Shika Shika presents Forastero, the new full length album from Terror/Cactus that explores themes of identity, memory, perception, and mysticism. Forastero, which translates to “outsider” or “foreigner”, is a reflection on the experiences of immigrants, troubadours, and displaced people - bringing up feelings of isolation, solitude, and introspection, while simultaneously evoking the freedom of roaming in nature and dreaming of a world that is beyond borders. Featuring collaborations with artists such as Pahua, Rumbo Tumba, Barrio Lindo, and Corina Lawrence, Forastero encompasses a musical landscape filled with electronic folk, dark cumbia, and psychedelic beats.

The first single from Forastero features a collaboration with Mexican artist, Pahua. “Donde Estás Tú” blends Terror/Cactus’s dark bone-rattling beats with the dreamlike vocals of Paulina Sotomayor to transport the listener into a cavernous dimension filled with magic.

The focus track for the album, titled “Sombra”, is a dark psychedelic cumbia with vibrato guitars, deep 808’s, and glitched-out beats. Accompanied by a music video shot in a lush PNW forest, it is inspired by the song “Vidala para mi Sombra” by Argentine folk legend, Atahualpa Yupanqui. The music video uses modern dance to explore the idea of a shadow as a metaphor for the dark and mysterious parts of our being that follow us throughout life.
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releases September 20, 2024

All tracks produced by Terror/Cactus (Martín Selasco) except for “Donde Estás Tú” mixed by Garrett Reynolds and “Nostalgia” mixed by DJ Raff | Photography by Brock Scott | Graphic Design by Clau Smith | Mastered by Sebastián Cordovés | All Rights Reserved | © ℗ Shika Shika Collective

Forastero

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In this installment of Sound Advice, German composer/producer Ben Böhmer joins us for an in-depth conversation detailing his artist journey, which has evolved from playing piano and trumpet in his youth to honing his craft as an electronic artist and performing on some of the biggest stages in the world. Best known for lush and melodic progressive house tracks, Ben takes us through the making of his new record, ‘Bloom,’ which doubles as his debut on Ninja Tune and showcases a more introspective side of his personality. Elsewhere throughout our conversation, we dive into how he approaches preparing for live performances, how he’s adapted his sound to different settings and how he uses SoundCloud to keep it all organized.

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Sound Advice: Ben Böhmer

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