Never forget the 1990s.
Forget about the decade deemed to be as, "The End of History."
It was during this decade that MTV came of age; in the process becoming a cultural force. The post-Reagan saw the first presidential rise of a first Bush patriarch. But, best of all, during this period of time eating potato chips could never be "just eating potato chips.
For their part, childrens cartoon were memorable all their own period. The proof is online. Internet culture is especially guilty wallowing in the technicolor nostalgia. Of course millennials will associate "Tito" with a Polynesian surfer past his prime more so than a middleweight boxer of the same era.
The beat-maker, while none of the above, has been trying to make a name for himself. Be that as it may, . Based in Costa da Caprica - some ten miles south-west of Lisbon, south of the river Tejo - Puto Tito has changed his moniker since last featured on these pages. Now affiliated with SBM, the Dj has been busy at work as well.
If nothing else, the beat-maker has a enviable naivete. Where a run of the mill producer learns the rules of a scene, TIto appears delightfully curious. In the past week alone, two songs of note have been released under his name. First is the appropriate titled "Doçuras;" a slow tarraxo that could just as easily pass as a kizomba. With a kick/hi-hat/snare rhythm and djembe hitch, the percussion is busy but not cluttered; likewise, it is not enough to distract from the guitar melody and vibraphone/synth melody. A mid-tempo afro-house titled "O Puro Styl," the second track is more direct, but subtly creative nonetheless. In the first transition, for instance, four crash beats are heard, syncopation is two fold, and the synth refuses to remain static.
Released earlier today, "Panco da noite" is also a kizomba/tarraxo track; although, granted, the term demo would be a much more accurate label. Conciseness of segments continues to be the area in most need of improvement for PT Music. Three bars of sixteen beats layer the introduction into two parts. After the vibraphone and piano, bass is promptly brought into the fold. But even this minor oversight is not cause to discard the track. Percussion is tight, the bass grooves, and more than novelty of instrumentation, the harmony and melody is exceptional as Tito even ventures to change the vibraphone near the end.
The producer in question continues to be a talent to keep an eye on. More importantly, though, the pictured sweatshirt has a snazzy design that the author would no be opposed to including in his repertoire.
Notable Mention: Dj Cachorro
The escapades of Dj Cachorro and his trusty self-phone have already been touched upon.
Today, the saga continues
What follows is a quick Angolan afro-house song. Melody is carried by an electric guitar as kick/claps/snare carry the melody. Bass is sparse but effectively marks his accents. Longer vocal samples than is typically expected syncopate with another unidentifiable piece of percussion. The track is hard and swings harder than a Punch Out boss, but the real story is the techno-like use of actual phones sounds from the messaging apps Viber and WhatsApp.
Strong track that is also available for download.
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