{"id":27047,"date":"2020-09-01T11:41:58","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T15:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/records\/botanas-numa-gama\/"},"modified":"2020-09-01T11:43:20","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T15:43:20","slug":"botanas-numa-gama","status":"publish","type":"records","link":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/records\/botanas-numa-gama\/","title":{"rendered":"Botanas: Numa Gama"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Shika Shika label periodically releases these little EPs by individual artists, the Botanas<\/em> series \u2013 the word means \u201csnack\u201d. Following not that long after this past spring\u2019s Me Redesenho<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, released via Brazil\u2019s Voodoohop label\/collective, Carioca producer Numa Gama\u2019s contribution to the series is something worth chewing on for a bit.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The raw materials for the EP\u2019s two basic tracks were gathered during a stay in Amatl\u00e1n de Quetzalc\u00f3atl, a mountainous sanctuary of folkloric significance not far from Mexico City. Enriched with guitar and ngoni, and moreover very wisely applied synth work, once back in Rio, the results constitute a potent pair of aural experiences, complementary yet memorably distinct. A sense of elevation and altered perspective attend them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The titles \u201cCan You Hear It?\u201d and \u201cThey\u2019re Calling\u201d suggest a connectivity (and imply otherworldy inspiration). That connection becomes apparent with the EP\u2019s third and fourth tracks, the \u201cCrossfader Remix\u201d by Barda and Barrio Lindo (Shika Shika co-director Agust\u00edn Rivaldo), and Numa Gama\u2019s own ambient blend. Both splice and weave the two original tracks together, revealing new facets of each, though each to a very different purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n