NYC-based producer Atropolis is following up recent EP Jump with another multi-cultural release, and this time he has brought along Brazilian singer Zuzuka Poderosa for a track seething with anger. Last time we featured Atropolis he was in... Read Article
A new short film from Eck Echo, Berlin – Tropisches Tor (Tropical Gate), looks to shine a light on Berlin’s thriving tropical bass scene. The German capital has long been an essential destination for electronic music, famed for its techno... Read Article
With a program covering diverse genres and events happening from October 24th to 28th 2018, Red Bull Music has announced what will be the first Red Bull Music Festival Santiago. The line up includes international guests like Jessy... Read Article
Hawaii Bonzaï‘s recently-released Cumbia Amazonica compilation truly raises the bar in the search for contemporary electronic and tropical music connections. It very much continues where their first compilation, Cumbia Libertad, left off, a space where they are not only highlighting... Read Article
One of the best-known representatives of Peru’s contemporary tropical electronic scene, Deltatron is ready to unveil a new video for “Morir Es Ganar”. The song is taken from his 2017 album Ego Trip and features production from Bolivian secret... Read Article
After the piracy inspired Ilegal Vol. 1 compilation of bootlegs (downloadable from Hulkshare), that included many familiar faces of the Latin underground (Imaabs from Chile, Argentinean Che Cumbe and Bleepolar from Colombia, among others), Peruvian label Terror Negro... Read Article
Head of Man Recordings, a label responsible for keeping tropical bass alive around the world, Daniel Haaksman boosts up the title track from Populous’ latest release, coming out on Wonderwheel Recordings. The remix is included on the “Azulejos” single released... Read Article
Recently, Lima has turned itself into the capital of tropical bass and electro-latino sounds, heralding a second wave of the movement that exploded in Buenos Aires and then passed around the continent, with heavy rotation also in Uruguay,... Read Article
Throughout the history of Terror Negro records, they have always adopted an obscure approach to tropical bass music, whether through the militant dub of Loko Bono, or the piracy inspired mash-ups of Tribilin Sound. Now the main man behind one... Read Article
We can think of few better ways of starting the weekend than with this latest dance floor gem from Thornato. “Rhinoceros” is one of 11 tracks that will feature on Thornato’s debut album, Bennu, which will be released... Read Article
There are characters in the electronic music scene that always seem to maintain a certain anonymity and mystery around them, besides their actual work. Certainly one of these personalities in Latin America is Mexican artist Siete Catorce. His productions have... Read Article
Over the years, tropical bass has managed to stay fresh by channelling different local sounds, in the process shape-shifting from dubbed out cumbia villera, to clubbier folkloric beats and darker dembow. When thinking about the new sounds of... Read Article
