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At the speed of memes this author does not operate. The songs that follows, on the contrary, is moved at the pace of a viral sensation; that dangerous place where colors no longer hold meaning. Released by the Agualva-Cacém based Bvdz Records - an equidistant twelves miles from Lisbon proper and the hometown for a soccer club with their logo's cousin as a mascot - "Praga Stress" comes from a producer new to the enterprise. Album length (and available to download in .wav file formatting) Caveira Negra's debut effort would seem foreign to the middle Kardashian, but should be considered a likely candidate to make her internet breaking lower shake to the beat.
The song below is a batida, albeit one that has undergone some careful alteration. Stylistically, "Praga Stress" rests somewhere between afro-house and techno. Not unlike Karfox, for example, Caveira Negra uses samples is a Detroit sort of way. A more precise, albeit less scientific, approach would be to simply call the song busy. Between eleven and thirteen different elements are heard at one point or another. In all reality, that number is slightly higher. Regardless, the central beat is essentially kuduro's digital snare. While a whistle syncopates on odd notes - alternating with a higher and lower pitched male vocal samples - claps join the bass on hitting quarter notes. Scraper and hand drum play a prevalent role as well.
Very strong track from a seemingly unknown beat-maker. Perhaps most surprising, though, is the sheer amount of music in a single track. Within the span of three-minutes, listeners are treated to three separate verse sections in addition to the song's head.
Notable Mention: Dj Locks - "Sempre a dar Carga"
The second features, in the interest of honest, appears in this spot arbitrarily. Due to the simple fact that the sold is older - released just over a week ago - it is relegated into notable mention status.
Ironically, released just over a week ago "Pikeeeee" stands up the the song featured above. And inspite of a proportionally long introduction, Dj locks creates a deceivingly quick batida with minute shorter runtime. Built around a hi-hat/snare kuduro beat, the song has a similar afro-house/techno make-up nonetheless. Two different vocals syncopate in addition to woodblock and scraper. The track is busy, but more impressively "Pikeee" neither overwhelms nor bores. Only one genuinely novel element - not a variant - is included after the head in the form of a melodica melody. Otherwise, the B.N.M. beat-maker , for example, removes drums, alternates the bass, and provides a formidable drums break transition between segments. Well worth the download.
- J.N.
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