BalkanBeats Soundlab
- Artist: Robert Soko
- Album-No: CD-PIR2649
- Country: Africa, Europe
- Style: Fusion, Electronic
- File under: Robert Soko Balkanbeats
- Country of production: Germany
- Released: 2012
- Rights: Please contact the Piranha Records Team, which takes care of all publishing, licensing and legal affairs.
Maximum Danceability: DJ Robert Soko's Perfectly Calibrated Balkan Vibes and Hot Beats Merge on BalkanBeats Soundlab.In a gritty, hip quarter of Berlin, a new science was born. The mad genius behind it, marshalling all the curious power of Balkan brass and dancefloor beats, turned émigré blues and traditional roots into tracks of gold, finding a secret, subtle formula for uniting the unlikely. Bosnian mixmaster Robert Soko and his BalkanBeats put Eastern Europe on the club DJ map, perfecting his style by carefully observing what actually got the dancefloor bumping. Now taking his club style to the studio, joined by Romanian Roma collaborator Florian Mikuta (one of the few Romany artists to turn DJ), Soko presents the results of years of experimentation on BalkanBeats Soundlab. Soko's open ear - taking in and spinning out wild versions of everything from swing to surf rock - does not mean anything goes. It's got to bump, and it has to get people, especially the ladies in the house, on the floor and moving. Every track on Soundlab is precisely calibrated to maximize danceability and tear the roof off the sucker, the way only a hard-hitting dose of Balkan funky beats can.
Tracklist
001. We Are One RMX (Watcha Clan)
length: 4:00 | vocals/instrumental: female
002. Sing Sing Cocek RMX (Slavic Soul Party)
length: 3:50 | vocals/instrumental: instrumental
006. Balkan Bettie Soko & DJ Globalution RMX (Tommy Dollar)
length: 3:17 | vocals/instrumental: male
007. Go Marko Go RMX (Boban i Marko Ork.)
length: 4:09 | vocals/instrumental: male
008. Balkan Beast RMX (Gypsy Hill)
length: 3:36 | vocals/instrumental: male
009. Ca'N Banat RMX (Romzil)
length: 2:49 | vocals/instrumental: male
013. Giampara (Florian Mikuta)
length: 3:38 | vocals/instrumental: male
014. Kad Ja Podjoh Na Bembasu (Robert Soko)
length: 3:09 | vocals/instrumental: male
015. Four On The Flo RMX (Mode Plagal)
length: 4:12 | vocals/instrumental: instrumental