Brazil
Brazilian artist Wehbba has been a busy man recently, developing his multidisciplinary platform HIFN, which will serve as both a label and an outlet for different art forms associated with electronic music, including writing, painting and visual media. He’s also an in-demand collaborator – working with the likes of Stephan Bodzin, Joseph Capriati, ANNA, Sam Paganini, […]
Danilo Plessow, the artist formerly known as Motor City Drum Ensemble, is a man who hardly needs an introduction. He is a DJ renowned for his technical wizardry behind the turntables, and a record-collecting nerd with a curiosity for exploring new sounds and genres. His career started whilst he was incredibly young: he started playing […]
GORDO just announced a 24-hour music marathon, to take place on November 8-9th in Brazil. The DJ/producer will kick off his two-day Brazilian tour with a 12-hour performance at Canindé in São Paulo, followed by another electrifying 12-hour set at Club 415 in Nova Lima on November 9th, marking the debut of his innovative Hybrid […]
One of the stand-out acts of the indie-pop wave of the mid 2000s – particularly for their infectious enthusiasm – was Cansei de Ser Sexy, or CSS, who emerged from São Paulo‘s gig circuit to take on the world with tracks such as Off The Hook, Alala and the delightfully-titled Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death […]
Renato Ratier has been a pivotal figure in Brazil‘s electronic music scene. In the 2000s, he opened D-Edge in São Paulo, a club that has since become one of South America’s stand-out venues, while on the production side, he has releases on the likes of Get Physical, Gigolo, Kompakt, Light My Fire and No.19 Music […]
If you’re a fan of world music, particularly the rhythms of Brazil, chances are you may have stumbled upon Batukizer, either on YouTube or through their myriad of mixtapes on sites such as The Vinyl Factory or Le Mellotron. The DJ duo, Carla from Brazil and Rasmus from Denmark, embarked on a quest some years […]
With his 2004 compilation, Rio Baile Funk Favela Booty Beats, Berlin-based DJ and producer Daniel Haaksman helped introduce the world to the scything electronic/hip hop hybrid known as Baile Funk, or as it’s called in its native Brazil, Funk Carioca. His Man Recordings label, established in 2005, has provided a home for artists such as […]
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