55, by Bacao Rhythm and Steel Band

55

by Bacao Rhythm and Steel Band

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Gaslight Gatekeep Girlboss Starts off insanely strong with the rework of 50 Cent's P.I.M.P and only gets stronger. Absolute fucking BANGER of an album. Favorite track: Jungle Fever.

Prof Babacar This track shows their love of Hip Hop and classy covers... Favorite track: Tender Trap.

Charlie Moonbeam Steel drums, fat beats, and expertly selected deep cut cover tracks. Bang bang boom! Favorite track: Round & Round.

offthahook2 Brilliant LP keep going back to the tracks and got well in any manor of sets!!

4000Qtrap Tropical take on the blues band style. Fun, funky, and upbeat. Favorite track: P.I.M.P..

Patrik Affentranger Great cover of a classic track Favorite track: Police In Helicopter.

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Single LP Tracklist:

A1) PIMP
A2) Laventille Road March
A3) Bacao Suave
A4) Tropical Heat
A5) Jungle Fever
A6) Beetham Highway Ride

B1) Tender Trap
B2) Dog Was A Doughnut
B3) Queen Of Cheeba
B4) Love Like This
B5) Port of Spain Hustle
B6) Round & Round

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1.	P.I.M.P. 03:14	buy track
2.	Laventille Road March 03:10	buy track
3.	Bacao Suave 03:29	buy track
4.	Tropical Heat 03:38	buy track
5.	Jungle Fever 02:47	buy track
6.	Scorpio 02:43	buy track
7.	Beetham Highway Ride 03:07	buy track
8.	Tender Trap 03:33	buy track
9.	Dog Was A Doughnut 03:21	buy track
10.	Police In Helicopter 03:49	buy track
11.	Queen Of Cheeba 04:01	buy track
12.	Love Like This 04:07	buy track
13.	Port Of Spain Hustle 03:22	buy track
14.	Goodbye 03:33	buy track
15.	Round & Round 03:33	buy track
16.	P.I.M.P. (Version) (Bonus Track) 03:06	buy track
17.	8th Wonder (Bonus Track) 03:35	buy track

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Shrouded in mystery, hailing from Hamburg, Germany, Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band (BRSB) release their long awaited debut “55” on Brooklyn’s own Big Crown Records. Long time multi instrumentalist and band leader Bjorn Wagner spent a few months in Trinidad & Tobago where he became fascinated with Steel Drums. His initial intrigue with local steel pan music culture led him to learning the instrument both through help of local players and on his own. After he became proficient on the pans Bjorn had his own instrument built from a used oil barrel by legendary pan man Louis C. Smith. Upon returning home to Germany, Bjorn set out to blend the Tropical Steel into his already sharply honed Funk, Soul, and Hip Hop sensibilities. The outcome is an updated take on a classic format, a truly unique sound. Their first two recordings were covers of The Meters “Look A-Py-Py” & “Ease Back” which they self released on a 45. Looking back on these two sides you can tell they were just getting their chops up for what was to come next. This is evidenced by how all hell broke loose when they went on to cover 50 Cent’s hit PIMP taking the DJ and vinyl collecting communities by storm. Many people thought the recording was the original sample and probably still do to this day when it is played. The original Mocambo pressing sold out quickly and is now a collector’s item fetching heavy prices when it changes hands. It was this tune that made the introduction between Bjorn and Danny Akalepse of Big Crown. They immediately hit it off and starting making plans to do a full length project with the band.

Keeping in the tradition of Steel Drum records, 55 is a journey through re-interpolations and covers with an updated approach, pushing Steel Pan music to uncharted territory. Flawlessly bringing previously untouched genres into the steel pan cannon ranging from Underground Hip Hop tunes to staple Funk tracks and some of all that falls in between. From the smoothed out Reggae cover of John Holt’s “Police In Helicopter” to the DJ sure shot cover of Faith Evan’s “Love Like This” BRSB’s 55 is reinvigorating tunes both well known and helping to shed some light on tunes still largely undiscovered. However, some of the strongest tunes on the album are original compositions, from spaced out Disco vibes on “Beetham Highway Ride” and “Port Of Spain Hustle” to the ugly face inspiring drums of “Laventille Road March”. Recorded to analog 8 track tape at The Mocambo Studios in Hamburg, 55 is a gritty, punchy journey in sound drawing on music from around the world, using production aesthetics from across both eras and genres, all coming together seamlessly. If the 45s that have already come out on Mocambo, Plane Jane, and Truth & Soul are an indication, this full length is going to be a staple to both casual listeneners and Disc Jockeys alike. Catch BRSB live in Fall as they tour the world with the mysterious heavy sound that is in fact, all their own.

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released March 18, 2016

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Bacao Rhythm and Steel Band Hamburg, Germany

Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, the mysterious steel pan outfit hailing from Hamburg, Germany have amassed a cult following around the globe. With a slew of classic 7”s and two critically acclaimed full length albums, they set a high bar for themselves, one they clearly intend on pushing even higher with this new offering, Expansions. ... more

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