''FM 99.00 Dub Manifest'' is a
studio album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...
from
Basque artist
Fermin Muguruza
Fermin Muguruza (born 20 April 1963) is a Basque rock musician, singer, songwriter, producer, record label manager, and co-founder of the ska punk band Kortatu, active from 1983 to 1988, and of the crossover group Negu Gorriak, active from 1990 t ...
. It was released in 2000 and produced by
Esan Ozenki Esan or ESAN may refer to:
Dayo ighodalo
Nigeria
* Esan people, an ethnic group of southern Nigeria
* Esan language, an Edoid language spoken by the Esan people
* Esanland, a cultural region and senatorial district of Nigeria, where the Esan people ...
.
Muguruza doesn't belong to any musical genre in particular but some punk, ska, jazz, jungle and funk influences can be found. Most songs contain political themes, with some promoting internationalism and social justice. Gizon Armatuak is about death squads in Central American countries, Big Benat denounces globalisation and uniformisation, while in Mendebaldarketa Muguruza laments on the situation of immigrants. In Diru Espainol Zikina he ridicules the appearance of murderous historical figures such as
Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca (; ; 1485 – December 2, 1547) was a Spanish ''conquistador'' who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of w ...
, Pizarro and Christopher Columbus on paper money, arguing it represents the arrogance and imperialism of the Spanish government.
Track listing
#"FM 99.00 Dub Manifest"
#"Ekhi Eder" (Beautiful Sun)
#"Bere-Bar" (Berber-Bar) - with
Zebda
#"Itaka Berriro" (Itaca, again)
#"Gizon Armatuak" (Men With Guns)
#"Big Benat"
#"Mendebaldarketa" (Westernisation)
#"Diru Espainol Zikina" (Dirty Spanish Money)
#"Radical Chic"
#"Irudikeriak" (Delusions)
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2000 albums
Fermin Muguruza albums