My track “Kid Conga” feat. MC Miltinho is getting a lot of love these days. When Fairtilizer approached us to iniate the “Kid Conga Remix Contest” two weeks ago, the love for the track started to increase even more. We counted more than sixty (!) contributions from all around the world when the remix contest submission deadline ended yesterday. I carefully listened to all remixes, and in the end I divided all contributions in four categories picking the two best remixes in each particular style. Standing out were in the categories:

Big room bangers: SobEr, DJ P@app
Minimal: Juke Boyz, Daniel Farley
Ghetto bass: Dirty Monkeez, Kappy
Global beats: Bert On Beats, Tim Turbo

It was hard to decide on the ultimate finalist, but in the end there can only be one winner and it´s…….ramtatata: BERT ON BEATS a.k.a. DJ Critikal

His remix impressed me the most. The “Bert On Beats Remix” is a Kuduro inspired rework which is well mixed and engineered, it has a fantastically programmed half time break-part, plus the beat is bananas and the bassline is just killing it. Congratulations, Bert, err Critikal!

Many thanks to all contributors and to Fairtilizer, you can check out all remixes here.

And here´s the winner remix:

Ok everybody, my “Gostoso Remix” EP is about to drop in one week. To warm you up a little for the release with remixes by Edu K, Zombie Disco Squad, Sharkslayer and many other top cats, we´d like to challenge your remixing skills and are initiating another remix contest, this time with Fairtilizer. It´s for “Kid Conga”, one of the main tunes from the “Gostoso EP”, featuring the six year old MC Miltinho. Can you beat Edu K and the other remixers?

THE RULES

1. Download the parts & original HERE

2. Remix the song the way you like!

3. Upload your remix on Fairtilizer and name it Kid Conga (your name Remix) and add “Kid Conga contest” in the tags.
 Note: You have to register to Fairtilizer to be able to upload a track (it takes 30 seconds and it’s free)

4. The winner will be selected by Man Recordings.

5. More infos here: http://fairtilizer.com/track/kidconga

Prize:
Best remix(es) will be released in digital and featured Man Recordings blog & newsletter + get bonus goodies package by Man Recordings
 & Fairtilizer.

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT REMIX: September 15th

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ARTIST: DANIEL HAAKSMAN
TITLE: GOSTOSO EP
FORMAT: 12“ VINYL + DIGITAL DOWNLOAD
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.

TATI QUEBRA BARRACO

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.

LISTEN TO & BUY THE RELEASE HERE:

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 VINYL

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

Limited edition in red vinyl

The digital release features two extra tracks.