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ZZK Records Presents ZZK Sound Vol. 4

Born out of an underground Buenos Aires party and first launched in 2008, ZZK Records has spent more than a decade at the forefront of Latin American music, carving out space for artists putting a futuristic (and often electronic) spin on classic rhythms and folklore traditions. Along the way, the label spread across the globe and helped launch a few stars—Nicola Cruz, Chancha Vía Circuito, La Yegros and Son Rompe Pera among them—but ZZK’s search for new artists, sounds and perspectives is never complete.

ZZK Sound Vol. 4 brings together a fresh crop of talent from across Latin America, along with a pair of choice selections from veteran acts Maga Bo (Brazil) and Tremor (Argentina). Compiled by ZZK co-founder DJ Nim—the label’s original A&R (and Chancha Vía Circuito’s older brother), he’d actually taken a five-year hiatus from the project prior to 2020—the compilation’s origins can be traced back to the early days of the pandemic. As the world went into lockdown, he put out a call for submissions, and within three months, he’d received more than 1000 tracks. Nim literally listened to them all, whittling the pile down to his 11 favorites, and after hearing his selections, Grant C. Dull—another ZZK co-founder, who runs the label’s day-to-day operations—couldn’t believe his ears. Nim had done it again. There were no notes, and no changes to the tracklist. ZZK Sound Vol. 4 was quickly put into production.

While previous ZZK Sound compilations were primarily focused on the club, Vol. 4 follows a deeper, more introspective path. It’s not an ambient record—no ZZK release would be complete without drums—but the hypnotic rhythms here are far more concerned with the collective unconscious than the dancefloor.
Opening with spellbinding tracks from Pawkarmayta and QOQEQA—both hailing from Perú—the compilation immediately exudes a sort of ritual magic, calling upon both African and indigenous musical traditions while tapping into modern electronic music and a uniquely Latin sense of mysticism. Sebuky, a native Ecuadorian currently stationed in Barcelona, adds a bit more low-end heft to the proceedings, and that percussive weight continues through the similarly transportive contributions of Mangle (Colombia), Cruzloma (Ecuador) and Selvagia (Perú/Argentina via México).

Elsewhere, Yoyoyo transforms the cueca music of his native Chile, Akilin enlists American rapper Bomani Armah to help him explore Afro-Venezuelan traditions and Maga Bo’s “Cadê Zé”—the first Brazilian track to ever appear on a ZZK release—is a bass-loaded (albeit undeniably spiritual) banger. Galo Vermelho (Argentina) delivers a polyrhythmic lesson in digital folklore, following in the footsteps of Buenos Aires outfit Tremor—one of the first acts ever signed to ZZK—who close out the compilation with a rousing bit of almost Lynchian revelry.

At this point, few music fans need to be sold on the appeal of Latin music, but ZZK, which has been operating in this sphere since long before the genre became the “next big thing,” is dedicated to the idea that the potency of these sounds extends well beyond the pop charts. Hopping between continents and recontextualizing rhythmic lineages that date back centuries, ZZK Sound Vol. 4 is both an arresting snapshot of Latin America’s electronic avant garde and a thrilling preview of its next wave.

ZZK Sound Vol. 4 will be released on May 20th, 2022 on vinyl and streaming platforms.

Artwork by Anabel Uyana AKA @mofractal https://www.instagram.com/mofractal/
Curated by DJ Nim
Mastered by Matias Parisi

ZZK Sounds Vol. 4

ZZK Sound Vol. 4

Galo Vermelho - Domingo Cura

When she's not gracing a Night Plane track with her lovely singing voice, the uber-talented Heather D'Angelo is 1/3 of the dreamy keyboard-pop band Au Revoir Simone. Their new album Move in Spectrums is out now.  


Au Revoir Simone - Crazy (Night Plane Remix)

Mantra is the new single from Surf Coast multi instrumentalist Immy Owusu and his first with Melbourne label Hopestreet Recordings. Mantra is a dreamy slice of Immy’s ‘Afrodelik’ approach to music, a sound that spans psychedelic rock, funk and West African roots.

Immanuel Kwabena Dreesens-Owusu grew up in two worlds: the sea bleached lifestyle of Torquay and the Surf Coast with its rock n roll soundtrack, and the musical heritage of his Ghanaian / Dutch family. Immy’s father Kojo is one of Australia’s best regarded West African musicians and his grandfather Koo Nimo is a legend of Ghanaian Highlife and Palm Wine music active since the 1960s. From them Immy learned Ashanti music and its instruments, added a fuzz pedal and began to experiment. 

