Honest Jons compiles Shangaan Shake

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  • The two-CD package collects Shangaan-inspired productions by Actress, Ricardo Villalobos & Max Loderbauer, Theo Parrish and more.
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  • Next month, Honest Jon's will follow up 2010's Shangaan Electro with a remix compilation called Shangaan Shake. For many of us, Shangaan Electro was an introduction to the world of Shangaan, a South African style of electronic music that's characterized by its simple production style, jarringly high tempos (usually around 180 BPM) and traditional vocals and lyrics. In some ways Shangaan seems totally incongruous with most of today's electronic music, which might be why it struck a chord with some DJs and producers (Pearson Sound even managed to slip a track from Shangaan Electro into Fabriclive 56). Since that collection came out, Honest Jon's have commissioned reinterpretations of Shangaan music from a varied cast of electronic producers, from Actress to Theo Parrish to former Basic Channel member Mark Ernestus. In the same style as Lagos Shake, which payed homage to Tony Allen, these productions are not so much remixes as they are entirely new compositions which use Shangaan as a "starting point." They were were released in a series of EPs over the last year and a half, and are brought together on Shangaan Shake. The collection will be available as a double-CD package. Tracklist 01. Mark Ernestus Meets BBC 02. Oni Ayhun Meets Shangaan Electro 03. MMM Meets Tshetsha Boys 04. DJ Rashad & DJ Spinn Meet Tshetsha Boys 05. Burnt Friedman Meets Zinja Hlungwani 06. Actress Meets Shangaan Electro 07. Old Apparatus Meets Shangaan Electro 08. Theo Parrish Meets Mancingelani 09. Demdike Stare Meets Shangaan Electro 10. Peverelist Meets Tshetsha Boys 11. Anthony Shake Shakir Meets BBC 12. RP Boo Meets Shangaan Electro 13. Actress Meets Shangaan Electro 2 14. Hype Williams Meets Shangaan Electro 15. Ricardo Villalobos & Max Loderbauer Meet Shangaan Electro 16. Mark Ernestus Meets BBC Version Honest Jon's will release Shangaan Shake on February 27th, 2012.
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