From electro-organic funktronica to jazz, soul & afro, Niko Schabel and friends a.k.a. Radio Citizen have already amazed us twice, in 2006 with Berlin Serengeti , and in 2010 with Hope and Despair (both on Ubiquity Records ). Niko has been playing a lot live and improvising, with Radio Citizen, the Niko Schabel Quartet, theExpress Brass Band and other bands from Germany. He cooked for Paris DJs this very nice brass band mix, with mostly live, unpublished recordings! Tracklisting : 01. Charlie Haden Liberation Music Orchestra - Silence (from ' The Ballad of the [...]
Radio Citizen is the brainchild of Berlin-based artist Niko Schabel. He and his revolving collective of players released Hope and Despair , the follow up to 06's acclaimed Berlin Serengeti LP last month on jazz imprint Ubiquity. "Summer Days", our track from the record, features a laid back, acoustic guitar driven arrangement, and some subtle yet sultry female vocals. Radio Citizen - Summer Days (Feat. Bajka) Info Rating: 8.4
Berlin-based composer and producer Niko Schabel is known stateside as Radio Citizen . He frequently works with jazz and world musicians but his new release highlights his electronic chops, with a little dub added into the mix. Today's Top Tune features the voice of his muse Bajka on " Summer Days ."
En Heavy Rotation depuis une semaine dans nos oreilles, on vous confirme que le nouvel album de Radio Citizen est au top. 4 ans après Berlin Serengeti , le producteur berlinois Niko Schabel remet le couvert accompagné de quelques guests. Hope And Despair est un album downtempo qui ne décevra pas une fois de plus la maison mère Ubiquity . Avec les voix de Ursula Rucker et Bajka on ne peut que s'attendre à du haut niveau. On s'écoute le titre dub-istique [...]
I have a friend in the tire business in Vladivostok. Alexei Gorbunov is 26, bearded, and not much of a dancer, and when we first met in the bar of the M.V. Rus car ferry in the middle of the Sea of Japan, he was drunk out of his mind. He was not alone. The dance floor was filled with gyrating car traders and scrap metal dealers and a troupe from Moscow's Bolshoi Circus, which was taking the slow boat home after a tour in Japan. There were a few foreigners on board—a Finnish girl running from a boyfriend in [...]
I bring you Simon Green a.k.a Bonobo . A British musician, producer and DJ. This is downtempo and triphop at its best. His rhythms are made even sexier with Bajka 's voice. I'm still in the process of evaluating the record album these two fantastic artists put together. The second song isn't by Bonobo, but by Radio Citizen. I thought I'd thrown it in as well so that you have an idea of just how soulful/jazzy Bajka's voice can get. It was brought to my attention awhile back by this awesome long-boarding video . [...]
Boy, this one has been in the "to write about" pile for a LONG time. Remember during the "Summer of Guest DJs" when I rocked that "international cafe" show with my friend Eric? Well while I was preparing for that one I ended up stumbling on this fantastic album that came out last September - Berlin Serengeti , by an act called Radio Citizen . I haven't listened to it much since the summer, but at the time I was playing it [...]
I put together a mixtape the other day with this song on it and thought I ought to share it. It's not exactly what you'd expect from me, but it's captivating with its beats and late-night lounge sound. And I love the vocals, even though I really can't understand much of what she's saying. Oh, her name's Bajka. The "main force" behind the band is Nico Schabel. Together with a few other talented musicians, they make up Radio Citizen . Radio Citizen -- "The [...]
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Radio Citizen is the newest addition to the esteemed Ubiquity Records and has all the talent and promise needed to warrant such an addition. Radio Citizen is Niko Schabel and a talented collective of Berlin, Germany-based musicians. Berlin Serengheti strains of film noir-worthy dark jazz, chunky tropical dub, and snake-charming soul. Chanelling Mulatu and Coltrane in a dub shack studio a barrage of big horns blast blacksploitation flavors with an Eastern funk twist . Both URB and Remix magazines are on board with Radio Citizen's talent as well. [...]
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