Sunday: Gypsophonic Disko funday...

Just read a 'lil Times-Pic feature on a new Ben Elman production.  "Gypsophonic Disko" released a mashup disc featuring New Orleans Bounce combined with Eastern European, Klezmer, Funk and Hip-Hop.  Elman is the sax player for local band Galactic, who also happened to have the same godfather as me at one point (weird no?).  Nice little selection of local and national/international names featured here including.  This might be something unlike anything you have heard before.

A big thank you to Ben and all of the artists who presumably cleared their materials for inclusion (or who will decline to sue, due to copyright protection exemptions afforded for de minimus and fair-uses in non-commercial applications).  I love American in copious amounts this morning and after a listen to this mix, apparently Kazakstan and, hell all of the "...-astan" countries too.

So jump, or er Bounce on this free downloadable mixtape right now:

Gypsophonic Disko: NOLA-Phonic Vol. 1

And while you're at it, pick up a copy of Galactic's excellent new album, "Ya Ka May".  The disc celebrates the best of local NOLA artists, who despite disparate ages and musical genres, all demonstrate the ability to funk it up like pros.

Galactic
Ya Ka May on iTunes (features a few bonus tracks)