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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

La Color - El Baucha (Yoyoyo Remix)

Selvagia - Flores Feat. Corina Lawrence

Mangle - Cacerola

Sebuky - A Que No Me Lleva El Alcatraz

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Pawkarmayta - QAAQ

ZZK Sound Vol.4

Cruzloma - Brisas feat. Humazapas

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ZZK Records presents QOQEQA's 'Xi', the 1st single from their upcoming various artist compilation ZZK Sound Vol. 4.

Formerly half of the Animal Chuki duo, Daniel Valle-Riestra has now established himself with his solo project QOQEQA. Hailing from Peru, Valle-Riestra successfully condenses this profound and mysterious track from his retreats into the jungle, dripping with the visions and revelations of a psychedelic experience.

The composition is a dance between light and darkness, as playful elements such as wood claves flit through the stereo field, contrasting with the melancholic song of the violins. Under these and the tensed-skin drums we hear the voices of an isolated Amazonian tribe, joyful at the reencounter with family members they believed dead.
 
Xi will be released on March 4th 2022 with accompanying music video.

ZZK Sound Vol. 4 is out on vinyl and all digital platforms May 20th 2022.

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

QOQEQA - Xi

Cadê Zé

Maga Bo - Cadê Zé (feat. Rosângela Macedo)

Bufo Bureau - Creation Myth [FAM129]
June 2024
@fallen_metropolis
www.fallenmetropolis.com

"Creation itself is as mysterious as creation myths are, because nobody truly knows the origin of cosmos or either living or abstracts creations like art. Maybe the answer is logical and scientific. Maybe it is deeply spiritual. Maybe there is no answer, we just do not know. The very notion of something being unexplainable is both scary and awe-inspiring in the same time and leaves so much room for creativity."

Bufo Bureau - Creation Myth

@ibu-selva 
www.facebook.com/IbuSelva 
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✺✺✺ Sobre: 

Bolo’bolo é o nome de um livro que fala sobre uma sociedade anarquista alternativa, onde é explicado com detalhes desde como desmantelar o sistema político e econômico atual até como se daria sua organização, de uma sociedade nova, autogestionada, que permita, como os Zapatistas dizem, “um mundo onde caibam muitos mundos”. 

A capa é uma máscara olhando para o céu, e caindo no chão, onde nuvens e luas guiam seu caminho. Como na escuridão da noite, a lua guia nossos sonhos para se tornarem realidade. 

Nima é a identidade e a bagagem cultural de um Bolo. Podendo existir muitos Nimas dentro de um Bolo. Nima é o direito de todo Ibu pode escolher, praticar e propagandear sua própria maneira de vida, estilo de roupas, linguagem, preferência sexual, religião, filosofia, ideologia, opiniões, etc., onde quiser e como gostar. 

Sila significa hospitalidade para todos. Porque não existe dinheiro ou trabalho, então todo Ibu deve oferecer a mesma hospitalidade para qualquer outro Ibu. Isso torna todo Bolo um hotel, e todo Ibu com direitos para uma certa quantia de comida, entre outras coisas.

✺✺✺ About: 

Bolo’bolo is the name of a book that talks about an alternative anarchist society, explains details of its organization and how to disrupt the actual political and economical system, and create a new, self-governing society, which allows, as the Zapatistas say, “a world where many worlds fit”. 

The cover-art is of a mask looking at the sky, and falling into the ground with clouds and moons guiding its way. As in the darkness, the moon will guide our dreams to reality. 

Bolo’bolo, the first track, in the book’s language means a place where from 300 to 500 Ibus (people in the common language) live together and live upon basic agreements in a direct, personal context to live, produce and die. It will substitute money, all essential services must exist there, and all Ibu’s are free to leave or stay. So bolo’bolo, is a community of Bolos. 

Nima, the second track is the cultural identity of a Bolo and its cultural background. A lot of Nimas could exist inside the same Bolo. Nima is the right of every Ibu to choose, practice and propagate his own life style, clothing, language, sexual preferences, religion, philosophy, ideology, opinions, etc. wherever and however (s)he wants. 

Sila means "hospitality for all”. For there is no money nor job, every Ibu has to offer the same hospitality for every other Ibu. This makes every Bolo a hotel, and every Ibu has a right to a certain amount of food and things in every Bolo. 

[All info is summed up, for more, please read the book.]
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Master: Nathan Hall 
Artwork: Ibu Selva (www.instagram.com/ibu.selva)

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