We are happy to announce that the “Valeu” compilation is out today on all major platforms! Catch new and exclusive tracks by Schlachthofbronx feat. MC Gringo & MC Nem, Beware+Motorpitch, Seiji, Oliver Dollar, Edu K, Ku Bo, Isa GT, João Brasil+Crookers and many more.

DJ FEEDBACK:

DIPLO “Congrats!”
JESSE ROSE “Big Tings!”
FEADZ: “Happy Anniversary, a long life to Man Recordings!”
SINDEN: “Been playin tunes in my radio shows already”
SCHLACHTHOFBRONX “Big line up!”
RENAISSANCE MAN: “Diggin it!”
KISSY SELLOUT “Love Purr Na Na!”
UNTOLD “Wow, what a release!”
LARRY TEE “Subiu is fresh!”
ROUND TABLE KNIGHTS “Happy birthday, nice compilation!”
BEATAUCUE “Big!”
TOP BILLIN “Man Rec is the truth!”
STEREO MCS “Top Grooves!”

Buy and listen to it here:

Here’s a little video that I put together for El Toro! Hope you guys enjoy it. My 8 year old cousin finds it hilarious.

Oh, and since it was Chinese New Year last week, we at Man Recordings have decided to give away a little present for you all – the fantastic Seiji rmx of El Toro!

Beware+Motorpitch “El Toro (Seiji Remix)” by MANRECORDINGS

The El Toro! EP is out now in Man Recordings and available on Beatport, Itunes, JunoDownload, Zero Inch etc.

The prettiest girls of Vienna came down last Saturday to fiercly shake booty at Café Leopold in the Museumsquartier. Special guest Seiji played new remixes and his current UK funky favourites, while Joyce Muniz spanked the crowd hard with some serious Brasilian macho beats, topped with “Bambolero” from Gypsy Kings. DJ Beware shone brightly with seamless mixing everything from early 90s bogle to the latest Afro rave tunes. I dropped tracks from my new EP and was amazed to see people singing along “Subiu, Desceu” by Feadz which has become a radio hit on national radio in Austria. Big Up Vienna, you showed some big love for us again. A pity though the night had to end already at four though the club was still rammed. But we´ll be back soon!!

German rap label Aggro Berlin filed for bankruptcy last week. After years of representing the rough, rugged and raw of Berlin´s streets, Germanys notorious battle ship of rap is sinking, putting the final nail into the coffin what was once called “Deutscher Rap”. Founded in 2001 as an independent label, Aggro soon became a major force in the German rap game, with artists like Sido (wearing a MF Doom inspired mask) and Fler causing major debates in German media with their explicit sexist and violent raps. Mocking U.S. west coast rap culture in looks and attitude and mixing it with German street talk, Aggro became mythologised as the German equivalent to Death Row Records – minus the killings. The commercial success of Aggro was huge in the label´s lifetime, but artistically the label never could reach beyond its role as a platform for institutionalised provocation. I always thought the music of Aggro wasnt very special, yet some of the beats they released had a special kind of dopeness. And some of the rhymes by Aggro artists were so absurd, they were worth a good laugh. They will be missed.

For their last compilation, “Aggro Ansage 8″ (”Aggro Shout Out Nr.8″), Aggro requested permission to license the instrumental of Seiji´s “Tudo Mundo”, which we released on Funk Mundial #4. The deal didnt worked out. So as a musical obituary we give you today the unreleased Aggro / Man Recordings collab:

Seiji feat. B-Tight + Tony D “Sex In Der Disko”

ARTIST: SEIJI
TITLE: “TODO MUNDO” FEAT. MC DOLORES/ FUNK MUNDIAL #4
CAT. NR.: MAN 016
DIGITAL RELEASE DATE: AUGUST 12th, 2007
VINYL RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 7th, 2007

After contributions by Vienna’s Stereotyp, London’s Sinden+Herve and Milan’s Crookers, Man Recordings is proud to present the next volume in the Brazilian-European music exchange platform called Funk Mundial. #4 in the series is produced by the mighty Seiji.

A member of BUGZ IN THE ATTIC, as well as previously recording under the guises Opaque, G-Force+Seiji, USC and Homecookin, Paul „Seiji“ Dolby has produced numerous club tracks that display his unique rhythm reflections on the colourful musical caleidoscope of London. His first serious releases came recording Drum & Bass both solo and in partnership with G-FORCE/MARK FORCE for the legendary REINFORCED Records. He then began to explore and produce different styles of electronic music which led to him co-founding the hugely respected and innovative production/remix crew Bugz in the Attic. Founded with 5 other like-minded and similarly disenchanted producers, musicians and DJs. Coming from a varied background of House, Garage, Hip-Hop, DnB and most other relevant UK dance scenes Bugz have produced countless underground classics and successfully remixed most major artists worth touching. Though heavily involved in Bugz Seiji still worked as a solo Artist/Producer/DJ, the high point being the seminal ‘Loose Lips’ but he also remixes both major and underground Artists and DJs internationally. Though still remixing, DJing and producing innovative electronic music, Seiji produced MOLOKO’s ROISIN MURPHY solo album for EMI Records set for release in autumn 2007. In June 2007 he releaed a fully instrumental solo project called ‘DJ Tools’ through Berlin-based electronica label Sonar Kollektiv.

For his Funk Mundial contribution with the track „Todo Mundo“ Seiji teamed up with Rio De Janeiro baile funk legend MC Dolores, who praises the European-Brazilian collab in his unique baile funk flow. Dolores is the survivng member of baile funk duo Marquinho & Dolores – his partner 2002 was shot in the favela Rocinha. Ever since, Dolores has gone solo. Today, he regularly appears on Rio´s funk circuit but is also one of the most reflected song writers of the scene writing various songs for Mcs like Galo amongst others.

MC DOLORES

Using the intense, sample based groove alchemy of baile funk as a blueprint for his beat programming, Seiji created an outstanding rhythm track for the MC Dolores rhymes. You can hear the sonic reveberations of the typical baile funk MPC induced staccato elements, the super dry handclap, the trademark drum roll and the pounding bass drum – all put together into a irresistible dancefloor monster. Spiced with Carnival sounds, this is a classic Seiji masterpiece.

TRACKLIST

1. TODO MUNDO
2. TODO MUNDO DUB
3. TODO MUNDO INSTRUMENTAL
4. TODO MUNDO ACAPPELLA