Hard Ass Sessions I — DJ Znobia
The first of the Hard Ass sessions, delivers an original track by DJ Znobia remixed by Buraka Som Sistema, Baobinga & I.D. and Octa Push.
In the finest tradition of The Vinyl Factory and Enchufada’s innovative drive, Hard Ass Sessions I — DJ Znobia has crystalized new original beats from Angola into a vinyl artist edition of 400 unique hand painted 12’’ sleeves.
The Vinyl has been pressed in the legendary EMI 1400 in super heavy-weight 200gr for the best quality sound on earth.
This release also features a free download of the album. Click here to purchase.
DJ Znobia mirrors in his music the urgent reality of Angola and Luanda, a capital in constant mutation. Almost single handed he has brought about a revolution in Kuduro, to the point where we can clearly see a before and an after DJ Znobia.
Buraka Som Sistema, Diplo, Radioclit and M.I.A. have all pointed DJ Znobia as the driving force for a new Kuduro sound from within Angola, and rightly so. DJ Znobia’s music is about reinventing africa. It mixes the ancient and rooted with occidental technology through the use of computers, as it mashes and marries sometimes apparently disparate sources, influences, beats, it unveils the contradictions of a new Africa and african reality.
Mekwa is one of the artists who has been collaborating with Buraka Som Sistema from the very beginning. His body of work is mostly about catalyzing touch through digital media. Target is a young and talented street artist who tends to explore the clash between a self-made cartoon reality and an urban environment.
