Nunex [A.N Produções] - "Parabens Famifox (Latino)"

Friendship is the most accomplishment mankind is capable of persuing.

Keeping good company is essential.

Anything is suddenly possible with a little help from some friends. Preposterous as it ay seem, such a premise even allowed for Ringo to sing.Conversely, neither Mr. Starkey nor his Migos would have been quite as creative without meeting Bob Dylan in San Francisco. Tainy-day women #12 & 35 were kind to them all. Alas, socialization is crucial. Which is to say that thinking and theory can only accomplish so much, Interaction is essential to existence. Even the Dhammapada reads "If for company you find a wise and prudent friend who leads a good life [...] keep his joy pridefully and mindfully."

Which, of course, defeats the alternative of existing as a "A lone elephant in the elephant forest"

Such a fate, though, has not been chosen by the artist features first. Although a solo track - Nunex only making up half of Alto Nivel - the comment section fills in the gaps. What follows is a sort of dedication to Famifox. Titled as such, "Parabens Famifox (Latino)" the song is a mid tempo afro-house that represents the A.N sound well. A diverse of instruments are heard as the modern is melded together with the traditional.

Be that as it may, one key difference is hear. Rather than elaborate the melody, Nunex shifts his focus. Polyrhythms are dense. No single rhythmic skeleton outlines the track; resulting, instead, in a collection of independent percussion loops coming together in ravishing harmony. What begins as a melodica, scraper, and bass quicks expands. The audience is incrementally exposed to an embarassment richness regarding both competence and sound. Cowbell, woodblocks, djembe all syncopate. A rattle, claps, and some metal sticks are heard as well. Guitar assists in the run. Neither melodic instrument has very long phrasing, choosing to vary frequently instead. All the while, though, bass is thick as thieves and the song's centerpiece; essentially acting as the adhesive that keeps the number together. With three or four different forms and also shifts from an open groove to a tighter walking variant. 

Very good song, nothing more to it. The download is essential; a strong recommendation simply does not feel forceful enough.

Notable Mention: Dj Clent - "Gone off Acid"

Similarly, the second selection is a testament to the power of association.

While credited to Dj Clent, it should be noted that the song below comes via the Beatdown House record label.

Titled, "Gone off Acid," what follows is, in the strictest of terms a footwork/juke song. Yet the specifics are much more interesting. While the concept begins on the dancefloor , the results arrive a bike ride away. Similar to an Acey track featured on these pages last month, the song is much kinder to a listening audience. Development is slowly achieved. The synth heavy track, perhaps on a contradictory note, develops slowly. Two synths, bass and snare are heard first; only to be replaced by three or four cymbals are under one effect or another as a click is heard on quarter note, later replaced by claps. Bass sneaks in through the odd notes until toms provide some direction, playing a part in the hok, at which point it speeds up. Cymbals are retained. A collection of new synths are added as the difference in speeds and rhythms from the different elements begin to play into each other.

A good exercise in contrasts, download is recommended.

- J.N.

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