Dj MaBoOku [CDM] - House Lhe Da [Dj LiloCox remix]

"When two elephants fight, the grass gets trampled." - African proverb

Mi casa es su casa. My house is your house. Minha casa é sua casa. It is an indisputable fact - knowledge even beyond even Noggle Wisdom -  that one language's words sound entirely different from another's, yet retain identical meaning. A miracle of moderately modern man. Nonetheless, idioms, turns-of-phrase, and miscellaneous varieties of folksy sayings are on an indefatigable mission to assure Babel's reigning architectural marvel stands. The saying above manage to persist because they are words: they form a sentiment, an expression of community, and a way of life. When the front door is left unlocked loneliness is never a companion.

Land and water separate me from Iberian peninsula  (but another trivial bit superseding Noggleness). Technology assisted communication is the great equalizer, but baseless speculation requires a fraction of the effort. Assumptions are my staple brain food. Finally, I have the legitimacy to write this: despite never having met any of its members, CDM (Casa de Mãe Produções) appear to run their crew in this group spirit. Every producer is entitled to a room in a communal house of my imagination, free decorate as desired. The most inspiring moments, however, are occur in the living room when everyone is present. Around a coffee table perhaps, various degrees of relaxation observed from postures on the couch, everyone presents an idea and no one shoots them down. Rather, if any other house-guest is of the opinion they can give some flavor to to what is before the group, efforts are combined and neighbors with ears to the walls are all the better for it.

"House Lhe Da," is one such effort. Maboku's tracks with Firmeza work because of their similar styles. Percussion is on the front line and any melodic embellishments come second to syncopated magic. When Maboku releases a joint with LiloCox, though, imaginations are fancied for different reasons. These two Dj's play to the other's weakness. These songs tempos are slowed, but do not sacrifice rhythmic flare. The end result is like leaving an office building after 8-hours; space is open, time is slowed, and miniscule aspects turn grand. The introduction in "House Lhe Da" is short, but in the first fifteen seconds listeners are shown all the benefits of collaboration. A Maboku track may likely have no greeting, but with LiloCox present visitors are immediately greeted by a melodica's warm smile and the great expectations of manufactured excitement above a 4/4 bass. As obvious as this business-like ploy may be, the mid-tempo kuduro beat soon follows along with a its dynamic tom. The view from LiloCox and Maboku's office alone is worth the visit; it does not overwhelm. The first verse concludes at :37 with a short break. Another brief verse lasts until :56, and unlike lesser enterprises the tour is not yet complete. As it turns out their office is capable of revolving. A brief voice sample is highlights offbeats and the melody experiments in a start-stop manner before it slightly longer during the second half. Not a historic song by any stretch - if anything a good transitional tune after the warm-up portion of a set. This is, however, a testament to both working in unison as well as the parity between those who work in the higher floors and others still at ground level.

- John Noggle