ARTIST: DANIEL HAAKSMAN
TITLE: GOSTOSO EP
FORMAT: 12“ VINYL
CAT.NR.: MAN 039
DIGITAL RELEASE: JULY 5TH, 2009
VINYL RELEASE DATE: JUNE 26TH 2009

Following the acclaimed "Who´s Afraid Of Rio?" EP, Man Recordings proudly presents Daniel Haaksman's 2nd artist release - the "Gostoso EP". The mad beats from Brasil's tropical megacity reverb on Haaksman's new EP in various hot new forms and sounds.

 

DANIEL HAAKSMAN

The EP kicks off with Haaksman bringing baile funk to the playground, introducing the 2nd generation of baile funk MCs. "Kid Conga“ features MC Miltinho on the mike, the son of baile funk legend MC Batata, singing a nursery rhyme over a heavy, tropical beat, accompanied by an arpeggio that is resembling North Eastern Brasilian forro melodies. „Senta Senta Mais Uma Vez" („Senta Senta once more“) is Haaksman's revisit to the anthemic „Senta Senta“ track from his „Who's Afraid Of Rio?“ EP which received massive DJ rotation all over the globe. In its revisited mix, the techno side of baile funk finds its shape.

 

MC MILTINHO

The B-Side of the EP opens with „Pobum Coco“, Haaksman's bowing down to Rio's love affair with Miami Bass. With a heavy 808 beat, „Pobum Coco“ tops off with a Tropicalia guitar line to get those big booties going. The polka-bass tune is followed by Rio's MC queen Tati Quebra Barraco, shouting out on "Jesus" over a twisted funk synth and 808 snare rolls.

 

TATI QUEBRA BARRACO

Finally, the EP gets perfectly rounded up with „Copabanana“, a booty edit of an legendary 1970s Brasilian disco classic, praising the beauty of Copacabana beach. „Copabana“ fuses both the classic Brasilian disco area as well as the aesthetic of the chopped „Montagem“, the instrumental, collage type tracks of baile funk.

Five tracks with heavy tropical flavour – the „Gostoso“ EP is perfect for this years summer season.

 

DJ Feedback:

Crookers, IT: „Kid Conga is super“
Sinden, London, UK: „Kid Conga is a great set opener but its Jesus thats doing it for me the most. Have been playing this in my sets. Big up H!!“
Fake Blood, London, UK: „I'm into Kid Conga, the beat is bananas“
Radioclit, UK: „Kid Conga: Big support from Radioclit“
Riva Starr, Dirty Bird, UK, London: „Kid Conga is massive“
DJ Yoda, UK: „All great stuff“
Mixhell, São Paulo, BR: „AMAZING E.P.!!!!!! WE WILL DEFF BE SPINNING THIS IN OUR SETS!“
Shir Khan, Berlin, DE: „Copabanana is my favourite. Big support on the dancefloor and in my radioshow.“
Kid Fresh, Hong Kong, PRC: „Nice one! Faves = Kid Conga & Jesus.“
DJ Beware, Vienna, AT: „Love It!, every track gets spins“

 

TRACKLIST
1 Kid Conga feat. MC Miltinho
2 Senta Senta Mais Uma Vez
3 Pobum Coco
4 Jesus feat. Tati Quebra Barraco
5 Copabanana

The digital release features two extra tracks.