Name: Assafrão - Rave Come Down (preview) by Rádio Quântica in Tracks
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For the next release on CIGA239 we seized Drena Gang’s cherished trap hit Boylife and threw in a remix by Assafrão which feels like the next practical step. Boylife hits you hard but does it kindly. It is a song about you and me; a tale of angst overcome by sheer indifference to anyone’s bullshit. In Ravelife Assafrão ramps it up to 160bpm and turns the song into a rave track for your local festa louca. Tuned with your essential breaks it delivers the same message with even less excuses.

Boylife by lil cerra hurt x spider mocas. Guitar by Lil Pino.
Ravelife by Assafrão
Mastering by Caucenus

Assafrão x Drena Gang - Ravelife

Assafrão - Vou-te fintar sidestep (feat. BHIKHA)

Digital Freak by Kerox w/ NEW FEAR | Rádio Quântica

JKTN065
juneunit - s/t

Composed after moving from San Francisco to New England, juneunit's (@juneunit) debut album serves as an exploration of liminal spaces neither here nor there - but never straying from its foundation. These tracks exist in a grey area between ambient soundscapes reminiscent of the natural beauty that penetrates New England and phantasms of the electronic music scene of the Bay Area. A catharsis sculpted in sound, this album is at once ethereal and pensive; hopeful and melancholic; celestial and grounded.

While juneunit shares that unreleased albums she’s made in the past center on a narrative concept, this debut is, at its simplest, a stripped-down baring of her transient soul. The entire collection is exploratory in nature, with reverberating tones that reflect the presence of empty or unfamiliar spaces. 

There’s a distinct evolution through the track progression. She starts by making room on “olun,” with an ambient calling out to her surroundings. It’s 2 minutes in before we hear a beat, as she begins to find footing in a foreign place. “enwm” is the beginning of a catharsis, an exorcism of frustration through dense, deep synth tones that feel tense, but also relieving, and it's not long before the music opens up. Side A’s “xyo” is where the scene is dressed for us - we’re spinning in a dark, foggy nightclub — this is a comfort zone. 

While Side A plays melancholic in its vast use of soundscapes, parts of Side B glimmer and become lighter and more layered, a reflection of a deeper understanding or periods of meditation. “wlkhm,” for example, unfolds effervescently — almost heavenly. And we end on a hopeful note, with Side B’s “cyclp” as a shining punctuation. It’s in bouncing, distant drumbeats and ethereal synths that we can feel juneunit's emotional release is complete.

Limited cassette + digital will be available in October.
Mastering João Melo (@mind-safari)

self-titled

juneunit - s/t [JKTN065 Preview]

Our very own Assafrão of Fuinki fame comes through with two emotional cuts, heavy on the broken rhythms and showing an incredible clarity and purpose as a young producer. Dreamy pads coexist with rave-evoking melodies, reminding us of all the shades and forms, physical and mental, that the rave experience represents for a new and struggling generation in Portugal and everywhere.

Mastering by Pal +
Artwork by Photonz

Assafrão - APL (preview)

Assafrão - Rave Come Down (preview)

Jnoir - Fúnebre

Felt an uncontrollable urge to jump on the decks last night, around 1am, and broadcasted the thing live via Rádio Quântica.

Spontaneous Rave Simulacrum [radioquantica.com 18/02/2020]

Rádio Quântica is a Lisbon-based platform that aims to be a safe, communal haven for underground artists and activists to make their voice heard.

Instrumental Violence and Fuinki @ Radio Quantica
Cyberia and Meio Ambiente @ Rádio Universidade de Coimbra

CIGA239 <3<3<3<3

Bookings: assafrao.tracks@gmail.com

Assafrão - Rave Come Down (preview)

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