Quilombo do Futuro Remixed by Maga Bo - Kaxambu Records [KAX005]

Quilombo do Futuro Remixed

Maga Bo

A 20 track brazil album (1h 18m 35s) — released May 29th 2012 on Kaxambu Records

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For Quilombo do Futuro Remixed, Maga Bo called upon the talents of a select team of top notch producers haling from several different continents. The original tracks united the organic subtleties of the Afro-Brazilian rhythms coco, maculelê, samba, jongo and capoeira with the punchy, powerful, electronic based sounds of dub, raga, hip hop and dubstep. Batucada and bass, mids, treble. TUDO. The remixes take the tracks even further….

Frikstailers deliver a monster digital cumbia remix. Uproot Andy comes with a crunk, bullerengue samba reggae. Subatomic Sound System brings a hypnotic dub rework. Stereotyp's remix is a spooky, frantic burst of barefoot energy. El Remolon takes baile funk into trance cumbia dub territory. Sabo brings a sunny, uplifting vibe for the dance floor. Dr. Das injects noise and grit with a deep, deep bassline. Process Rebel treats coco to warm distortion and spacious reverb. Dub Gabriel offsets hard, one-drop dub and samba with political commentary on immigration. Digitaldubs drops a raw, dirty bass and rapid-fire funk programming. DJ Dolores' new project Stank, comes with a frantic, dubbed out samba reggae. Poirier goes deep on his tranced out jongo rework. Batida connects the dots between samba and kuduro with vocals straight from Angolan MC Sacerdote. Leo Justi adds a hard electro-funk edge. Copia Doble Systema vs. Dixon transform ragga cumbia into hypnotic electronic tumbao. Buguinha drops a pair of smoky live dub mixes while Chancha Via Circuito offers a smooth trip hop take on coco.

A quilombo was an autonomous, fugitive settlement founded by ex-slaves and others in colonial brazil. The Quilombo do Futuro is more than a possible physical space. It is a potential world-wide agglomeration of cultural resistance. After centuries of wealth generated by an economy built on slavery (and the subsequent post-abolition adaptations), the Quilombo do Futuro is a break from this legacy. Fortified by an international community based on plurality, inclusive democracy and direct communication, cultural resistance is paramount in creating a sustainable, healthy existence in the face of world-wide corporate domination.

Born in the United States and based in Rio de Janeiro since 1999, Maga Bo has collaborated with Mulatu Astatke, Issa Bagayogo, Bollywood star Shilpa Rao, BaianaSystem as well as releasing critically acclaimed remixes for Poirier, Luisa Maita, Filastine, Blick Bassy and Bomba Estéreo. His music and remixes have been released on Tru-Thoughts, Ninja Tune, Cumbancha, Dutty Artz, World Connection and many others. Among his many international tours, he has performed at the Sydney Festival, WOMEX, Club Transmediale and Mundial.

World-wide lovers of tropical bass and Afro-Brazilian percussion will certainly go bananas over this release. Leave it to a native of Rio de Janeiro to envision the future of Brazilian beats but make sure this carioca has done his rounds backpacking around the scariest corners of the planet so that his music is infused with a global perspective and crossover appeal beyond its niche. - Juan Data Remezcla

Producer Maga Bois an Alt.Latino favorite. - NPR alt.latino NPR

Hoy estamos de fiesta, porque acaba de salir el disco de remixes de “Quilombo do Futuro”, ....un discazo de 18 tracks que viajan por las sonoridades más interesantes de la música global actual. - Andres Oddone Cassette Blog

L’excellent nouvel album de Maga Bo qui revisite une large variété de rythmes brésiliens a été remixé par plein d’excellents producteurs d’un peu partout sur la planète. - Masalacism Masalacism

Musikalisch hat Maga Bo einiges ausprobiert: Punk, Industrial, Reggae, Hip Hop und Elektro… Kein Genre blieb von ihm unerforscht. Mit dem entsprechenden Equipment spezialisierte er sich dann auf die Musikproduktion und entdeckte sein Faible für exotische Klänge und die Kombination von Sounds, die auf den ersten Blick nicht zusammen passen. Um seine Produktionen zu verbreiten, begann er als DJ zu spielen und nutzte seine Reisen um immer neue musikalische Sphären zu entdecken. - 5Planeten Funkhaus Europa

The tracks on these albums are EXPLOSIVE melting pots of culture and transnationalism. - Generation Bass Generation Bass

Brilliantly eclectic and simply quality, original music: If you are interested in traditional Brazilian music transported to the 21st century, I would highly recommend both the original and the remix album. Taking local music in new global directions. - Rhythm Roots Rhythm Roots

Centuries-old percussive styles go into battle with the sharpest electronic rhythms around - samba faces off against dubstep, batucada goes head-to-head with kuduro. Ultimately, the forces combine, overwhelming the dancefloor. This is sound system culture taken on a history lesson. It's also where the hand-wrought rhythms of the past get a sniff of the future. - Nige Tassell WOMAD UK

heavy dancefloor artillery with blown-out lasers, meowing electro chords, mad hatter syncopation and blacklight bass. In other words? FIYAH. - Hillary Kaylor RCRDLBL

Once you fix the pieces of your mind back together and accept that it is what it is, it becomes easier to respect the fact that this album is all over the place. It’s in the terreiro and the roda; a live hip-hop concert and that grimy after-hours spot we’ve all been to; danceable, rhythmic–and above all–brave. - Alison Issac Okay Player

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