Go on a “World Affair”, J-Sw!ft Media Coverage & the Gigs in South America

Summer may be just about to quit, but that doesn't mean we will.  Today we're bringing you the latest news from Rossano Snel, J-Sw!ft, M. Takara and Kiko Dinucci.

Rossano Snel

A new mix from Rossano Snel is available for download now!  “World Affair 2” is a dope 75-minute set available at Rossi’s Soundcloud page.  Rossano says he created the set as if he were “directing a movie”, with each section telling its own story.  Not only does he circle the globe with musical styles, but he also visits multiple eras in time.  If you’re looking for an incredibly well rounded mix that takes you on one heck of a trip, you’ve got to download “World Affair 2”.

J-Sw!ft

J-Sw!ft’s “I’ll Do Mine” single is blowing up the airwaves.  Many major hip hop blogs and magazines have been happy to report of J’s triumphant return to the music industry.  Check out some of the mentions of the former Pharcyde producer’s new track and the upcoming documentary “1 More Hit”:

Rap Weekly

Urb

Hip Hop DX

Kiko Dinucci and M. Takara

Kiko Dinucci and M. Takara are still busy playing shows in South America.  If you live in the area or will be there for a visit, be sure to check out one of their awesome shows.  Here are some dates (in Português) from Kiko, Takara and other artists on the Desmonta label:

14.08 (sábado)
NATHAN BELL (solo set)
Local: Santander Cultural
Endereço: Av. Rio Branco, 23 - Bairro do Recife - Recife/PE

26.08 (quinta-feira)
M.TAKARA 3
Local: Teatro Municipal de Sabará.
Endereço: Rua Dom Pedro II - Sabará/MG

27.08 (sexta-feira)
PSILOSAMPLES
Local: Centro Cultural da Juventude
Endereço: Av. Deputado Emílio Carlos, 3.641, SP

28.08 (sábado)
KIKO DINUCCI
Local: Santander Cultural
Endereço: Av. Rio Branco, 23 - Bairro do Recife - Recife/PE

29.08 (domingo)
BRASSA BELL na Feira de Vinil Big Papa
Local: Serralheria
Endereço: Rua Guaicuris 857, Lapa - SP

11.08 (sábado)
FESTA ENGASGAGATO com COGUMELO PANDA
Local: Tapas Club
Endereço: Rua Augusta 1246, São Paulo/SP

Also, we've also added different tracks from J-Sw!ft and M. Takara to the One Cell Records stream, so head over and check it out!

GWYM Takes Over, M. Takara Gigs on, and DJ Kiko Dinucci…

 Go West Young Man

Go West Young Man has procured June residency at Casey’s in downtown L.A.!  Be sure to catch the five-man lineup (which includes two women) every Friday this month.  In addition to frontman Damin Suarez, GWYM is comprised of: Matt Nakamura on drums, David Mayer on guitar, Sarah Woods plays the sax, and Dayna Richards is on the trumpet.

Each show will feature a different opening act.  The schedule is:

June 4th - w/ Eugene & The 1914
http://www.myspace.com/eugenetheband

June 11th - w/ New Kingdom
http://www.myspace.com/newkingdom

June 18th - w/ Detangler
http://www.myspace.com/detanglermusic

June 25th - w/ The Shade
http://www.myspace.com/theshademusic1

These gigs are thanks to The Fringe Coalition and 213 Downtown LA.  If you need more info. on Casey’s, visit their website at: www.bigcaseys.com.

M. Takara 3 & Kiko Dinucci

For those of you lucky enough to live in the São Paolo area, you can catch M. Takara 3 and Kiko Dinucci this summer.  Some of their shows are FREE, so be sure to take advantage of that!  The best way to keep up with M. Takara and Kiko Dinucci’s schedules is to join Desmonta’s mailing list by visiting their website at www.desmonta.com.  You’ll see a little box that says “Newsletter”.  Simply put your email address in there and hit “enviar” (send), or “limpar” (clear) if you’ve made a mistake.  That way you won’t have to miss anything!  You can also follow the Engasgato blog here to read about the Desmonta’s month party at the Tapas Club, featuring DJ Kiko Dinucci, Psilosamples and Mundo Tigre.

