March 8 street date. Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, the mysterious steel pan outfit hailing from Hamburg, have amassed a cult following around the globe. With a slew of classic 7"s and three critically acclaimed full length albums, they set a high bar for themselves, one they clearly intend on pushing even higher with this new offering. On their fourth album "BRSB", Bacao are back with more of the same, but more of the same with them is inherently different. Covering songs that span genres and range from mega hits to underground album cuts, they make them their own with their unique approach to the traditional steel pans of Trinidad and Tobago. This time around there is a big West Coast hip hop influence with covers of Game & 50 Cent's "How We Do", Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg's "Nuthin But A G Thang", and Tupac's "Got My Mind Made Up", all of which take on new energy and lend themselves to the BRSB steel treatment. Pulling from the contemporary smash hit section of hip hop they cover Drake's "Hotline Bling" and "Love$ick" by Mura Masa & A$AP Rocky. Then they go very unexpected with "Stranger Things Theme" where they take the synth heavy theme song to the hit show and give it a more hypnotizing tone than the original.
March 8 street date. Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, the mysterious steel pan outfit hailing from Hamburg, have amassed a cult following around the globe. With a slew of classic 7"s and three critically acclaimed full length albums, they set a high bar for themselves, one they clearly intend on pushing even higher with this new offering. On their fourth album "BRSB", Bacao are back with more of the same, but more of the same with them is inherently different. Covering songs that span genres and range from mega hits to underground album cuts, they make them their own with their unique approach to the traditional steel pans of Trinidad and Tobago. This time around there is a big West Coast hip hop influence with covers of Game & 50 Cent's "How We Do", Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg's "Nuthin But A G Thang", and Tupac's "Got My Mind Made Up", all of which take on new energy and lend themselves to the BRSB steel treatment. Pulling from the contemporary smash hit section of hip hop they cover Drake's "Hotline Bling" and "Love$ick" by Mura Masa & A$AP Rocky. Then they go very unexpected with "Stranger Things Theme" where they take the synth heavy theme song to the hit show and give it a more hypnotizing tone than the original.
February 9 street date. Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, who are infamous at this point for their vast and flawless catalog of 7" singles, put yet more points on the board with this unstoppable two-sider. The A side is what is known in the DJ world as a "get out of jail free card", meaning if the party isn't going well, put this on and voila!!! It's a party again. BRSB cover Claudja Barry's mid-tempo disco classic "Love For The Sake Of Love", which they flip into a dubby steel pan affair and aptly retitle "Love For The Sake Of Dub". A punching drum break starts the record and all bets are off when the melody comes in on the pans. The B side "Grilled" is a BRSB original composition that is as they say "cooking with grease". An African funk inspired tune with two drummers that give it a wildstyle energy that is sure to burn up dances around the world.
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