REVIEW Helado Negro – Private Energy
The fifth album from Roberto Carlos Lange (Helado Negro) is a high-quality offering. Private Energy is well-written and varied, blending... Read Article
We’re Living in a Nice Moment, Exposing Something Sincere and Unique: A Conversation with Nicola Cruz
Ecuador’s folklore futurist, Nicola Cruz is in the middle of a tour taking in Europe and Latin America. Back in... Read Article
Cultures of the Past, Sounds of the Future: Introducing Ecuador’s Quixosis
When I meet Quixosis, aka Daniel Lofredo Rota, in a Quito cafe, he is reading a book by prolific French-Chilean... Read Article
REVIEW Eduardo Zambrano – Ritual
The awareness of the present can at times feel like a paradox. Like an empty gap of space nuzzled between... Read Article
REVIEW Quixosis – De Fiúcher
Pulsing, crackling, floating – the sounds and vibes on the latest offering from Ecuadorian producer Quixosis are varied, complex and hard... Read Article
REVIEW UIO: Take Me For A Ride
Micaela Rueda’s feature UIO: Take Me For A Ride (Spanish title: UIO: Sácame a Pasear) is set, as the title of the... Read Article
REVIEW Dreamtown
Ecuadorian film-maker, Betty Bastidas’ documentary, Dreamtown (Original title: Ciudad De Los Sueños), on the Valle del Chota, Ecuador, covers a... Read Article
REVIEW And There Was Fire at the Centre of the Earth
Though set in Quito, Ecuador this languid documentary is more preoccupied with the ghosts of European history and with the... Read Article
New Mix: “Sweet II Bad” by Dave Nada
Ecuadorian-American, Los Angeles-based, DJ Dave Nada often travels the world making dance floors go wild with his global style. After... Read Article
Soundtrack of a Postponed Homesickness: Interview with Maria Usbeck
Maria Usbeck was born in Ecuador but moved to New York when she turned 17, initially feeling more attracted to Anglo-Saxon... Read Article