Category: Blow Up Records

East Side Rumble is taken from Harlem Hipshake released today on all digital services.

The Bongolian sixth album Harlem Hipshake is released today via Cargo Records Distribution (UK) and is available everywhere digitally worldwide.

Formats: 180g Black vinyl (BU126LP) / 180g limited clear vinyl (BU126LPC) / CD (BU126CD)

“The fabulously cool Harlem Hipshake is everything the title promises” Shindig! 4/5

“ I’m just loving this! So perfect—can’t stop playing it. Just by listening to this makes
you feel cooler” Craig Charles (Funk & Soul Show BBC 6 Music)

“Awesome album” Scootering

It was four years ago today that the Baltic Fleet third album ‘The Dear One’ was released. Here is what was said of the album at the time:

“A soundtrack for a journey into the cosmos. 4/5″_ The Times

“This album is full of swooning glory”_ The Mirror

“A wonderful recording and definite contender for album of the year”_ Louder Than War

“Simultaneously mysterious, evocative and heartwarming. 4/5″_ Shindig!

“Glacial yet emotional synth-pop. 4/5″_ Mojo Magazine

“It’s quite a piece of work this album”_ Steve Lamacq (BBC Radio 6)

“The Dear One, an excellent record”_ Gideon Coe (BBC Radio 6)

“Good stuff that is, the Baltic Fleet. Excellent”_ Radcliffe and Maconie (BBC Radio 6)

‘The Dear One’ BBC Radio 6 Album of the Day: 24th November 2016

The Dear One available in 180g vinyl (black or clear) / CD / Digital direct from the Blow Up Records shop: https://blowup.greedbag.com/baltic-fleet/

As exclusively announced today by Shindig Magazine, the Bongolian video for Flatfoot Hustle is available to view via the Shindig website. See it here:
https://www.shindig-magazine.com/?p=4207

Whilst the latest edition of the magazine also carries the first review of the album “the fabulously cool Harlem Hipshake is everything the title promises”. 

Pre-order Harlem Hipshake from the Blow Up Records / Greedbag shop here:
https://blowup.greedbag.com/buy/harlem-hipshake/

Blow Up Records is pleased to announce The Bongolian brand new album ‘Harlem Hipshake’ will be released 13/11/2020. It will be the sixth album under The Bongolian moniker, AKA multi-instrumentalist and Big Boss Man front man Nasser Bouzida. It is the much anticipated follow up to the highly acclaimed Moog Maximus and is available to pre-order now in the following formats: Clear 180g vinyl (limited 500 ), black 180g vinyl, CD and digital from the Blow Up (greedbag) shop: https://blowup.greedbag.com/buy/harlem-hipshake/

Harlem Hipshake finds The Bongolian deeply immersed in his lifelong love for the music of the sixties New York’s Latin Soul scene, particularly the music of Ray Barretto, Mongo Santamaria and Joe Bataan.  Principally a drummer, percussionist by trade, Nasser has once again delivered another set of heavy breaks and percussive grooves underpinning this brand-new collection of songs which he has written and produced. Whilst Nasser performs many of the instruments (as is usual with Bongolian albums) on the album, it also features a prominent use of additional UK musicians on brass duties. These include Terry Edwards (Trumpet, Trombone, Sax, Flute), Gareth James Bailey (Trombone) and Craig Crofton (Alto Sax), James Morton (Alto Sax), Andrew Ross (Tenor and Baritone sax) and Ralph Lamb (Trumpet).

From the East Side to the West Side, get ready for the Harlem Hipshake.

“It’s quite a bold experiment nonetheless, as indeed is the whole LP. One to watch.” Aspic Boulevard ‘Memory Recall of a Replicant Dream’ as reviewed in the current issue of Shindig! Magazine… the latest!

Janice Long played Normal Life by David Woodcock on BBC Wales introducing fresh new music and artists from Wales.

“Do you know what I absolutely love that, Normal Life from David Woodcock and there’s nothing normal about the construction of that, there’s an absolute Madness about it, It could be in a show couldn’t it? Or it could be vaudeville, magnificent stuff.”

JANICE LONG, BBC

The track immediately follows another vaudeville inspired romp The Damned ‘Grimly Fiendish’ at 2:20:10.

Following the Aspic Boulevard Akragas world exclusive video premier by ROCKERILLA magazine on Monday, the video is now available to view on You Tube.

Watch the exclusive video premier for the David Woodcock single Normal Life Thursday 4th June at 7pm. It will be launched via the Blow Up Records You Tube channel.

There’s Old Normal, There’s New Normal, And There’s David Woodcock.

Aspic Boulevard Akragas video is exclusively premiered by ROCKERILLA magazine today.