Na Lagoa vinyl

Xavier Fabre and Bibiana Graeff aka Xique-Xique unveil their first album after a number of inventive deep house EPs. The record was written over the last three years between Istanbul, Bangkok and Heliodora in Brazil, which means it has a world but tropical feel. The humid grooves are detailed with distant bird calls and jungle sound effects, such as on the gorgeous 'Na Lagoa.' It is the varied sound sources and non standard synth designs that stand these languid, meditative grooves apart. 'Senhor Carangeju' has nice percussive touches over a bubbling beat, while 'Tapete Voador' is shamanistic and sounds like an ancient ritual.