Deejay Puto Anderson [Txiga Pro] - "Fodência KamaKamasutra"

To find a stool such as the one which accompanies "Fodência KamaKamasutra" requires determination. Of the furniture's many positive traits, ordinary is not among them. Pleasure is key. For this reason, the search demands traveling beyond your local home furnishing store. As his name might suggest, Deejay Puto Anderson's bar-stool bares more in common with a Hans Bellmer doll than a backless chair. The song which adorns its showroom only adds to this effect; a steady, sensual caress both firm and tender. It ultimately becomes clear: neither provocation nor allure can be denied. Ecstasy is a natural emotion and the composer is merely acting as a facilitator.

Salaciousness aside, Puto Anderson is no two-bit pornographer. The good deejay is a leader; the name of his crew is Txiga Produções. Based out of Oreias: Txiga's home-base is North of the River Tejo and East of Lisbon proper. The collective can appropriately withstand comparisons to the likes of CDM and PDDG. Their music is rooted in African rhythms with a unique application of modern electronic aesthetics. Alas, the aforementioned Puto, alongside DJ NinOo and the mysterious DJ Wayne, are no second-tier, derivative production outfit. Txiga is marked by a quiet maturity. If nothing else the group's lower profile works to its advantage; avoiding incidental assimilation while carefully crafting a distinct sound. And what a sound Txiga Pro and managed to create. As with DDPR, each member has a specialty. Where crossover potential is concerned, NinOo, with his penchant for vocal samples, is consistently up to the task. Taking charge of fast-tempos the child DJ elaborately organizes tracks that venture into kuduro, kizomba, and afrohouse; even if the odd tarraxo rears its head. DJ Wayne's mysterious nature is not hyperbolic. The only member without a personal SoundCloud page, Wayne's name mostly appears on collaborative tracks. No clear narrative can be drawn from this DJ's piecemeal body of work, however, quality is never an issue. Puto Anderson is beyond a reasonable doubt the Txiga's main attraction. Time comes to a halt when Puto jumps on the track. Working almost exclusively with tarraxinha tracks, Anderson's brand strips the music down to its essential elements, and then works as minimally as possible; at no point denying the music's essential bedroom elements. An errant snare, hand-drum, hi-hat, or bell accents the good Deejay's hard-hitting sound - parlor tricks meant to impress audiences of any nationality.

"Fodência KamaKamasutra" is different because it shamelessly struts about like a peacock. Similar to EstraGaa's "Tarraxo Quente," Puto Anderson does not begin the album-length track immediately. The repeated false starts are unique, though, in that the track does not suffer from a drought of effects. Treble is eliminated. Phasers are implemented. The disc is rewound and repeated. From this experimentation suspense is built and the rhythm is born. As eight single beats are pounded out of one drum, the scraper labors away alongside the more typical drums. The bass acts like the errant thrice repeating vocals: highlights to the underlying beat. Following a brief interlude - the treble again being done away with as the tag is played - the single drum is replaced by a separate one to create a second section. Its appearance its brief: a stutter at :80 returns the track the the original collection of sounds. Ultimately, the pattern works towards Anderson's advantage. The available technology is is used indulgently, rather to the benefit of the tarraxo's propriety.  Furthermore, the mere five elements put into place are assisted by this decision as the element of surprise is perpetually in the beat-maker's favor. A formidable song that merits the download, lest the owner should disable this sharing feature.

- John Noggle