Thomash - Candomble
Review by Courtney Cassel
Thomash's album Candomble is a mesmerizing blend of traditional Brazilian rhythms and modern electronic elements. The album features a range of Afro-Brazilian percussion instruments, including the atabaque, agogo, and berimbau, which are skillfully blended with electronic beats and synths.
The album's opening track, "Orixas," sets the tone for the rest of the album with its hypnotic rhythms and haunting melodies. Thomash's use of vocal samples and ambient sounds adds to the album's otherworldly atmosphere, transporting listeners to a mystical realm.
Tracks like "Ponto de Oxossi" and "Ibeji" showcase Thomash's ability to create intricate percussion arrangements that are both danceable and meditative. The album's closing track, "Exu," is a standout with its driving beat and distorted synths.
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Filename: thomash-candomble.rar- MP3 size: 26 mb
- FLAC size: 193.5 mb
Tracks
| Track | Duration | Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Calango Fumando Palha | 5:2 | |
| Candomble (Dreems Remix) | 7:3 | |
| Candomble | 5:29 | |
| Ectoplasma | 5:39 | |
| Candomble |
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Formats
- 4 × File
- WAV
- EP
- Stereo
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Credits
| Role | Credit |
|---|---|
| Design | George Barnes Aka Dj Dreamcatcher |
Notes
- Sleeve notes:
- "DJ Thomash has set up one of the most influential nights in the bazooming Brazilian scene with his Voodoohop party, a fusion of tropical hedonism and avant-garde trance-inducing European electronic music, a lively mix that no doubt has its genesis in his transplanted German roots (he's from Cologne aka Kompakt-ville). He's shared the stage with guys like Rebolledo, Joakim, Acid Pauli and more, and now finally looks to colonize the world with his first release.
- Interestingly, Thomash has a degree in artificial intelligence, so while it might just be our imagination, it does seem that the rhythms, full of oddly tuned percussion and colorful synth stabs seem imbued with a distinct internal logic, playful forms that bounce off each other in their own reality, according to their own laws. This narrative of the ethnoid, German-Brazilian AI ties in nicely with the title: Candomble is the name of an Afro-Brazilian religion, meaning literally 'dance in honour of the gods.' Fortunately for us, Thomash seems to be honouring some scarcely acknowledged, far-out deities... spritely DMT-elves. Ectoplasma further plays into this reading, both in title and in vibe, floating unconcerned with material dancefloor goals into a space of peaceful imagination and spirit. Finally, Calango Fumando Palha is a soft, dreamy morning peyote-fire anthem… a healing latin lullaby to soothe troubles and set positive vibes free.
- Called in to take us deeper into the trip are Multi Culti's go-to sooth-sayers DREEMS, who lead us forwards in full-chakra-alignment with the originals, bringing bigger bass into the heart of the jungle, tripping on acid, leaving us loose-limbed, wide-eyed, and open-minded in bliss as the final chords tuck us in and kiss us goodnight. Sweet Dreems!"
Summary by Courtney Cassel
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