Global traditions and eclectic traditional sounds are really emerging at the minute in south america’s down tempo folkloric dub techno scene, this is a movement which is breaking new trends and creating beautiful vibrations.
“it isn’t about giving people what they wanted; it is about putting them in a provocative context, challenging their habits, and doing it with a sense of fun.”
The Magic Movements is a global label to look out for with releases from the likes of :
– Carrot Green
– Snacks
– Oceanvs Orientalis
– Felipe Sa
– Dunwich / Xique-Xique
On the Magic Movements latest trick, Xique-Xique from Sao Paulo paints a psychedelic panorama of the mysterious world of Amazonia, full of waterfalls, bellicose woman, and an endless flora & fauna. By combining brazilian rhythms with elements of techno, dubby house and plenty of bird sounds they create a unique bunch of vivid slow jams to get lost in.
As well as this the mesmerizing Ecuadorian maestro Nicola Cruz, delivers a superb remix of ‘Xaxoeira’ which adds rolling percussions and delay madness to the original material.