighting arena. This dusty sounding, Kick and Tom driven house banger will make your heart pound and feet stomp from the beginning to the end.

“Pororoca” is named after the tidal wave that rushes up the Amazon river, this aptly named track combines the beauty of a Cumbia melody with a big bad bassline and UK funky groove.

On remix duties for this package we have Seiji, Edu K, WILDLIFE! and Zombies for Money.

The EP is released today, buy it on Beatport or Juno Download.
Listen to the EP here:

The favelas of Rio continue to be a popular space for projections of urban warfare. “Tropa D´Elite” draw a picture of the favela as a gang-ruled haven of violence , now there´s the video game “Modern Warfare 2″ that portraits the favela as a mere battleground, full of enemies. With an astonishingly realistic simulation of the architectural specialities of a favela, the game leads from the “Asphalto” (the “official” city) into the maze of a favela where the ego-shooter is slaying one armed resident after the other, no further background stories told. “Modern Warfare 2″ is just another example of how violence seems to be the only current which favelas are associated with.

Man FM is the Man Recordings podcast radio that gives you access to exclusive first listens to all the new Man Recordings releases, Interviews with all our Artists, DJ mixes by special guests plus brand new tracks and classics that inspire us. Hosted by Tim Turbo.

Yessir, we are serious. It’s the second issue of Man FM, the Man Recordings podcast and we are already relaunching the whole thingy!

Me, Tim Turbo, turned anchorman and moderator (no hateration ’bout my spoken englisch!), the podcast got itself some real radio show swagger and we will dedicate every show to an upcoming Man Recordings release from now on. You’ll get exclusive first listens to all our new releases, Interviews with all our Artists, DJ mixes by special guests plus brand new tracks and classics that inspire us. Man FM is your access to selected Man Recordings content!

This month’s guests are DJ Beware and Motorpitch, presenting their upcoming EP entitled “El Toro”, giving us all the key facts in an interview, an exclusive listen to the tracks and, like last month, a premium DJ mix. Welcome to a brand new Man FM, enjoy the show!

Download: Man FM 002 – El Toro

Thanks to everybody who has participated in the “Ayoba” remix contest. We received more than 70 (!) contributions from all over the planet, even pros like Tommie Sunshine from New York and Bonde Do Rôle producer DJ Chernobyl contributed their interpretation of the big Bavarian-South African tune. And from the first listenings we made it will be a tough one to choose the #1.

We are currently in the process of listening and evaluating all sent-in remixes, we´ll announce the winners next week. Until then, stay tuned to the blog – there´s a lot of hotness coming up!!

João Brasil´s eager every-day-a-mashup project “365″is still going on strong. Check out the best mixes of the last days below, perfect for Carnival usage, all mashup are heavily sambafied!!

BOB DYLAN VS OLODUM
Blowing in Pelô (João Brasil) by lontramusic

OLODUM VS. NIRVANA
Smells pra dançar (João Brasil) by lontramusic

BEYONCE VS FERNANDO
Batuque single ladies (João Brasil) by lontramusic