After more than 250 internationally-acclaimed and celebrated live shows throughout 2008 -- from Glastonbury to Roskilde, from Southside to the Hurricane Festival, from east coast to west coast -- renowned German DJ/producer Stefan Hantel aka Shantel and his band of gypsies, the Bucovina Club Orkestar present Planet Paprika -- a chronicle of their slow takeover of the planet via international musical mind-melding. Gathering a host of awards and chart positions along the way, culminating in platinum status in Turkey, Shantel has perfected a Byzantine flurry of brass sounds, disco, Balkan beats and belly-dancing -- a music without frontiers -- a cultural temporary autonomous zone where integration isn't something to be debated at length, but where it actually becomes reality. Planet Paprika has its own set of values: the pursuit of genuinely European pop music where north meets south and east meets west, and they are all equal in the mind of the musician. Limited edition of 1,500 copies worldwide, pressed on 180 gram vinyl. LP jacket printed on 350 gram cardboard, with an insert featuring a high quality photo print.
