No official release has been confirmed; nonetheless the man with a Brazilian soccer themed wardrobe has hijacked everything north of his audience's shoulders. Limas do Swagg's promotional video has been available to the viewing public for little over a month. Time be damned, reverberations are already felt from the epicenter that it the accompanying music. The seismic monitors of the internet, as it were, have responded to the tremorous bass. Mind you, there is no pressure to watch, much less enjoy, the song and video in question. Do bear in mind, though, the apparent enforcer dons tube socks riddled with hearts.
Regardless of the security detail, response has been largely in the song's favor. Intimidation-free remixes began debuting last week; nothing surprising in and of itself. The fact that these remixes are using what amounts to a demo track in another matter. Their source may have a minuscule duration of thirty-seconds but this is of no worry to the amateur producers willing to share their initial interpretations, three of which can be found below.
Riding a promotional attention of his own, Dj b.boy's version of "Puxa Puxa Larama" does not appear on the Tia Maria EP Principe earlier this month but merits hearing all the while. Three-times as long as the original release - clocking in at just a shade over :90 - b.boy's remix does not seem to take many liberties on the surface. Alas, this is not the case as it is undoubtedly the strongest of the three featured selections. At about the halfway mark, just when the stop-time portion begins, b.boy's accomplishment becomes clear: the Dj has fashioned a serviceable, stand-alone track from a demo. Samples are re-organized to create an original and coherent song. In addition to boosting the drum track, peripheral percussion is added throughout. Perhaps the coup de grace, though, is saving the original's bassline for effect during the chorus. In its place a fissure inducing bass of b.boy's own creation takes charge during the verse.
Not to be outdone by his mate, LycoOx released his own "Puxa Puxa Larama" remix this week. But as opposed to the prior TMP remix, this track remains true to the 'brevemente' nature of the original. Which is not to say the LyCoOx track is unworthy of attention; quite contrary. The ubiquitous LyCoOx is a man of many tricks, principle among them a penchant for bass making him an ideal candidate for a remix. Appropriately the TMP jack of all trades does not disappoint. One might ask, can the bass be juiced any more? To which I would answer: No, no it cannot. Subwoofer goodness for all to enjoy complete with snare rolls near the end bound to appease not only kuduro fanatics, but followers of contemporary Atlanta hip-hop production styles as well.
Continuing the spirit of competition, recent LyCoOx collaborator D'Cantwo Junior released his own version of Limas fo Swagg's song not twenty-four hours later. Like the original as well as LyCoOx's take, D'Cantwo makes bass the cornerstone of his remix. The mastering is decidedly not as sterile as the previous - vocals being the primary victim to this production decision - but bears its own intrigue nonetheless. The style is relentlessly kuduro and the phrasing is decidedly longer than the original. What proves to be interesting does not appear until nearly the end when when vocals, perhaps the producer shouting the lyrics himself, are isolated and the timing for the final portion of the demo is unexpectedly altered; a not altogether unpleasant surprie
- John Noggle
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