ARN4L2 (Arnaldos), a DJ and producer from Cartagena, Colombia, grew up listening to Afro-Caribbean music such as champeta, cumbia, zouk, and reggaeton within the "PICO" culture—a mobile sound system that originated in Colombia and gained global recognition through AGOGO alongside DJ Edna Martinez.
With its tropical, lo-fi electronic sounds and unique Latin vibe, this track also boasts a physical groove and a charm that seems to hint at the artistry of Afrobeat. If you’re a music enthusiast who loves everything from Latin American music to bass music, electro, and video game music, you’ll definitely want to check this out. Released via Studio...Read more Barnhus in Scandinavia. (Saito)
ARN4L2 is a DJ and producer from Cartagena, Colombia, who has also contributed remixes for El Búho and the Dutch post-punk band Necronomicon. He draws inspiration from Champeta—a genre that blossomed in the ’80s, blending spiritual Afro, Caribbean, and traditional Colombian musical roots with synthesizers and drum machines—as well as Cartagena’s sound system culture. The visually striking artwork, typical of Studio Barnhus, is a dazzling display of tropical psychedelia. Below is a comment from Edna Martinez, a female DJ active with the PICO Sound System. (Saito)
▫️information▫️ 『Studio Barnhus presents ARN4L2, a producer from Cartagena, who debuts on the Stockholm label with the striking EP TIERRA BOMBA, a record built from the fractured memory of an island in the Colombian Caribbean, understood as a surface in motion. The project draws on tools present in the early development of the Champeta genre – the Yamaha RY30 drum machine, the Yamaha DD-14 drum pad, and the Pyramid mixer – alongside percussive gestures and guitars characteristic of the style. On songs like the effortlessly bouncy title track and the gaita-laced curveball BULLA, featuring the characteristic melodic flute of the region, ARN4L2’s instinct for propulsion and detail comes into focus, while vocal tracks like the energetic closer LA ÑAPA integrate the artist’s voice as texture, without hierarchy or center. TIERRA BOMBA becomes a point of convergence, where technology, sonic practices, and fragments of local popular culture meet in the present tense. Text written by Edna Martinez.』
トロピカル・ソウルな心地いい楽曲をモロ使いにしたチャーミング・ダブステップ・ベース・ディスコ&ダブレゲエ注目作のSide-A「Te Vas」(sample1)、ヴァイブの響きも最高に気持ちいいラテンジャズを使ったカット&ペースト・ダブステップ・ジャズ・ダンスのSide-B「Moving In Blue」(sample2)も軽妙ユニーク小粋なんです。 (コンピューマ)
A South American dance style born out of the sound system culture that has thrived since the 1950s in the Colombian cities of Barranquilla and Cartagena. "GUARAPO!" — the present state of South American ghetto dance, delivered by HONEST JON'S.
Dance music from Colombia, South America, via HONEST JON'S. Barranquilla and Cartagena are famous for their carnivals, and this is the charm of Afro-Colombian dance music matured in a gangsta sound system culture not unlike Brazil's baile funk. A compilation spotlighting three local DJs/producers: DJ ANDER, JEANPI PERREO and EDWIN PRODUCTIONS. Each...Read more (Original Japanese text by Saito) side is packed tight with short tracks of one to two minutes. Liner notes by FRANCIS GOODING and design/artwork by WILL BANKHEAD + SANDHYA ELLIS convey all that heat. (Original Japanese text by Saito)
BEASTIE BOYSの最新アルバム「Hotsaucecommitteeparttwo」からSantigoldをフュチャーした「Don\'t Play No Game That I Can\'t Win」のリミックスが限定盤でMAD DECENTからリリース。手掛けるのはDiploとSwitchのユニットMajor Lazer。バイレ・ファンキやKuduro、レゲトンなんかにもリンクするルディーなフロア・キラー・トラック。インストも収録です。 (土橋)
A long-awaited new release from ZZK, the hub of digital cumbia in Buenos Aires. This is the second album from CHANCHA VIA CIRCUITO, whose techy, screw-style, ultra-slow cumbia beats have created a massive following! Featuring a remix by Argentine folklore master José Lalarde, this album showcases a broader musical range and a narrative flow that dr...Read more (Original Japanese text by Saito)aws you in, plunging you into a mysterious world. It feels like they’ve entered a new chapter. Highly recommended! (Original Japanese text by Saito)
ネットじゃかなり前から告知されていて、ホント待ちに待ったDJ RUPTUREのSOOT RECORDSからの12""が、遂にリリース!ZZKからCDRリリースしていたボリビアのBOSQUIMANことSONIDO MARTINES。彼セレクトによる4 TRACKS EP ! 今一番リリースが待たれるEL HIJO DE LA CUMBIAによる、めちゃキュートな女の子MC ALIKAのリミックスや、ZZKのコンピにも収録でお馴染みアルゼンチンのチャンチャ・ビア・シルクイト(サーキット)によるリミックス収録!デジクンだとやっぱこの辺が一番面白い!ちかじか、さらなるディープサイド、入荷済みのクンビア・ヴィチェーラとかもネットにアップしますね。 (サイトウ)
With its tropical, lo-fi electronic sounds and unique Latin vibe, this track also boasts a physical groove and a charm that seems to hint at the artistry of Afrobeat. If you’re a music enthusiast who loves everything from Latin American music to bass music, electro, and video game music, you’ll definitely want to check this out. Released via Studio ...Read more Barnhus in Scandinavia. (Saito)
ARN4L2 is a DJ and producer from Cartagena, Colombia, who has also contributed remixes for El Búho and the Dutch post-punk band Necronomicon. He draws inspiration from Champeta—a genre that blossomed in the ’80s, blending spiritual Afro, Caribbean, and traditional Colombian musical roots with synthesizers and drum machines—as well as Cartagena’s sound system culture. The visually striking artwork, typical of Studio Barnhus, is a dazzling display of tropical psychedelia. Below is a comment from Edna Martinez, a female DJ active with the PICO Sound System. (Saito)
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『Studio Barnhus presents ARN4L2, a producer from Cartagena, who debuts on the Stockholm label with the striking EP TIERRA BOMBA, a record built from the fractured memory of an island in the Colombian Caribbean, understood as a surface in motion.
The project draws on tools present in the early development of the Champeta genre – the Yamaha RY30 drum machine, the Yamaha DD-14 drum pad, and the Pyramid mixer – alongside percussive gestures and guitars characteristic of the style. On songs like the
effortlessly bouncy title track and the gaita-laced curveball BULLA, featuring the characteristic melodic flute of the region, ARN4L2’s instinct for propulsion and detail comes into focus, while vocal tracks like the energetic closer LA ÑAPA integrate the artist’s voice as texture, without hierarchy or center.
TIERRA BOMBA becomes a point of convergence, where technology, sonic practices, and fragments of local popular culture meet in the present tense. Text written by Edna Martinez.』