If you can’t get to São Paulo, Desmonta has brought São Paulo to you, by uploading three videos from M. Takara’s recent performance at SESC Consolação.  This way you can experience M. Takara’s dreamy blend of electronic, African and rainforest sounds, with even a little melody thrown in to boot.

Video One
Video Two
Video Three

The Kiko Dinucci trio played a free show at SESC Consolação this past June 8th.  Watch a video of Kiko and his friends Thiago França and Sérgio Machado on youtube, here.

Don’t forget to also get regular updates from One Cell Records by becoming our friend on Facebook and Myspace, and follow us on Twitter!

Cast Your Vote for Rossano, and Try to Keep Up With Everyone Else…

The arrival of May brings many updates about our wonderful One Cell artists.  We’ll kick it off by checking in with Rossano Snel.

Rossano Snel

Rossi is up for POA Beat’s “Best Electronic Music Producer of 2009”.  Get over to POA’s website and cast your vote for Rossano right now!

Rossano’s “Tumpah” is listed first for Juno’s April jazz recommendations.  If you haven’t bought “Landscape” yet, now’s about the time!

In terms of shows, Rossano’s been busy as usual.  On April 29th he played a free show at the Alley Diskoclub, along with other DJ’s like Schutz, Random Brutal Love, Caio B, Camila Vargas and Thiago Moraes.

Burro Morto

Speaking of being busy touring, Burro Morto has been doing just that. 

Check out this blog entry (in Portuguese) on PB1.com that discusses Burro Morto’s tour in connection to the unique challenges faced by Brazilian artists.

Can’t get down to South America but want to see a Burro show and you want to see it now?  Download the recent Guaxupé show here.

Here’s a nice little review about the Dead Donkey’s recent show at the APR Club.  The reviewer acknowledges how much Burro has grown since Varaduro.

Go West Young Man

GWYM has a few play dates this month in California.  May 19th they’ll be at the 3 of Clubs in Hollywood, and May 21st is the show in Echo Park with Francis and the Lights.  Be sure to attend if you’re in the area!

Damin Suarez has another new song for you – this one’s titled “Relativity”.  Head over to the One Cell site to hear this solemn but poignant little gem.

Kiko Dinucci

Need a Kiko Dinucci fix?  Check out this Soundcloud to hear six streaming tracks from Kiko featuring the sugary vocals of Karina Ninni.  Nothing beats free tunes.  Find it here.

If you need visuals to go with your music, watch these new videos uploaded by our friends at Desmonta of a Dinucci performance on April 25th.  They feature Kiko with his usual collaborators, Mauricio Pereira, Juçara Marçal and Thiago França, among others.  If you didn’t know, Kiko is also a talented visual artist, and these performances are accentuated by a video backdrop of Kiko creating his art.

Video One

Video Two

Video Three

Video Four

Video Five


You can also enjoy an interview with the spirited and entertaining Kiko himself, here.

Twitter

In order to keep up with the very latest on your favorite artists, you should follow them on Twitter!  Here are links to some of our various music makers:

One Cell Records
http://twitter.com/onecellrecords

Kiko Dinucci
http://twitter.com/kikodinucci

Damin Suarez (of GWYM)
http://twitter.com/daminsuarez

Burro Morto
http://twitter.com/BurroMorto

Rossano Snel
http://twitter.com/rsnel

See you soon with some very exciting updates.  We can’t tell you about them right now, but it won’t be long before we’ll be able to reveal our secrets!

Get the M. Takara’s Digital EP “Cocada” Now!

Spring Fever is in full effect at One Cell Records.  We hope you’re having as great of a time as we are!  Let’s start off this update with the latest news from M. Takara.

M. Takara

M. Takara’s new EP “Cocada” is now available for download from our website here.  You can own “Cocada” for less than 3 bucks – how can you go wrong?  “Cocada” means “coconut” in English, so expect this EP to deliver both smooth flavor and M. Takara’s signature bouncy beats.

