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:Papercutz — “Rivers”
:Papercutz, an electro producer from Portugal, refrains from chasing waterfalls in “Rivers” from The Blur Between Us. An orchestra of digital notes, tribal drumbeats,...
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Gato Preto’s Remix EP Brings All the Boys to the Yard
Ghanaian DJ/producer Lee Bass and rapper Gata Misteriosa of Mozambique/Portugal join forces as Gato Preto once again for a dark and wicked remix EP loaded with eight...
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New :Papercutz Video Is the Stuff. The Stuff of Legends That Is.
The new video for the :Papercutz track "Rivers" will transport you to an enchanted world of dragons, brave warriors and adventure. In reality, the video was shot on the...
article
Gato Preto Cordially Invites You to the Global Bass Ball
Name: Gato Preto, Gata Misteriosa and Lee Bass
Where They’re From: Mozambique/Ghana/Portugal/Germany
When They Started: 2011
Sounds Like: Tropical bass smoothie...
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Premiere: Stream “Belén” From DJ iZem’s EP2
French DJ iZem's second EP, like his 2011 debut, is mix of dub vibrations, lazy rhymes, tranquil beats and Brazilian breezes and Afropean crosswinds that reverberate...
interview
Strutting with Portugal’s Moullinex
They don't make strutting music like they used to. Unless you're Moullinex, who is redefining 4x4 beats and satisfying, sextastic disco basslines that are essential to...
blog
:Papercutz Releases New Single, Album Today
"Where Beasts Die," the second single from :Papercutz's new album The Blur Between Us, is out today on UK label Sounds of a Playground, as is the album. We're digging...
blog
Goodbye J-Wow, Hello Branko and Buraka Beats
Jersey Shore fans are rowdy. Buraka Som Sistema's producer extraordinaire got so much hate for having a name similar to a character on that reality TV program that he's...
article
Batida: 808s and Guitar-Breaks
Name: Batida
Where He’s From: Lisbon, Portugal via Luanda, Angola
Genre: Kuduro (Redux)
When He Started: 2007
Most Similar: Baloji, Buraka Som Sistema
The...
review
:Papercutz — Rivers
Portuguese ambient savants :Papercutz popped up on our radar in 2011and we've been waiting to hear more since then, so we're happy to report we just picked up on new a...
list
10 Unimaginable International Collaborations That Really Happened In 2011
Collaboration is a kind of magic. Two distinct creative worlds coexist for a moment, providing a glimpse into a new artistic possibilities. And how much cooler is it...
review
Komba by Buraka Som Sistema
If we ever doubted Portugal’s electro-dance crew Buraka Som Sistema could find a way to turn a funeral into a party then consider that question…well…laid to rest. Their...
review
Explode by The Gift
The Gift is a rare archaeological find. The Portuguese foursome has been operating non-stop, quite successfully, for 17 years, yet they're (deliberately) sans a label or...
blog
Kuduro Masters Buraka Som Sistema Stream 2nd Single, Tour Americas
Hot on the heels of releasing an EP of debut single "Hangover (Bababa)" remixes just yesterday, Buraka Som Sistema has started streaming a second cut from their...
Music Video
The Gift — “Race Is Long”
Indie rock legends The Gift prove that age is just a number. With 17 years under their belt, the Portuguese quartet’s “Race is Long” shows that they won’t be sitting on...
article
:Papercutz’s Ambient Pop Adventure
There’s an ambient quality to the glitchy sounds of Portugal’s :Papercutz, but it’s nothing meandering or amorphous. The music of producer/songwriter Bruno Miguel mixes...
Music Video
The Gift — “RGB”
Portuguese quartet The Gift offers their best present yet with "RGB," using a sweet Bonnie and Clyde-style love story as illustration. This electropop track provides a...
article
The Gift: 17 Years and Still Exploding
For 17 years, the Portugal band The Gift has been operating without a boss. Sans management or labels, they've grown famous in their home country and Spain by recording...
review
Buraka Som Sistema — “Hangover (BaBaBa)”
Portugal kuduro masters Buraka Som Sistema just dropped another dance party track, this time with the help of Angolan talent.
The foursome went to Angola to throw...
article
Bands We Like: The Mutant Kuduro Of Portugal’s Buraka Som Sistema
Buraka Som Sistema is a Portugal-based group of DJs, producers and emcees who take the bass-heavy Angolan dance style kuduro as the inspiration for their own addicting...