The term global bass was shaped in the 2000s and described a musical phenomenon that was created as a by-product of the globalization and digitization of music culture at the time: styles such as Brazilian Bails Funk and British Dubstep mixed. Although there was no separate subculture, the spirit of this transcultural exchange on the dance floor continues to have a boom.
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The producer Guedra Guedra, based in Marrakech, moves in this continuum and already mediated with his debut Vexillology between North African music tradition, American footwork and hip hop. According to the title, the successor Mutant is all the more to be understood as a manifesto.
Samples and field recordings of performances traditional music meet huge bass salvons, knotted polyrhythms interweaves with the sound languages from House, Electro, Juke or British bass music. Locally rooted, globally oriented: music from today for tomorrow.
This review was first published in the MusikExpress 09/25.