Wanted to share a couple hot releases from cool Nation Records. Nation Records was started in Ladbroke Grove UK by Propa-Ganhi of the band Fun-Da-Mental (real name Aki Nawaz).
As his philosophy, Aki sez:
"It has always been based on an idea from the punk era, be radical musically and politically, never work by the book, re-invent the rules and then re-invent them again when those rules become the norm."
I've shared favorites of mine from Nation Records roster before: Natacha Atlas & Transglobal Underground; the above mentioned Fun-Da-Mental; “Radio Morocco” by Pulse 8 (Jah Wobble & friends); the Macro Dub Infection I shared recently; Asian Dub Foundation & too many more to name.
This first one is the first one for Nation. #001 is a compilation introducing the world to the cultural hybrid which fused bhangra & Latin with house / techno rhythms through then unknown artists such as Mahatma T (now better known as Talvin Singh) & Pulse 8 (which included the musicians from On-U-Sound, David Harrow with Jah Wobble & Justin Adams) that I shared as My Radio is Picking up Morocco here.
SIDE ONE -
Yassassin (Wild Assassin mix) - David Harrow
Jihad - Mahatma T
Sapna– Ah Kudia - Sapna
Encantador - !Loca!
SIDE TWO -
O'dhe O'dhe - Sapna
Radio Morocco (Club mix) - Pulse 8
Shanti - Mahatma T
Teus Quay Ana - Paradise Organisation
Here's the follow-up Fuse II...
Stotinki (Aki Nawaz remix) featuring Jah Wobble - the Space Cadets
Timbal (Chris Greenwood remix) - !Loca!
Yab Yum (Aki Nawaz & Katherine Canoville remix) - Uzma
Chinatown New York (Wobble mix) - Bebop 90
The Unspoken Word - Invaders of the Heart
Radio Africa (Aki Nawaz remix) - Ntuli Abrahamse
Tarana (Talvin Singh remix) - Gondwana
The Voice of Hassan - Amahl
Zapotech - Aztec To Hi-Tech
Chinatown New York (Will 'Shamen' Sin remix) - Bebop 90
Timbal - !Loca!
Stotinki (Dub mix) - the Space Cadets
Enjoy,
NØ