Immy spent much of the pandemic living in his caravan in the bush near Bells Beach where he wrote Mantra, letting the Australian landscape and the African rhythms percolate to create a dreamy track with unstoppable momentum. Raw and rhythmic bass and drums at the forefront, Mantra opens with a roughly picked guitar hook. Echo vocals come from all around, spooky but not ominous, telling us to face our fears and give them up to a higher power. ‘When you worry, when you’re feeling down. All your darkness, give it all to me. This is my mantra’. The track builds with layered synthesizers and pads drawing you into an unfamiliar world. 

Of Mantra, Immy says ‘My family always said as a kid that when I was worried about something that I could give these negative feelings up to the Angels, The Great Mother, Jesus, God or the Universe, depending on which family member I was asking.’

Immy Owusu - Mantra

Master Jimeno nos deleita con este set suave y caliente como la brisa caribeña de Tulum. Jefe supremo de Xeri Collective junto con Irena y residente del Papaya Playa Project, hacen una increíble labor refinando la música local.

Miramar Mixtape 047 - Jimeno (Xeri Collective / Tulum)

https://thediscoexpress.bandcamp.com/album/xpress-remixes-vol-2
https://www.traxsource.com/title/1872318/xpress-remixes-vol-2

Drawing inspiration from the energy of the 70’s New York, The Disco Express releases original disco music made for 21st century dance floors. 
XPRESS Remixes Vol.2, is a club-ready concoction of original releases from the past 6 months; remixed by some of our favourite DJs and producers.

Mastered in analogue by Parisian Soul at ColorSound Studio in Paris, this release oozes quality. 
Whether its Tigerbalm's tropical groover, Aroop Roy's stunning remix of Spirito Rivera or Campbell Pirret's piano house bomb, this EP is simply a must have for disco-house lovers.

Early support from: 
Faze Action, Pete Croce, Speaking Minds, Severino (Horse Meat Disco), Kiddy Smile, Graeme Park (The Hacienda), Ken@Work, Saint Wax Records, Hotmood, Ruff stuff, The Silver Rider, Vagabundo Social Club, Hot Groovy Records & many more..

Cliff Colada - Soufflé Monday (Tigerbalm Remix) <Gouranga Premiere>

Brand new 12” on Wonderwheel from Italian producer DJ Khalab, previously notable for a string of buzzy solo releases on Clap!Clap!’s Black Acre Records. Khalab teams up with prolific Malian master musician and Griot singer Baba Sissoko for an exploration into deep, minimal experimental African/Electronic sounds. On the “A” side “Kumu” is a dark, glitchy four to the floor track with bubbling synths, live percussion and Baba Sissoko’s unmistakeable voice,  while German producer Harmonious Thelonious aka Stefan Schwander (Antonelli Electr., Repeat Orchestra, Rhythm Maker) stretches out the tracks inherent minimalism while tastefully beefing up the drums, adding synth flourishes and well timed drops. On the flip, “Kumu” is a more acoustic vocal and Xalam driven track with stuttering electronic growls and groans and minimal percussion. London based Ibibio Sound Machine (Soundway Records) brings the funk into the mix with keyboard stabs, guitars, and a  super catchy bassline and plenty of synthesizer explorations. 

DJ Khalab & Baba Sissoko’s debut album will be out late fall on Wonderwheel Recordings. 

Khalab & Baba

Kumu

Bollicine (1983) is one of the most experimental album by the biggest italian rockstar ever better known as Vasco Rossi. We took the song "Giocala" from this album and turned into a balearic sexy edit. Grab it for free!

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Anything Goes | Vasco Rossi - Giocala (Rollover Edit)

“Noom! es una descarga de groove y poder que resulta del choque entre el estruendo de una banda militar y un ensamble de afro beat. En esta colaboración los ritmos y las fanfarrias callejeras de Borchi y Su Doble Redoble se combinan con una instrumentación exquisita del productor belga Ozferti para crear un track único que combina la furia del hip hop con la elegancia y sabor del funk africano.”

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Borchi y Su Doble Redoble - Noom! feat. Ozferti

Not much to say about this one, no idea who the artist is, nothing on the internets... He's from Haiti I think.  Bought the record from the excellent Invisible City recordshop guys, who found stock copies in a warehouse in Trinidad i think. It wasn't cheap, but the tune is an absolute monster of a track, somewhere between zouk kompa disco and psych... After a millionth listen it's still growing in me. Whovever you are, massive props to you Erick Paul.

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Erick Paul - Bel Carnaval (Secousse edit)

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PREMIERE: Oldchap - What's The Use

Remix of "Trails" by Portland, Oregon's White Rainbow appears on Circles Remixed, Out Now.

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Moon Duo - Trails (White Rainbow Trail Blazer Edition)

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