American fans are in luck this month!  Maurício has shows all over the continental United States in March 2010.  Here’s the rundown of his dates:

March 17    SXSW Festival         Austin, TX
March 21    Bootleg Theater        Los Angeles, CA
March 26    Bossa                       Baltimore, MD
March 27    The Metro Gallery    Washington, DC
March 28    Zebulon Café            NYC, NY
March 29    Cake Shop               NYC, NY
March 30    TBA                        Cleveland, OH
March 31    Heaven Gallery        Chicago, IL

Rossano Snel

Rossano Snel has also been playing a bunch of dates himself.  Last Friday he played the second edition of Party Hustler, and Sunday he did a gig at an event sponsored by the Cervantes Institute of Spain.

Here’s some awesome Rossano news…Rossi’s “Gallery” EP made the Imageynation’s “Best of 2009” list!    Congratulations!

Go West Young Man

California area residents can catch Go West Young Man on one of their upcoming tour dates this Spring!  If you don’t live in Cali, so what?  Make a trip of it, and come watch this great band.

March 22    Air Conditioned Supper Club        Venice, CA
April 12       Air Conditioned Supper Club        Venice, CA
April 27       Bordello                                       Los Angeles, CA
May 19       3 of Clubs                                     Hollywood, CA

Kiko Dinucci

The always prolific Kiko Dinucci has some more videos for you on youtube.  This time he’s featured at Casa de Francisca playing a very intimate and acoustic set devoted to one of the masters of samba, Adoniran Barbosa.  Below are two tunes for you to enjoy.





Stay tuned to the One Cell Records blog for the latest and greatest info on our amazing artists!

Happy Spring!

Updates Galore!

What’s up, my friends?  Time to check in once again with our various One Cell artists.

First up: M. Takara.  We first want to clarify that his EP “Cocada” is being released by One Cell Records, with a vinyl version being released by Desmonta.  Only 2 weeks to go until it’s released!  Those of you who will be lucky enough to attend the SXSW festival in March can check M. Takara out on the 17th.

Don’t forget, Burro Morto’s concept album “Baptista Virou Máquina” should be coming out March as well.  Check out video teaser #3:



The City Beat event (hosted by One Cell Records) will be coming to L.A. April 8th.  Rumor has it that DJ’s Crash Overdrive and Disruption will be performing.  Both are from the B.E.A.R. (Briefcase Rockers) label.  If you haven’t heard their music yet, Crash Overdrive echoes influences from Daft Punk, while Disruption is a bit more dark and urban.

The City Beat party should be coming to São Paulo and Porto Allegre in May with the help of our own Rossano Snel’s efforts.  Stay tuned to One Cell for all the up-to-date details!

While we speak of our love for Rossano, why not click over to 4shared.com  to listen to a new track from Rossano Snel called “Abstract”.  It’s really good and you should check it out!  We like to consider it a hip-hop samba.

Kiko Dinucci’s new album is getting a lot of attention (of course)!  Check out Folha’s feature of Kiko and this review by the Brazilian branch of Vice Magazine.

...and one more thing  If you're in the Los Angeles area, Go West Young Man has a show tonight at the Echo in Los Angeles.for Buzz Bands LA.  Catch it if you can!  Details are here.

That’s it for now, but keep it here for the latest updates on your favorite bands.  Is there any One Cell band or artist that we've missed?  Leave a comment and let us know who you want to hear about!

Kiko Dinucci's Dropping Names, M. Takara's Dropping an EP

Hello One Cell fans!  Valentine’s Day is coming up, and if you haven’t got a Valentine…don’t fret.  You can spend some quality time with Kiko Dinucci via the World Wide Web.  We’ve got tons of Kiko D. videos to show you – complete with special guests.   Also, get ready for M. Takara’s EP “Cocada” in less than a month!

