If anyone asks around, Brasil's capital can be deemed many things, not all of them inherently positive: Modernist icon, urbanist dream, architectural delusion, environmental nightmare. Epithets abound, all trying to explain or justify this uniquely bold monument to an utopia of industrial development whose dangerous limits we are now starting to acknowledge. However, as much as there's a lot to be said about the excesses of the singular act of placing a gigantic concrete slab in the middle of a savannah to harbour palaces of worldly power, the city itself has been a prolific haven for musical artists - even if not so generous towards the scenes that nurture it - for a few decades now. And both the resilience and creativity of the musicians that hail from Brasilia help us understand their unique approach to the sonic strategies aimed at moving us and making us move. One just has to take the fine example provided by the guest for this episode to have a glimpse of their ilk of highly trained, deeply focussed and wildly talented people. LZR is a gifted craftsman of rhythmic devices and melodic strategies that can take various forms and sizes, from enthralling soundtracks to rapturous tracks and astounding selections. The latter is what he brings for us here in a mix that encapsulates much of what makes him so unique as an artist while being so representative of his bustling hometown and exciting generation.

Gop Cast 101 - lzr

Record label, party collective and djs crew based in São Paulo. We're dedicated to exquisite permutations of inspired music. 

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DJ, producer, and key figure in São Paulo’s underground. Founder of @grau.ent and @2stepmafiabrasil, he’s pushing UK Garage in Brazil through exclusive physical releases and raw blends of British bass and Brazilian street sounds