Gypsy Beats and Balkan Bangers

Gypsy Beats and Balkan Bangers and its follow up Gypsy Beats and Balkan Bangers Too are two different compilations of Eastern European music tracks, compiled by DJs Russ Jones and Felix Buxton (of Basement Jaxx) released on Basement Jaxx's record label Atlantic Jaxx in 2006 (volume one) and 2007 (volume two). BBC Music said of the first volume "Sometimes, the marching programmed beats can be a touch insistent, but the wild..." ^[1] and Allmusic in their 3/5 star review said "Overall, there is plenty to spin and take in, and being marred by a couple of cuts near the end spoils nothing. Check it."^[2] Pitchfork Media also called the compilation "excellent".^[3]

Track listings

Volume one

1. Bucovina - Shantel
2. Mahalageasca - Mahala Rai Banda
3. Bulgarian Chicks - Balkan Beat Box
4. Balkan Hot Step - N.O.H.A.
5. 007: James Bond Theme - Fanfare Ciocărlia
6. Usti Usti Baba - Kocani Orkestar & Senor Coconut
7. Spoitoresa - Mahala Rai Banda
8. Hora Andalusia - Fanfare Ciocărlia
9. Start Wearing Purple - Gogol Bordello
10. Mi Bori Sa Korani - Kocani Orkestar
11. Dostlar Bizim Halaya - Buzuki Orhan Osman & King Naat Veliov/Original Kocani Orkestar
12. Bucovina - Shantel
13. Mahalageasca - Mahala Rai Banda
14. Epoitoresa - Mahala Rai Banda
15. Bucovina - Shantel

Volume "Too"

1. Sahib Balkan - Buscemi
2. La Revedere - Dunkelbunt & Amsterdam Klezmer Band
3. Super Good - Leningrad
4. Mozzarella - Kal
5. Goldregen - DelaDap
6. Romano Hip Hop - gipsy.cz
7. Sing Even If You Got No Bread - Haydamaky
8. Daddy - Binder & Krieglstein
9. Wedding Song - Boom Pam
10. Hava Nagila - Municipale Balcanica
11. Dobrij Aben - Russkaja
12. Dunkelbunt Dub - Dunkelbunt & Amsterdam Klezmer Band
13. Mozzarella - Kal
14. Hava Nagila - Municipale Balcanica

References