Cargo Records

Dirty Bomb

With Dirty Bomb, Filastine's gritty soundclash of urban rhythm returns.
Freely splicing dubstep with balkan brass or hiphop with bollywood, Dirty Bomb parties in the mud puddle of our increasingly polluted world.

Kick drums beat out rapid patterns for dances yet to be invented. Rich acoustic strings merge with programmed synths. Listen to "Fitnah" for proof that a song doesn't need to be in English nor in 4/4 to be a mesmerizing pop wonder. Each vocal here resulted from an on-site collaboration. Aboriginal Australian Wire MC and Japan's ECD (indy hiphop icons of their respective countries) rap over the contorted crunk of "Hungry Ghosts". Closing the album is teen gypsy La Perla, recorded in a squatted cave in Granada.

Dirty Bomb comes hot off the success of Filastine's new 12" on Tigerbeat6's Shockout label with partner Maga Bo (in their Sonar Calibrado duo project)

If it's otherworldly melodies with sultry female vocals you want, try tracks 5 and 17. For low-end bangers enhanced by MCs, try tracks 7, 8, and 11. For beautiful instrumentals, tracks 14 and 16.