GLOBAL B-BOY BEATS AND URBAN BASS, WITH A TROPICAL TWIST
Ahead of tomorrow’s party. Big Chill quiz FFTANG! FFTANG!’s Huskiii and Marsali about this new darn fangled ‘Tropical Bass’.
Could you tell us a bit about Tropical Bass as a genre?
Marsali: Tropical bass is about taking the [...]
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The second act we’ve got lined up for Friday is the high octane Gypsy Hill. This band fuse together balkan, surf-rock, massive bass-lines, Mediterranean guitars and a whole heap of electronics, scratching and beats. Keep your eyes peeled for their debut album which is set to drop this year.
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The headline act at our upcoming Big Chill House party comes in the form of the scorching Yaaba Funk.
Combining fat analogue basslines, blazing horns and gritty rock guitars this floor-filling ten piece play a red hot mix of Ghanian hi-life, afrobeat and low down dirty funk. Pure fire. Here’s them performing at the capital’s recent Seun Kuti gig [...]
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We got a massive party coming up in Jan. FFTANG! FFTANG! take over The Big Chill House in Kings Cross on Friday 13th and we’ve got a hell of a line-up, including a scorching headline performance from the amazing Yaaba Funk and live electronics, scratching and balkan surf-rock from Gypsy Hill. All for the price of nada, nothing, Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
The pun’s so good I’m surprised no-one’s done it before: Fela Soul is an album of De La Soul vocals over Fela Kuti loops. The perfect salve after hearing the entire Beatles back catalogue played at the same time.
Download the whole comp (with liner notes) for free HERE
This is going straight into the sequel to No Sleep Till Bogotá.It’s got FFTANG! running through it like a stick of cumbia rock 
Yes, we’re so retro we’re future. The first issue of our FFTANG!zine has just been published and it lives beyond the www, in the real world. Come to Ginglik tonight to get your hands on one.
Next Thursday (10th) we go Westwards to our favouritest London venue: Ginglik.
We’ve been wanting to throw a party in this ex Edwardian loo since our very first night and it’s finally here. Huskiii, Subculture Sounds and Obee bring the tropical bass for these long November nights, whilst Paolo’s and Captain Trumpet’s live drums and brass turn it into a live carnival mash-up knees up. With live visuals from Sheik l’Afrique.
Come see why we’re one of Time Out‘s best tropical clubnights.
Ginglik 7pm – 1am
£4 entry (or £3 facebook guestlist)
Free before 8pm
Come to the Big Chill House on Friday to hear a FFTANG! set from Huskiii, as well as a live interview with The Mohawks, and DJ sets from Mark Rae, Chris Read & the BBE boys.
Otherwise engaged? Feel free to bump round the living room to our promo mix instead… [...]
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Huskiii has contributed a new mix for art & music blog Synth Eastwood with a track by track breakdown. Read and listen AQUI
