We’ve all been waiting to see Ellen Allien dance to a track from ‘Sool’ whilst washing her knickers in the local laundrette. At last, the wait is over.

‘Sool’ itself is a venture into more minimal territory for Allien, a sidestep away from the heavier tones of the last album, ‘Thrills’, into something more spacious and less defined.

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Buraka Som Sistema drop a rare video interview on XLR8R TV, articulating their own take on the origins of the Kuduro genre and the false start for the sound in Portugal as far back as 1996.  BSS make note that they are ‘representing the Lisbon scene’ rather than Kuduro’s original Angolan roots, although production on their new ‘Black Diamond’ album took them back to the source.

XLR8R – From Lisbon with Love: Buraka Som Sistema| link | mp4 download

Buraka Som Sistema at 2009 Sydney Festival | link

Kuduro on ‘Fat Planet’ (October 2006) | link