Barefoot Beats Schallplatten & CDs

Review: Destination Rio: Barefoot Beats stamp into the new year with these two sunkissed, hip-slinking workouts. Disco doyen Dicky rolls out a steamy percussive affair that builds on every 16 with layers of percussion, horns and dubby overlays. Flip for "Tata Giro" from Rio's own Joutro Mundo; an instant beach number with big vocals, fantastic attention to detail and a squidged out bassline that wriggles without end. Soul for the soles... Barefoot kill it again.

Review: It's time to kick off our shoes and socks once again as Brazilian sunshine soulsters Barefoot Beats present their sixth episode. Eddie C hops off his motorcycle for a second and dips his toes in the sand for a little Latin cosmicity while Rio duo Balako go all-in with a triumphant vocal hook, a vibrant electroid groove, staccato vocals and strong tones of cuica. Premium uncut Brazilian dancefloor gold.

Review: For the fourth volume in the consistently impressive Barefoot Beats series, the Brazilian crew behind the imprint has offered a label debut to Canadian scalpel fiend Eddie C. His "Salve a Bahia" is a softly spun, sun-kissed delight; a slightly tooled up re-edit of a lesser-known Brazilian gem, full of jangly acoustic guitars, delay-laden choral vocals, bubbly electronics and gentle tropical intent. On the flip, Ray Mang makes his second appearance for the label with "Cc Amor", a tasty revision of a punchy, horn-heavy chunk of disco sweetness. Wisely, he makes much more of the original version's all-too-short drum breaks, chopping and looping the carnival-friendly percussion to guarantee greater dancefloor thrills.

Review: The latest limited-edition ten-inch from Brazil's Barefoot beats label offers up two more carnival-ready edits from two rising stars of the nu-disco and edit scenes. Israeli producer Elado handles side A, following up inspired outings on Razor 'N' Tape and Red Motorbike with a subtly beefed-up take on a samba-soaked 1970s MPB gem. Full of heady Brazilian percussion, simmering orchestration, sing-along vocals and jaunty guitars, 'Tudo Magia' is just begging to be played loud in the sunshine. Over on the flip, series regular Bernando Pinheiro takes over, significantly tooling up an excitable Latin disco number via heavier bass and some tough additional percussion. Like the A-side, it sounds like the kind of thing that would get people going as the sun goes down at a music festival.

Review: ***B-STOCK: Record has very light surface marks/smudges, but otherwise in perfect working condition***


The 11th Barefoot beats is another hugely effective disco 12" with two well purposed cuts. JKriv & Dicky Trisco link up first for 'Mae Do Mar,' a tune that has you dreaming of warmer climes, sandy beaches and sunny skies. It's an airy cut with a tropical percussive line, hints of Latin flair and breezy vocals. Flip it over and the temperature goes up a notch - Bernardo Pinheiro's 'Xango' is a superbly soulful and heartwarming groover. The chords are draped elegantly over the busy funky bass and the vocals are chants that draw your attention and get you in a trance.

Review: The 11th Barefoot beats is another hugely effective disco 12" with two well purposed cuts. JKriv & Dicky Trisco link up first for 'Mae Do Mar,' a tune that has you dreaming of warmer climes, sandy beaches and sunny skies. It's an airy cut with a tropical percussive line, hints of Latin flair and breezy vocals. Flip it over and the temperature goes up a notch - Bernardo Pinheiro's 'Xango' is a superbly soulful and heartwarming groover. The chords are draped elegantly over the busy funky bass and the vocals are chants that draw your attention and get you in a trance.

Review: Summer's here, so that means another 10" slab of Brazilian edit action from the consistent Barefoot Beats label. Razor 'n' Tape/Deep & Disco man JKriv handles the A-side, serving up a crunchy, Clavinet and funk guitar-laden chunk of sweat-soaked disco-funk with that distinctively Brazilian sweetness ("Barefoot Boogie"). While a little loopy, the Brooklyn-based producer has craftily retained the sax-heavy swing of his original source material. On the flip Midnight Riot regular Joutro Mundo steals the show with "Caue", a superb edit of a vaguely familiar, string-laden chunk of AOR disco brilliance that subtly builds throughout.

Review: Barefoot Beats is a series of EPs released on Mareh Music, a record label based in Sao Paulo whose people are also the curators of the Mareh music festival in Boipeba - a remote island in Bahia. For their label's ninth edition, Rio de Janeiro's Joutro Mundo (Midnight Riot/Outra) delivers an edit of a lovely neon-lit boogie down number on "Revele", while on the flip the man from New York City Jkriv (Razor-N-Tape) gets a deep, soulful and life-affirming number into the mix with "Povo De Zambi".

Review: Brazil's Barefoot Beats series returns, serving up fresh chunks of sticky dancefloor humidity from Ray Mang and label co-founder Carrot Green. Mang handles the A-side, making merry with layered, carnival-friendly drum rhythms, ghostly backing vocals, rhythmic samba guitars and a pulsating bassline. The veteran producer wisely emphasizes the intricate but heavy percussion throughout. On the flip, Rio De Janairo's own Carrot Green takes a different approach, expertly cutting ip a punchy, horn-heavy disco-funk number. It's naturally celebratory in mood, with the producer adding reverb and delay here to emphasize key vocal passages. Like the A-side, it's something of a floor-friendly thriller.

Review: More top class South American servings for a variety of tropical nightlife situations courtesy of the ever reliable Dylan-Thomas Childs and John McLeod aka The Patchouli Brothers on their 10th release. Treat yourself to another duo of Bahian beauties featured here by the Toronto/Montreal connection (and Beam Me Up residents) on the sultry groove of "Like A Dream". On the flip we have Bernardo Pinheiro: one of the most important Brazilian DJs in activity, with a career spanning 20 years as a creative artist producing and composing. He delivers the lo-slung and sunkissed groove of "Deixar A Peteca Cair".

Review: Barefoot Beats' formula is simple: hand pick some lesser-known Brazilian gems, and then re-edit them in a way that suits modern dancefloors. The sneaky imprint's second release features a pair of collaborative reworks from Selvagem and Kiko Coastato, and Pete Herbert and Dicky Trisco. The former pairing's "Afoxe" is something of a slow-building treat, with delay-laden, chanted vocals riding a shuffling, samba-disco groove. Old pals Herbert and Trisco reach for the button marked "beach party", underpinning their breezy "Coconuts For Breakfast" with a solid, house-friendly kick-drum pattern and brilliant bassline. Both tracks sound like the kind of thing that should be played loudly in the summer sunshine.