KIKO DINUCCI
Kiko played a release party for his album “Na Boca Dos Outros” this past Friday.  As you probably know, the new album features accompaniment by many fine Brazilian artists.  Why should the live shows be any different?  Check out special performances from Kiko D. and:

Alessandra Leão

Suzana Salles

Mauricio Pereira

Marcelo Pretto

Juçara Marçal

and one more bonus video

If you want to see some photos from the show, see some here.

Need to bring Kiko with you?  Download the FREE and very cool Bando Afromacarrônico remix EP at the Desmonta site.  The complimentary album features remixes by some familiar names: M. Takara, Psilosamples and Rossano Snel.  Just head over to Desmonta and click on the “Discos” section to find the EP labeled “dsm007” and download the zip file with one set of tracks for Mac's, and another for PC's.  The EP includes album artwork and liner notes as well!  These remixes really bring a new light to the Bando songs, and it's definitely worth the download.

M. TAKARA
Meanwhile, M. Takara is nearly ready for the March 9th release of his upcoming digital EP, “Cocada” on the Desmonta label.  The digital version of “Cocada” will be succeeded by a vinyl only release.  Expect more of the same sharp rhythms and harmonic overtones that Mauricio is known to deliver.  We’ve got an album page on the One Cell site as well.

Until our next update, keep enjoying the One Cell and Desmonta artists!

Read About, Watch and Listen to Kiko Dinucci – and M. Takara

Happy New Year to our One Cell devotees!  Today we’re bringing you an update about Kiko Dinucci, whose new album on the Desmonta label entitled, “Na Boca dos Outros” is gaining plenty of positive attention in the music world.

Read
The reviews are out, and everyone loves “Na Boca dos Outros”.  Check out two reviews for yourself, here:

Folha Online

UFSCAR Radio Station

Watch
Desmonta has compiled a boatload of Kiko’s videos for your entertainment.  Remember that December 6th release party for “Na Boca” we told you about?  The performance was packed with special guests as expected, including Mauricio Pereira, Os Mulheres Negras, Bruno Morais, and Sapopemba.  Catch two songs from the performance on youtube.

With Bruno Morais

With Mauricio Pereira

Also, a cool little video from 2005 was recently unearthed by Luciano Valério of himself and Kiko D. at Parque Cecap in Guarulhos, which was the neighborhood where they grew up in.  The video features the song Partida em Arujá, which is performed on the “Na Boca dos Outros” with Juçara Marçal on vocals.  See it here.

Kiko’s trio performed at Sao Paulo's Manobra Festival in December.  Watch a performance of the trio here.  We’ve also got another clip of the trio joining forces with MC Sombra here.

You can also catch three songs from Trio Esmeril, with a special appearance from Kiko.

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Two
Three

Is that still not enough for you?  Catch three songs from the Casa de Francisca show December 19th here, here, and here.

Listen

Check out the mp3’s available on the Desmonta website.  The One Cell Records site has new tracks on the stream, including one from Rossano Snel and M. Takara!

M. Takara

Speaking of M. Takara, he is resurfacing with a new EP in March on the Desmonta and One Cell labels.  U.S. Takara fans will be pleased to hear that the M.T. trio will be doing a few shows in the States, including the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas.  In the meantime, check out two tunes on youtube here and here.

That should keep you busy for a while.  We’ll be back in a couple of weeks to check in and make sure you’ve taken adequate breaks to eat and sleep.

Until next time…

Kiko Dinucci Update and a Peek at New Burro Morto

Hello again, One Cell fans! It’s time now to find out what Kiko Dinucci has been doing – and then later, get a sneak peek at Burro Morto’s new album “Baptista Virou Máquina”. So get settled…there’s a lot to catch up on.

The New Album

Most importantly, we are excited for Kiko Dinucci’s new album “Na Boca dos Outros”, which will be released December 6^th, 2009 on the Desmonta label. “Na Boca dos Outros” features appearances from Brazil’s best and finest musical artists such as:

Fabia Cozza, Mauricio Pereira, Alessandra Leão, Juliana Amaral, Juçara Marçal, Marcelo Pretto, Rob Mazurek, Sapopemba, and many more!

