It's getting hot in here with three new perreo cuts from Miami's finest Nick León.

Following a string of self-released EPs and an appearance on NAAFI, Nick León returns to Tra Tra Trax later this week - recalling the first sonic encounters on the radio when they were kids and sampling vocals from some of their childhood idols. He's also invited Henzo, Kelman Duran and Maral to put their spin on the tracks. 

Nick León previously released on Tra Tra Trax last year with a collaborative record alongside Bitter Babe who made her production debut. He’s a prolific producer and sound designer in his own right, known for mixing organic textures with club polyrhythms and sci-fi sound design. One of our favourite producers, Nick is also affiliated with Space Tapes Miami and has worked on records with INVT, Lao, Kaxien, LTAV, PRJCTN and more. 

Based in Colombia, Tra Tra Trax is run by Nyksan, Defuse and Veracco and was launched in July 2020 with an EP from DJ Pai. Since then they have released records from Luca Durán and OCTUBRXLIBRV as well as featured remixes from Florentino, AYA, Ikonika, BADSISTA and more. 

‘Rompediscoteka’ by Nick León is out on the 1st October via Tra Tra Trax - pre-order here: https://tratratrax.bandcamp.com/album/rompediscoteka

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Premiere: Nick León — Bachetrón [Tra Tra Trax]

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EXCLUSIVE: DJ Polo & NKC - Hammerhead

Stream/Download BJF | Uprooted 🔗 orcd.co/bjf-uprooted

Uprooted is the second EP from Parisian DJ and producer BJF. It follows Iridescent, his debut EP released in 2020. A key member of the collective, label and media Couvre x Chefs, BJF also has to his credit various participations in compilations, (Egregore, XXIII, Couvre x Chefs, Sacrilejio Records, Météo ) and a bunch of thoughtful edits. His productions have been played on Boiler Room, NTS, Rinse FM, Rinse France, BBC, Reprezent, Bruzz, etc.

On Uprooted, BJF affirms his musical direction more than ever: percussive, hybrid, completely club-oriented; full of perfectly mastered samples, carefully articulated with each other. 

If since his firsts releases BJF has made percussion his signature, his drum kit on Uprooted has been considerably enriched. Baile funk, dembow, drill, UK funky or dancehall have no secrets for him as a DJ set, but in his productions, the producer defragments these genres and reassembles snippets of them with surgical precision, thus composing his own riddims, blurring labels and boxes.

This new EP also marks a real evolution on the melodic part and on the atmospheres, like the synthetic brass of Baloya, the inimitable grime synth on Jump Riddim, or the Japanese flute on Fogo. The EP includes for the first time a featuring with an MC in the person of the Brazilian AKA AFK on the title Fogo.

Mastering @imaabs (Modos Estudio)

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BJF - Fogo (Instrumental)

BJF - Fogo Ft AKA AFK

Uprooted is the second EP from Parisian DJ and producer BJF (@djbjf) to be released on Couvre x Chefs (@couvrexchefs). It follows Iridescent, his debut EP released in 2020. A key member of the collective, label and media Couvre x Chefs, BJF also has to his credit various participations in compilations, (Egregore, XXIII, Couvre x Chefs, Sacrilejio Records, Météo ) and a bunch of thoughtful edits. His productions have been played on Boiler Room, NTS, Rinse FM, Rinse France, BBC, Reprezent, Bruzz, etc.

On Uprooted, BJF affirms his musical direction more than ever: percussive, hybrid, completely club-oriented; full of perfectly mastered samples, carefully articulated with each other.

If since his firsts releases BJF has made percussion his signature, his drum kit on Uprooted has been considerably enriched. Baile funk, dembow, drill, UK funky or dancehall have no secrets for him as a DJ set, but in his productions, the producer defragments these genres and reassembles snippets of them with surgical precision, thus composing his own riddims, blurring labels and boxes.

This new EP also marks a real evolution on the melodic part and on the atmospheres, like the synthetic brass of Baloya, the inimitable grime synth on Jump Riddim, or the Japanese flute on Fogo. The EP includes for the first time a featuring with an MC in the person of the Brazilian AKA AFK on the title Fogo.

Uprooted closes with the energetic Circus, an unclassifiable banger with its gabber kicks, its carioca carnival whistles, its dembow energy and the psychedelic sound in oscillation which flies over the whole track.

