Founded in London in 2007, Phantasy has steadily transformed into one of the UK’s most diverse and artistically ambitious small labels. Neither rooted in electronic or alternative music, Phantasy small but expanding stable of artists work closely with founder and creative director Erol Alkan, to achieve the best possible sound and vision for a diverse audience.
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#PHANTASYMIX 37: Bakongo
Having already released on underground labels such as Livity Sound and Trule, Bakongo has made a serious impact over the past year or two, capturing the ears of dancers and collectors even without the benefit of a sub-heavy dancefloor to showcase his productions, which blend elements of “techno, garage, dub and broken beats’, spun and reinterpreted with understanding and imagination. Better known as Roska, in a recent, wide-ranging interview with Beatport, Goodlitt pondered “What happens to funky the other nine months of the year when there’s no sun shining?”. Just as it begins to appear again, Goodlitt switches to Bakongo and answers this question fair-and-square, generously gifting Phantasy an hour full of upcoming material, collaborations and edits, as well as material from the likes of Chrissy, DJ Gregory and LSDXOXO. Collectively, it amounts to irresistible body music, brightly beaming down but not without a touch of grit and darkness. Accompanying the mix, Bakongo spoke to John Loveless in May 2021, via email. Read the interview here: https://shop.phantasysound.co.uk/blogs/news/phantasymix-37-bakongo Track list: Bakongo - Disposition Bakongo - HDMI Bakongo x Cando - Oh Byrell The Great - Akashas Tears Scratcha - Hardbody 999 Bakongo - Bongo Crush Bakongo - 100 Leaves Tribal Brothers x DJ Polo - Three Tribes Bakongo - Ashy Bakongo - Level Cowbell Bakongo - Oww Bakongo - Tribal Warrior Al Wooton x Priori - JL DJ Gregory - Vaseva (Argy Beats Remix) Kaval - Busy Signals Roska - Windbreaker (Bakongo Edit) Bakongo - Thirteen Chrissy - Clap Yr Hands (Nightwave Remix) High Graid - The Talisman Bakongo x Spectr - Close Call Dom 877 x Magugu - Nah Follow Dem Bakongo - Lights Off LSDXOXO - v x x d x x p v s s y