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São Paulo’s The Zasters and their pets release excellent wine infused DIY Video ”Meltdown”

Posted on 16 June 2020

Produced, mixed and mastered by Rafa Luna and edited with the help of Jules Altoé, this is the new DIY Music Video from Brazilian indie rockers, The Zasters.

COVID-19 has reached a tipping point and this fantastic song has just expressed the feeling of millions so eloquently. We are all a bit fed up are starting to lose the plot. We feel very numb inside and need wine. Lots of it. I love the realness of the video and you can see the personalities of Brazilian indie rockers The Zasters shining brightly here.

I’m a huge fan of the awesome guitar riffs, solos and energetic drumming throughout. This is an uplifting track with a great vibe that gets the head nodding happily. With singer Juliana Altoé leading the way with her terrific vocals that I can’t stop listening to, ”Meltdown’‘ encapsulates 2020 to a tee.  The DIY video is well made and I like how they have expressed the numb & dumb feelings we are going through as a planet. I’d love to watch The Zasters live and hopefully they are able to tour soon and jam. That is what they do and very well too.

Check out this fantastic DIY Music Video right here on YouTube.

For gig info be sure to head through to Facebook.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen

Brazilian Bass boost by Cardinal’s ”Leviathan”

Posted on 10 June 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9PnlgSVGNY&feature=youtu.be

Barely two months old and based in Belgium, Cardinal are an exciting electronic act that is hot on the scene. Created during COVID-19, they have just released their 4th single called ”Leviathan”. It’s a bass hungry beat with hardly any vocals and pumps out the speakers to satisfying levels.

A real hard house kind of song that would be popular while playing to packed dance floors at 3:30am in the morning, with sweaty revelers during a summer party. This is guaranteed to be played loud and proud.

Cardinal from Belgium drops their 4th single called ”Leviathan” and it’s an eye-popping surge back down memory lane on this one. With Brazilian hard house beats and a trance feel, they have created a sound that is already popular but have added their own twist to proceedings. Being a new act, they have some catching up to do but with the speed of their releases, are making up for lost time.

Stream more of this instrumental right here on their bass boosted YouTube channel so you can fire up your day.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen

Karol Conka Announces New Single Release ‘Lala’

Posted on 15 July 2017

We tend to regard pop music as being on one side of the music spectrum – shiny and reletivley new, whilst world music, traditional cultural sounds are at the opposite end. Karol Conka is on a mission to unite the two factions. This Brazilian firebomb effortlessly blends rap, R&B, pop and the traditional sounds of her homeland and the result is spectacular. She became “Karol with a K” at her first high school show and since dropping her debut album Batuk Freak in 2013 has gone on to take the rap world by storm.

And whilst visually she has a striking and memorable outward image with shocking pink hair and an iconic bling style, it is her lyrics that are causing the most attention. Driven to write about self-esteem and female empowerment, Karol shows that there is more to her than the glitz and glamour of her outer projection. But it all starts with the music and LaLa in particular captures her perfectly as she weaves her Brazilian musical heritage through pop beats and sultry dance grooves. Karol Conka, an artist proving that it is possible to be both big and clever.

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Words: Dave Franklin