Malvado Records

Malvado Records has been quietly putting out indie releases for some time, lurking like a silent, unseen ogre in the misty hills above Berkeley and Oakland, California. Malvado is responsible for bringing the earliest sounds of Bay Area hip hoppers Peanut Butter Wolf and the Homeliss Derelix to the ears of the faithful, and has recently expanded into the domains of rock and electronica with full length albums by Fluke Starbucker and Otaku.

Ben Wa
Combining the best in electro boogie breaks with fresh, funky beats, Ben Wa is the U.S. answer to the nu-breaks scene heralded by Adam Freeland et al across the pond. And who said West Coast breakbeat was dead?

Elektro Krazy
Docking Sequence - 2000


Fluke Starbucker
Walls of guitar, complex song structures, and boundless energy explode from this Bay Area emo band.

Fluke Starbucker


Homeliss Derelix
Fat headnod beats and mad lyrical skills from those bums in the alley behind your apartment.

Fevea 12-Inch


Otaku
A funky beat laced overdose of cancer-causing, hallucinogenic toxic fumes emitting from a burning formica countertop. Otaku tracks cause painful yet sexy brain damage in the privacy of your own cubicle.

Bitwise Operators


Kool DJ Rize
This is what a veteran hip hop DJ/producer does when he doesn't have a contract to fulfill, MCs to cater to, or party people hounding him with "requests." Kool DJ Rize tells his life-long story of the boom bap in these breaks.