French-born, Ecuador-raised composer Nicola Cruz is one peculiar artist. When his first album Prender El Alma came out in 2015, many were left speechless: his intuition to blend warm, bass-fuelled, downtempo beats with traditional Andean melodies resulted in a new kind of music that spoke straight to the heart. While touring around...
Tag Archives: Folktronica
Preview of the album: Only available until 27th November 2018
“This is a mix I made after many months of listening to this genre. Organic sounds mixed with electronic beats. Textures, sounds, extractions and sample manipulations. As I say, it’s digital folk on steroids. Tracks from Germany, Brazil, Switzerland, Denmark, and more.” (Iñaki Martinez) Track list: Moglebaum – Synthie & Roma...
View Lagartijeando bio here We always prefer to let the music “do the talking”, and when it comes to DJs and producers, this means featuring their selections. So, we have seized the opportunity, and to celebrate and introduce you to his latest release (Revisión) for Big in Japan, we...
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Plaza Francia presents Plaza Francia Orchestra on the Because Music label, September 2018. Born of the critically acclaimed success story that is Gotan Project, Eduardo Makaroff and Christoph H. Muller volunteer themselves for this inventive new venture. Following a succession of previous masterful albums, La Revancha del Tango, Lunatico and...
If you are looking for an original, imaginative and mind-blowing way to celebrate El Dia de los Muertos, Movimientos and Redon have what it takes. On Saturday 3rd November (the day after the Mexican “orthodox” Day of the Dead), head down to Bethnal Green and you will live through an...
View Uji bio here Uji (Luis Maurette) is a nomadic electronic producer and multi-instrumentalist born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and raised throughout Latin America. Half of the pioneering duo Lulacruza since its inception in 2005, with whom he has released 5 albums, a feature film and multiple world tours. His music is dance...