Mantronix – King Of The Beats : Anthology 1985 - 1988 (2xLP)

Back in the mid-1980s when rap was synonymous with synthesizers and 808s, Mantronix was at the helm, an incomparable visionary group rocking the electro-funk party. Traffic Entertainment graciously compile an anthology of some of the most arresting beats from a three years slice in the career of DJ Kurtis Mantronik aka Kurtis el Khaleel and MC Tee aka Toure Embden. Tracks such as ‘Bassline’ and ‘Electro Mega-Mix’ defined an era with their machine-made dance floor jackathons, a wild combination of drum machines, synthesizers and vocoders.

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