Mastering @imaabs (Modos Estudio)

PREMIERE : BJF - Circus

@sandunga - Pena Negra (taken from 'NOFUTURE ༄VA༄2023༄', out on the 21st of January (Vol. 1) and 4th of February (Vol. 2) via @nofutureberlin)

With their extensive mix series and a number of valuable releases, Berlin-based N0FUTUR3 has been on a continuous tastemaking quest to share the latest electronic/club music sounds from Latin America and beyond. Now they're about to add a massive entry to their catalogue and kick off 2023 by releasing a whopping two-volume compilation that gathers 40 (!) tracks from the likes of @bigote_caballito, @n-t-f-l, @djsevenbeatz, @radeco, @emilianodietzgen and many more. Among them is @sandunga, Mexican DJ/producer, who delivered a fast-paced track utilizing elements of a classic bolero tune 'Pena Negra' by the Sonora Santanera band.

[PREMIERE] Sandunga - Pena Negra (N0FUTUR3)

https://dnza.bandcamp.com/album/somdantzo

Somdantzo

somdantzo

DNZA - Maluco (OMAAR Remix) Out Now!

Degrees Of Freedom

Ozwald - Swarms

@dj_juanny - NYC Tumbao (taken from 'Trampa', out on the 20th of May via @traaampaaa)

DJ Juanny is not only a co-founder of San Francisco's party-turned-netlabel Amor Digital (@amordigital) but also a respected music producer with two big releases already under his belt - a massive EP for influential NAAFI (@naafi) published back in 2021 and a beautiful 7'' clear vinyl that dropped just last week. It is no wonder then that his sound caught attention of Colombia's CRRDR (@sncn-txt) who invited DJ Juanny to contribute to the upcoming compilation of Trampa, a label he's curating with an aim of exploring and showcasing the work of emerging artists from Latin America and its diaspora.

[PREMIERE] DJ Juanny - NYC Tumbao (Trampa)

Bingo

Outta Bounds EP

DJ SWISHA & Kush Jones - Torcida

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➯ 14.07.23 Global System x Couvre x Chefs & Matraca @ La Machine du Moulin Rouge 
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➯ 10.12.22 CxC: Rosa Pistola, Hitmakerchinx, BJF B2B Tim Karbon, TV Showw @ Petit Bain, Paris 
➯ 18.11.22 BJF | Uprooted release party: BJF, Næja, Jeune Gaou @ ALG, Paris 
➯ 07.10.22 CxC: Teddy Kitano, BJF, Jeune Gaou @ Gambetta Club, Paris
➯ 24.09.22 CxC: Emily Dust, Mango Park, Philou CxC @ ALG, Paris
➯ 22.07.22 CxC: BJF, Philou CxC, Bile Noire @ Gambetta Club, Paris
➯ 24.06.22 CxC: AnyoneID, BJF B2B Daviaa, Bile Noire @ ALG, Paris
➯ 01.07.22 CxC: Tévéa, Bile Noire, Philou CxC @ Delta Festival, Marseille
➯ 27.05.22 CxC & Sudar: SD9, Amazondotcom, Gustavo Elsas (fka Marginal Men) & more @ Le Chinois, Montreuil
➯ 13.05.2022 CxC: Maghdalene, Tim Karbon, Scarlett @ Gambetta Club, Paris
➯ 29.04.2022 CxC: Franssouax, Næja, BJF @ ALG, Paris
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➯ 12.03.2022 CxC Vol. 2 release party: Le Motel, Bianca Oblivion & more @ Le Chinois, Montreuil
➯ 26.02.2022 CxC: Sébastien Forrester, BJF, Tim Karbon @ ALG, Paris
➯ 07.01.2022 CxC: BJF, Scarlett, Næja @ Gambetta Club, Paris
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➯ 05.11.21 CxC: Tévéa, Næja, Jeune Gaou @ Gambetta Club, Paris
➯ 02.10.21 Pop-up @ Velvet Moon, Montreuil + Gambetta Club, Paris
➯ 24.09.21 CxC: Maïa, BJF, Philou CxC @ ALG, Paris
➯ 20.08.21 CxC: Witold (Météo), Scarlett, BJF B2B Philou CxC @ Gambetta Club, Paris
➯ 10.07.21 CxC: Mysterious Sk1n (La Créole), BJF, Philou CxC @ ALG, Paris
➯ 28.08.20 CxC: Tim Karbon, Scarlett, BJF, Philou CxC @ Gambetta Club, Paris
➯ 27.12.19 CxC: BJF & Friends @ ALG, Paris
➯ 15.11.19 CxC: DJ Marfox, Yayoyanoh, Petit Piment, Sylvere @ La Java, Paris
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➯ 14.09.19 CxC: 100KOBSESSION, Scarlett, Bile Noire, Philou CxC @ Le Zorba, Paris
➯ 17.08.19 CxC: Lil Crack, Næja, BJF, Philou CxC @ ALG, Paris
➯ 28.06.19 CxC & Big Brothers présentent : Lechuga Zafiro, Siete Catorce & guests, Le Klub, Paris
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