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Remix Monday: Killer on the Dancefloor – ‘Gringo Oba Oba’


     

Some crazy tunes today. In this post I’ll be featuring , a DJ/Production duo from the urban realms of Sao Paulo, Brazil. is the combination of DJs & . They’ve had some lengthy experience in the digital/electronic world, sharing the stage with the likes of , and . They seek inspiration from the mash up scene and when not mixing/performing as they manage Maximize, a sub label from Transit Music. And to be honest, I started to do this post because of the “ Remix.” kotd

. – “Gringo Oba Oba”
“Gringo Oba Oba” is a very creatively created song. It starts off old school with the scratching, ill adjusted sound of a record player, then coming in clean with hard, heavy, South American bongos, pounding deep and heavy. Very native sounds, until we start seeing signs of progressive electronic music, with deep sequencers, distorted bleeps, subtle breathing, and eventually light melodies to distract from the heavy sounds. This is also encompassed by pseudo robotic lyrics speaking “Rio De Janeiro, .” Very weird indeed. But pretty fun. However, I don’t know when any normal person would listen to this.

. Remix
Much more of a sane tune here. And by sane I mean normal. transforms this a great deal, making it more of a continuous song than a jumble of different music like the original. He brings to it an electro house feel that is missing in the original. And from that he builds a great synth riff that underlines the track. He features the original sequencers, which he adjusts lightly in that they play softer and bounce across the song. The odd vocals are still available, but cuts them in the right points. A great part of the mix is when everything goes silent and the song seems to fade out, but brings it back up again with a plethora of electronica and then the vocals.

. Remix”
The mix starts in much the same fashion as the original. It features hits on South American bongs, only that they are faster here. The vocals kick in here as well but are more nonsensical. This remix keeps a very similar aesthetic in the random music and cuts, but adds heavier and more trance/90s club vibes. I actually think this is a pretty poor mix. But alas, they only made two for this track thus far.

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