First off, the festival João Rock, set in Ribeirão Preto in the interior of the country, pulls off a remarkable feat in that it doesn’t need any international names to bring in over 70,000 people to a 100%... Read Article
Welcome, read onwards to find some fine examples of reimagined 4th world possibilities, Candomblé-inflected free jazz, Kraftwerk gone tropical and much more. Sávio de Queiroz – Land, Sea and Air (Subsubtropics) Imagine if treated trumpet player and Eno... Read Article
It’s the first edition of the Gop Tun Festival, celebrating ten years of the Gop Tun label. They’ve previously put on raves and large scale parties but this is their first stab at an electronic music festival, with... Read Article
Welcome back! This month I’ve managed to find even more post-punk, though with a feminine twist, as well as environmental riot grrrl, sun-kissed Balneárico, pan-psychic ambient and bossa nova meets the 303. Dig in! AKT 3 – Frauen-Feuer... Read Article
Hi! Welcome back to the column that separates the listenable wheat from the experimental chaff. A mixture herein of some releases that came to my attention from late last year and some brand new bits and pieces. So,... Read Article
Juçara Marçal – Delta Estáçio Blues (QTV/Mais Um) Ah, the force of nature that is Juçara Marçal has released what could be one the albums of the year, mixing traditional Brazilian folklore and top avant garde cross-genre production.... Read Article
Oh, some pretty hilarious scenes these past few weeks, with the media building up to fever pitch the pro-Bolsonaro (and pro-military intervention) demonstrations on September the 7th, Independence Day here, and then the president absolutely losing his shit... Read Article
Thousands of people have been out on the street protesting, we’re slowly getting vaccinated, so hey, positive vibes abound. As always there’s piles of good music, so delve in for an eclectic mix of favela collage, solitary sambas,... Read Article
The position of Latin America has more often than not been one of an importer rather than an exporter of trends and sounds in the global market of electronic dance music. Clearly this stance was always going to... Read Article
Unimaginable a year ago, but now very clear, there will be no live music this year. Culture will trudge on but it will be a struggle. Key bars and venues are closing, the iconic indie stalwart Casa de... Read Article
Hey, guess what? It’s really fucked up here at the moment. I mean it’s so disorganised and confusing that there’s almost a surreal hilarity to it all. Only the other day my wife was reading out some news... Read Article
This year, due to obvious circumstances, I have had the chance to listen to more music than maybe ever before, and even now approaching the end of the year I am constantly hearing things that blow me away.... Read Article
