Ben Sharpa / Fuck n Rad / Sibot
Cape Town Beats Volume 1

Reference : FX72
Available as : cd,
Released on : November, 05 2007
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This 3 Cds Dpac box gives a general idea of a bowling underground
South African scene that has nothing to envy to Ninja Tune and Big Dada European electro hip-hop. This release results as well of years of contacts between Jarring Effects and the pionner Cape town label African Dope resisting to the insipid R&B invasion in SA. Not only discovering new talented artists, African Dope is an alternative company supporting ang guiding many new labels. Among this turmoiling scene, Jarring Effects has selected 15 tracks gathering hip-hop, massive ragga, break electronica with jazz and funk influences, the whole remaining homogeneous thanks to a steady sense of groove on which creative and conscious MC’s put their flow. SIBOT aka DJ FUCK is the symbolic character of the box whose he wrote 39 of the total 53 tracks. Ranking among the most prolific underground artists of South Africa, that dabbler is musician, DJ, renowned turntablist, arranger, producer and cornerstone of many innovative projects as well: The Real Estate Agent, The Constructus Corporation, FuCK’n’RaD, Chromoscience,... A new one called PLAYDOE with promising young MC of Waddy Jones, SPOEK MATHAMBO.