Senor Coconut - Upper Mambo/Lower Funk

Now here is a unique fella! German DJ and producer Uwe Schmidt goes by many names (Atom Heart being one) but my personal favorite is this one - Senor Coconut. His first project was a cover album of various Kraftwerk songs, (a pioneering electronic band with their roots also in Germany) all done via his latino-electro-loungish-wackorama. Once he got that out of his system, he settled into a more serious, but not too serious, style that keeps one's interest. Using beats similar to Square Pusher and Autechre, but with a heavy lean on latino, he lays it on pretty thick but always playful.

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Bonus track - from his latest album 'Fiesta Songs' - Electrolatino...oh YEAH !!!