As an underage teen, Brazilian-born, Netherlands-based Lyzza was playing Amsterdam’s cooler clubs, followed by the kind of cool underground career that only indie dreams can write in the third decade of the third millennium: appearances on Boiler Room”, the Sonár Festival, a monthly show on London internet radio station NTS, soundtrack for fashion shows and collaborations with everyone from Hot Chip to Amnesia Scanner.
After a tour with Mikky Blanco, four EPs and a handful of singles, now follows… still no real album, but with the mixtape MOSQUITO their most ambitious release to date. Their sound blends techno with a lot of understanding of pop and the shifted rhythms of contemporary reggaeton and keeps reminiscent of Arca, but with songs that are comparatively almost radio-friendly. Melancholy and self-confidence converge in Lyzza’s minimalist dancefloor bangers (“Cheat Code”, “Lucky You”) and futuristic pop anthems (“Eraser”, “Ressaca”) for a rave among the post-apocalyptic ruins of our civilization.
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