| Balkan Beat Box / Give |
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| Album: | Give | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Balkan Beat Box | Added: | Feb 2012 | |
| Label: | National Geographic Music | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2012-02-18 | Pull Date: | 2012-04-21 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Apr 22 | Apr 15 | Apr 8 | Apr 1 | Mar 25 | Mar 18 | Mar 11 | Mar 4 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Nov 03, 2018: | Music Casserole Urge To Be Violent | 4. | Nov 29, 2013: | Killer Yellow No Man's Land, Money | |
| 2. | Apr 25, 2015: | BravoMarco Variety Show Intro (Taste Of Where I'm From) | 5. | May 18, 2013: | Music Casserole What A Night | |
| 3. | Dec 13, 2014: | Music Casserole Urge To Be Violent | 6. | Mar 09, 2013: | Music Casserole Enemy In Economy |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2012-02-18 | ||
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Balkan Beat Box – Give Reviewed by Sadie O., 2/18/12 Dance/electronica/hip-hop with a hint of Balkan brass, as well as lots of other elements. Over time, they’ve definitely shifted emphasis from “Balkan” to “Beat Box” and gotten a lot more socio-political. Still hugely listenable, though. FCCs on Track 3. 1. 3:24 **scratching, slow and subdued hip-hop, turns into big swingy march with bit of brass band. Halfway through goes double-time, wiggly. 2. 4:14 ***upbeat electronica, syncopated trap drum and electronics. Nice horn bits. 3. 3:45 FCC: “political fuck” repeated in chorus. Woobles. Scratches. Hip-hop beat, scratch trumpet. Awesome sound, but total FCC violation… 4. 3:13 **high pitched chanting, plinky things, high-hat and tom. Slow beat with only bits of low-pitch electronics – odd, interesting sound. 5. 3:56 ***electronic squeeps and gronches, awesome syncopated swing, crazy sound, mostly high register. 6. 3:34 ***downtempo glitchy swingy beat, lots of interesting elements thrown in the mix. Fun. 7. 3:56 **acoustic guitar and rather odd vocal chorus, then very slow, sort of liquid groove. Interesting juxtaposition with the lyrics. 8. 3:36 ****bold intro, twangy spaghetti western guitar and electronic plinks. Downtempo but energetic, interesting spoken vocals. Most “Balkan” sounding horns on the record, good message. Nice. 9. 4:26 **uptempo syncopated electronics, sparse but interesting mix of sounds. 10. 4:23 **big slow electronic booms, woobles, air of foreboding. A bit naughty (“working hard to get you wet”). 11. 3:43 ****jolly brass, boom-bap, wiggly. Ironic lyrics – about when the frontman was detained as a terrorist. 12. 4:00 **slow slinky beat, sad guitar, big chorus, mysterious vibe. | ||
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