From the sounds of it, this album is going to be lively, poignant and melodious. If you can’t wait that long, check out selected tracks at Kiko’s myspace!

Don't forget to check in on Kiko's One Cell Bio Page to stay up-to date on any news and events.

Shows, Shows, Shows!

The first couple of weeks in December are going to be big ones for Kiko D. First there’s an album release party at CCJ in São Paulo on the 6^th. On the 11^th he’ll be appearing with Trio Esmeril at São Paulo University.

December 12^th he’ll be playing with the acclaimed MC Sombra, along with saxophonist Thiago França and drummer Sérgio Machado. Thiago França has been joining Kiko at various shows with songstress Juçara Marçal on their new “Metá Metá” project. This is not the first time Kiko has worked with Juçara – in 2008 the two released a record called “Padê”.

Kiko also DJ’s at Festa Engasgagato, which is a monthly party thrown by the Desmonta record label for its artists and colleagues. Check out the Engasgagato Blog here.

Can’t make it to Brazil? Enjoy this video sample of Kiko playing with Trio Esmeril and MC Sombra at September’s Engasgagato.

Reviews...and the Burn Notice Feature

Kiko’s engaging and entertaining partnership with Douglas Germano (from AfroMacarrônico) dubbed Duo Moviola has gotten some superb reviews. Downbeat Magazine gave their “O Retrato Do Artista Quando Pede” album four stars. They state of the duo’s creative endeavors, “By getting the most out of their complex arrangements, the songs burrow deep into the memory.”

Are you a fan of the USA series “Burn Notice”? Kiko’s song “Engasga Gato” will contribute to the soundtrack of the “Friendly Fire” episode airing Feburary 4, 2010.

The Return of BURRO MORTO

As promised, we want to briefly update you on Burro Morto’s new album, “Baptista Virou Máquina”, which is due to be released in January, 2010. (More detail will be coming in our next blog post!)

Check out these teasers that are sure to leave you wanting more of One Cell’s beloved curly-haired quintet.

Don’t worry, there will be more where that came from. Burro Morto plans to make a video for every song on the new album. Lindo maravilhoso!

Need to traduzir esta página? Click here for google’s translation of this blog in Portuguese.

On a Brazil kick with Kiko Dinucci

Hello again from the One Cell blog desk. If the summer sun has whetted your appetite for some hot n' jazzy tunes from Brazil, then Kiko Dinucci’s forthcoming new album is for you.

‘Na Boca do Outros’ is a collaboration record with an all-star cast of musicians from beautiful Brazil like Juçara Marçal, Juliana Amaral, Fabiana Cozza, Marcelo Pretto, Mauricio Pereira, Sapompemba, Rob Mazurek, and many others. It’s coming next month, so keep your ears open.

If that’s too long to wait and you’re in Sao Paulo, you can catch Kiko Dinucci and M. Takara on the 25th at Tapas Club in the heart of the city. This second monthly night party will see Kiko DJing and performances from M. Takara 3 and New York’s Victor Rice performing as Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Heart Dub Band. With a name like that, how can you resist?

Check out some brand new videos of July’s club night performances at these links: part one and part two. Speaking of videos, the charming boys at Desmonta records have been uploading old material to their website - head over to their Media Sessions area for more great Brazilian music.

By the way, Kiko Dinucci has also started a new project as a trio with Thiago França and Sérgio Machado - for all the Brazilian music anoraks out there, he’s the drummer of Ney Matogrosso and Céu.

Even though he’s only done a few shows, Kiko has already been featured by musical magazine +Soma. Read the interview (Português) or watch a performace featured by the mag here. Until next time folks, keep it tuned to One Cell.

Visual poetry from Rossano Snel

Hello again from One Cell Records. Rossano Snel has been talking exclusively to us about his internet video project in the making.

With a working title of 'Subterfuge', the one-minute short film is coming to us from Bonobo Films, who provided the pictures for Rossano's Gallery EP.

So what's it all about? 'The movie is about me and my musical work,' Rossano says. 'It's like an abstraction, a visual poem about my music.'

