Filastine
Burn It
Soot 2006

01. Hello, My Name Is...
02. Qumalo Ya [ft. Ras Mario & Timedo Flow]
03. Palmares [ft. Dorothy Lemoult]
04. Splinter Faction Delight [ft. Jessika Skeletalia Kenny]
05. Judas Goat [ft. Hicham Enouiti]
06. Lucre
07. The Last Reboudt [ft. Randee Akosta]
08. Crescent Occupation
09. Autology [ft. Jessika Skeletalia Kenny]
10. This Is a Fight
11. Boca de Ouro [ft. MC Subzero Permafrost]
12. Get on That Bullhorn & Leave the Fucking Country
13. Dance of the Garbageman
14. Ja Helo [ft. Ronica Sanyal, Valerie Holt & Sari Breznau]
15. 2nd Class Sleeper
16. Dreams from Wounded Mouth [Remix of Degenerate Art Ensemble]

Filastine's "Burn It" is one of those rare debut albums that reveal an artist operating at the height of their powers. A hip-hop backbone supports live polyriddims, collaborating musicians, lush electronica, field recordings, and an array of guest MCs and singers. The result is genuinely fresh, streetwise, and solid.

Most folks who've spent years studying percussion are afraid to blend live beats into computers, but Filastine uses his drummer's skill - along with laptop and microphone - to redraw the musical map. He has studied under tabla superstar Zakir Hussein, played with coke-fueled samba bands in Rio de Janeiro, and soaked up knowledge in North Africa. Filastine's live performance is a clash of laptop, loudspeaker, midi triggers, live percussion, and often a vocalist. This spring he'll tour Europe alongside DJ/rupture.

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