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Makala: 10 x 10 Tx. Brown   Makala has published a new solo album, “Hondartzan” (Metak 2005) after “Makala Plays Novophonic” (So Dens, Universal 2002), the last album that the recording company in Donostia published, in which both of us worked so that Javi “Pez” would shine and which eventually closed its doors in December 2003. After a phase in the controlls of Novophonic, Makala aka Mikel Unzurrunzaga Schmitz shows what he is capable of doing all alone: the Jamaican sounds arrive in the beach of Zarautz, latin soul funk with txapela, surf in Basque, electronic elegant euskodub sinsemilla, call it as you want. 10 Important facts that happened since then:
01. The 27th of January 2004 Edith Unzurrunzaga Aristi was born.
02. I create my own studio in Zarautz: FUNKEL. Established with Unai DELOREAN, who soon emigrated to Barcelona. I got two other collaborators, Ladis and Konsul from 12 TRIBU.
03. I create my own independent concert promoter, MUSIK AKTS, with which I have organized, in KETARRI (Zarautz) more than 200 performances of various types of music and origin and in which I have met many people of the Basque scene . Besides, I organize some concerts in SAROBE (Urnieta) which are becoming an important reference in that area.
04. I work in the Basque radio in both my collaboration every Friday in APERITIFA (Euskadi Irratia) and my own program every weekend and holiday in BOOM SHAKA LAKA in Euskadi Gaztea.
05. I know the members of the most important reggae roots band in Gipuzkoa, 12 TRIBU with some of whom I worked in my album.
06. I know the members of the Orquesta Pez, with whom I collaborated in my album.
07. I know Roberto Sánchez by 12 TRIBU, the technician and producer of the recording of “Hondartzan”. The sound he achieved is incredible.
08. I know the members of TTAKUNPA and collaborated with two of them in my album.
09. I send my demo to METAK and from the very beginning, they accept my project!!
10. I have the best designer in the world, my friend Txarly Brown to achieve the designs of my album, the merchandising and my future first web site.

Reasons to record an album nowadays
01. The need to produce an album with personal songs.
02. Stop being a mere collaborator to go in for my own projects.
03. Make a dream that I have been after for 8 years come true.
04. Personal satisfaction.
05. Fun!
06. Create a music band.
07. Perform and sing live.
08. Record some of the singles of the album in vynil.
09. Give some of the tracks of the album to some producer friends to make remixes.
10. Contribute with modesty to the Basque and international music culture because I chose to sing both in Basque and English.

10 Essential pieces from “Hondartzan”
01. Black Soul Inspired Music For Ever!
02. Musical warmness (thanks to the organic instruments and to the musicians that performed them)
03. Craftmanship; every song is like an album on its own (or at least this was my initial approach)
04. 20 high quality musicians who followed my demands perfectly)
05. Having recorded in the “A Lone Ark Muzik Studios” in Santander where the most important thing is the sound and nothing but the sound.
06. The design of the album: perfect!!! (Many people praise it: there must be a reasons behind it!)
07. Record for METAK: hardworking people.
08. Having used Basque and some English.
09. Reflecting aspects and worries of my own life in the lyric
10. The title of the album: 100% the philosophy of my life.

10 Songs that are not in “Hondartzan”.
01. “Ali Baba" John Holt
02. “Groove is in the Heart” Deee-Lite
03. “Tv drug of the Nation” D. Heroes of Hiphoprisy
04. “Funky Nassau” The Beginning of The End
05. “I’m the Black Gold of the Sun” Nuyorican Soul
06. “Uptown Top Ranking” Althea & Donna
07. “Move On Up” Curtis Mayfield
08. “Upside Down” Fela Kuti
09. “Freak Out” Chic
10. “Jingo” Candido

10 Songs that changed your life
01. “Guns Of Navarone” The Skatalites
02. “Funky Kingston” Toots & The Maytals
03. “Best Dressed Chicken In Town” Dr. Alimantado
04. “King At the Controls” King Tubby
05. “Freddy’s Dead” Curtis Mayfield
06. “Rappers Delight” Sugarhill Gang
07. “Rock The Casbah” The Clash
08. “Ring Ring” De la Soul
09. “Dark Lady” Dj Food
10. “El Braille” Onze



10 Movies to watch again
01. “Acción Mutante” Alex de la Iglesia
02. “The Harder They Come” Perry Henzell
03. “O’Brother where art thou?” Joel & Ethan Cohen
04. “A Clockwork Orange” Stanley Kubrick
05. “Endless Summer” Bruce Brown
06. “Jaws” Steven Spielberg
07. “Body Double” Brian de Palma
08. “The Birds” Alfred Hitchcock
09. “Total Recall” Paul Verhoeven
10. “Life of Brian” Terry Jones

10 Essential books
01. “Sin Noticias de Gurb” Eduardo Mendoza
02. “El Tunel” Ernesto Sabato
03. “Treasure Island” R. Stevenson
04. “Las Inquietudes de Shanti Andia” Pio Baroja
05. “Miles Davis & Kind of Blue” Ashley Kahn
06. “La Maquina de Follar” Charles Bukowski
07. “Metamorfosis” Franz Kafka
08. “Obabakoak” Bernardo Atxaga
09. “Crónica de una Muerte Anunciada” Gabriel García Marquez
10. “Ulises” James Joyce

10 Basic sites.
01. www.thebalde.net
02. www.silumsoundz.net
03. www.uptight65.com
04. www.apple.com
05. www.google.com
06. www.beltzarecords.com
07. www.musikametak.com
08. www.duplikat.org
09. www.yahoo.com
10. www.berria.info

10 Clubs to which you would go again.
01. “Marmol Bar” Zarautz
02. “Etxekalte” Donostia
03. “New York Club” Barcelona
04. “Nicolette” Iruñea
05. “Babylon Club” Madrid
06. “Atxo Fun Fun” Durango
07. “Harpune” Düsseldorf
08. “Kaffee Burger” Berlin
09. “Cafe Dublín” Vitoria
10. “Fonfone” Bcn

10 Reasons to live
01. Zarautz.
02. My family.
03. Work in what I feel passionate for.
04. Surf.
05. Compose, play and djing.
06. Have few but enough friends.
07. Go on with my own projects.
08. See my daughter grow up.
09. Try to be happy.
10. Have a radio program.