Keep an eye out for that, and keep an ear out for a free digital compilation called 'e-Brazil – amazing new music from the land of samba'. Rossano picked all the tracks, and it features artists like Tita Lima, DJ Tahira, Modo Solar, Sonic Junior and many more. It's coming your way as a free download very soon.

Meanwhile, Kiko Dinucci's tourmate M. Takara is getting ready to play at Thavius Beck's EP release concert this coming May 28th in Sao Paulo. It's a one-off appearance for Mauricio in his home town – he's returning in the middle of a European tour as drummer with Kiko and Chicago trumpeter Rob Mazurek.

The jazzy trio – going by the name of Sao Paulo Underground – have already taken in Germany, Italy and Poland on their musical jaunt. Grab a taste of how it's all going down over on YouTube, where you'll find fresh videos of Kiko strumming his stuff on stage.

Until next time, stay tuned to One Cell.

Bill Lehane.

Talking dirty with Thavius Beck

One Cell's favourite beatmaker Thavius Beck has been talking exclusively to us about his forthcoming EP, 'Urban/Subsonic'.

This gritty sonic slice is released digitally on 19 May and on 23 June for vinyl fans. So what will it sound like? Thavius says we should picture 'dirty concrete walls, trash and shady characters in an even shadier alley'. 

Confused? The idea is, he says, that 'these songs would be part of the soundtrack to a night out at the dirtiest, most underground club that happens to be the most popping shit around'. 

'It's like discovering diamonds in a landfill that has 60 inch subwoofers and strobe lights, and these songs would accompany the search through the rubble...if that makes sense.'

I think we can dig that, and watch this space for 19 May to grab the EP. The gem finder's got more sparkling treats on the way this Fall, by the way - his third solo album is due in November. Thavius produced the whole thing and rhymes on every track as well.

He tells us 'it's the first time I've released a record like that in over a decade, and based on the feedback I've gotten so far (and my own personal opinion) it's easily my best album to date'. No ego issues at all, then. 

Before that, he's gonna be around Los Angeles this summer giving workshops on how to make music with Ableton Live, the best new thing in music software. He's also been producing some rap records, both for Bigg Jus and NoCanDo. And as if that wasn't enough to keep him busy, Thavius has been remixing too: he's done one for Buck 65's upcoming group project and another for Nosaj Thing's new album.

Meanwhile another Brazilian beatman, Rossano Snel, has been kicking up a storm of praise for his debut EP 'Gallery' on the blogosphere. Indie Passion recently gushed: 'He deftly melds jazz, reggae, Soul, and Brazilian sonorities with electronic elements and organic instrumentation to craft sonic tapestries that sound fresh and progressive, but maintain a familiarly classic, cultural sensibility, all while keeping up a danceable groove.' 

We couldn't have said it better ourselves. The young groovemaker has also been treating us to some new tracks over on Myspace, including a rather fine piano solo named 'Tumpah' that you won't want to miss. And if that still isn't enough, head over to Brazilian site Misturinha and download an hour-long podcast Rossano did. We think it's rather funky.

Speaking of funky things, genre-hopping fivesome Burro Morto have been getting their festival groove on all over Brazil. This includes Recbeat, part of the massive Recife carnival, and Universo Paralello, one of the biggest electronic and world music festivals down there, with more than a week of sun, sand and non-stop partying. Who doesn't need a week like that right now! At the same time the boys have been working on the follow up to 'Varadouro', their amazing debut. Grab that here if you haven't already.

Also gigging around Brazil in the guise of 'Duo Moviola' is one third of Kiko Dinucci's samba collective Bando AfroMacarronico, namely Kiko himself and Douglas Germano. Check out some plucky tunes from that project on their Myspace. 

Lastly, One Cell's answer to The Arcade Fire, Go West Young Man, have been kicking up a storm lately on their tour of the West coast. Catch them next at Santa Monica's Dakota Lounge and the Silverlake Lounge in LA. 

Until next time, One Cell fans, keep it real….

Bill Lehane.