Xaman X, by Xaman X

Xaman X

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1.	Distraido 04:48	info	buy track
2.	Hoy 06:01		buy track
3.	Cafe & Banana 04:07		buy track

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Bristol’s premier live tropical bass act release debut EP of wild, unruly cumbia.

The group’s four members were brought together by a shared love for tropical psychedelia and cumbia, and it’s these sounds that come to the fore on their debut EP. “Distraido” kicks things off, a nonchalant cumbia rebajada (slow cumbia) with flecks of charango, driving bass and cosmic effects, that wills us all to slow down and take a moment out of our busy lives.

It’s followed by “Hoy”, the rhythm shifting up a gear, and now with flute and percussion sparring with synth and bass in that ageless organic versus electronic instrumental battle. It’s a track that the group describe as a “celebration to life” and a “call to be positive” that invites the listener to “expel the bad and burn fears through singing and dancing”. The final track, “Cafe & Banana”, ups the tempo even further. It’s a track created with their live shows, known for their hyper-visual approach with lights, sets and costumes galore, in mind, a merging of old rituals and postmodern parody, as represented by the song’s chorus: "Coffee and Bananas, in the morning and in the night".

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released December 11, 2022

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Xaman X London, UK

Combining live electronics with traditional Latin American instrumentation and outstanding percussion, Xaman X ride the thin line between old and new, grounded and psychedelic, spiritual and kitsch. Their improvised sets are ritualistic music for a post-modern era. ... more

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