Gypsy Beats and Balkan Bangers


Gypsy Beats and Balkan Bangers and its follow up Gypsy Beats and Balkan Bangers Too are two compilations of Eastern European-inspired music tracks, compiled by DJs Russ Jones and Felix Buxton. The album was released on Basement Jaxx's record label Atlantic Jaxx in 2006 and 2007.

''Gypsy Beats and Balkan Bangers''

Critical reception

BBC Music said of the first volume: "Sometimes, the marching programmed beats can be a touch insistent, but the wild wedding band vitality always remains untamed." Allmusic, in their 3/5 star review, said: "Overall, there is plenty to spin and take in, and being marred by a couple of cuts near the end spoils nothing. Check it." Pitchfork Media also called the compilation "excellent".

Track listing

  1. Bucovina - Shantel
  2. Mahalageasca - Mahala Rai Banda
  3. Bulgarian Chicks - Balkan Beat Box
  4. Balkan Hot Step - N.O.H.A.
  5. James Bond Theme - Fanfare Ciocărlia
  6. Usti Usti Baba - Kocani Orkestar & Señor Coconut
  7. Spoitoresa - Mahala Rai Banda
  8. Hora Andalusia - Fanfare Ciocărlia
  9. Start Wearing Purple - Gogol Bordello
  10. Mi Bori Sa Korani - Kocani Orkestar
  11. Dostlar Bizim Halaya - Buzuki Orhan Osman & King Naat Veliov/Original Kocani Orkestar
  12. Bucovina - Shantel
  13. Mahalageasca - Mahala Rai Banda
  14. Epoitoresa - Mahala Rai Banda
  15. Bucovina - Shantel

''Gypsy Beats and Balkan Bangers Too''

Track listing

  1. Sahib Balkan - Buscemi
  2. La Revedere - Dunkelbunt & Amsterdam Klezmer Band
  3. Super Good - Leningrad
  4. Mozzarella - Kal
  5. Goldregen - DelaDap
  6. Romano Hip Hop - gipsy.cz
  7. Sing Even If You Got No Bread - Haydamaky
  8. Daddy - Binder & Krieglstein
  9. Wedding Song - Boom Pam
  10. Hava Nagila - Municipale Balcanica
  11. Dobrij Aben - Russkaja
  12. Dunkelbunt Dub - Dunkelbunt & Amsterdam Klezmer Band
  13. Mozzarella - Kal
  14. Hava Nagila - Municipale Balcanica