Lo scorsa estate Benjamin Lebrave e Max le Daron si sono incontrati ad Accra, Ghana (dove Benjamin vive a lavora) per registrare una serie di strumenti percussivi tradizionali ghanesi; l’obiettivo è costruirne una soundbank e metterla a disposizione dei giovani producer di Azonto. Il report di questa esperienza (che continuerà presto nel corso del 2014) lo trovate su This Is Africa.
No Mp3, No Autotune Chale! raccoglie una serie di pezzi Azonto recuperati durante questo viaggio e mixati da Max le Daron. Tra le altre cose, Max, sarà il prossimo guest di Bunker Sonidero (15 febbraio 2014 — more info soon) e non c’è miglior warm up per presentarvelo.
Queste le sue parole per Ghana Mixtapes, che ha commissionato il mix:
“I just came back from Ghana to build a soundbank for the Azonto producers and to give them some sound engineering masterclasses. We wrote about our journey on a daily basis on This is Africa. Some obscure website/twitter account about ‘old fashioned’ world music kept posting about our project and retweeting what we posted. Their catchphrase on their account was « No MP3, no Autotune », which is quite ironic considering most of the Azonto is exported directly in MP3 128 kbps from Fruity Loops and most of the singers (ab)use (of) the autotune effect. About the content of the mixtape: I’d say 3/4 of the tunes are from the producers we met in Ghana (some of the tunes aren’t released yet, or at least weren’t when they gave those to use) and the rest is like the hit tunes that I heard everywhere in Accra (streets, taxis, buses, bars, clubs,…)”
Tracklist
Gemini feat EL – I’ll Do, Don’t Do (prod by EL)
Opanka – Mo N’Gyae Me (prod by Ray ‘n Cash 2)
J Flex – Somu Gye
Timaya – Ukwu (prod. by Masterkraft)
Gemini – Too Much (Prod by EL)
Double & Dr. Slim – Seke (Prod. by Eyoh Sound Boy)
Rumor – Smile (Prod. by Nshona)
Funny Face feat Gasmila – Agama Lizard (Prod. by Eyoh Sound Boy)
Blaka – Tozo
Funny Face ft. D Cryme – My Car (Prod. by Mix MG)
Bisa Kdei – Azonto Ghost
Criss Waddle Ft. Omai de Soja – 3shi shi (Tit 4 Tat)
Dr. Skinny Ft. Jimmy Blakk – Gbesonor (Prod. by Dr Spooky)
PhootPrintz feat Sarkodie & Bisa Kdei – Jackie Appiah (Prod by Laxio)
Envy – Nhyuraba kojo ft sammylee (prod by Laxio)
Double – Walai Talai
E.L. – Kaalu
Blaka – This Game
UG Beatz – Sarewa
Atumpan – The Thing feat Stone
