Páula, Povoa & Jerge make euphoric and mesmerising dance music that immediately transports you away to sunnier, hotter occasions. With their debut EP out subsequent week we caught up with the trio to seek out out 5 tracks which have influenced them.
Completely setting the tone for the EP, the titular single ‘Primavera’ exudes a shimmering, light magic. Ethereal, wistful vocals intertwine with dreamy, hovering 80s synth-fuelled electronica and celestial chiming piano melodies, crafting a blissful and immersive sonic escapism.
Fashioned of producer Jules Rosset aka Povoa, vocalist Páula, and Jerge (who additionally performs in Christine & The Queens’ dwell band), the trio mixed produce a sublimely harmonious artistic synergy, as their Primavera EP goes to indicate.
Talking on the EP Páula says “This EP is a declaration of affection and a tribute to my origins in Brazil. It explores Transatlantic loves, how I arrived within the wild metropolis, and the spirit of carnival that’s nonetheless in me.”
Get to know Páula, Povoa and Jerge In 5…
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MC Carol Meu Namorado e maior otario
Páula:
When I discovered Jerge and Povoa, I shortly launched them to MC Carol who’s for me a reference of baile funk in Brazil. They beloved it !!
The sound is old skool, the shouting “ai” in repeat attire the observe so nicely and the lyrics are stuffed with humor.
What she says in her observe, 100% Feminista, defines her nicely
« I’m a lady, I’m black, my hair is wiry
Sturdy, authoritarian and generally fragile, I assume it
My fragility doesn’t diminish my power »
I love the artist for being a logo of feminism preventing towards fatphobia and racism. Te amo DJ Carol, you encourage us!
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Ilaiyaraaja – Vikram Vikram
Jerge:
This observe is stuffed with candor, humour and innocence. A great deal of surprises with very completely different boards. Easy Roland TR-707 recorded, loopy stereo, not overproduced, making you are feeling gentle, free, and glad !
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Hip Hop Miss S
Povoa:
I’ve been listening to that one loads whereas engaged on the EP, it’s a observe written in 84 by French producers JP Massiera, Bernard Torelli et Patrick Chobert. Though the singer isn’t credited I like the fragility of her voice and her French accent, there’s one thing true in her unprofessional approach to sings, like she’s speaking with somebody as a substitute of performing.
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Lena platonos – bloody shadows from afar
Jerge:
This observe has a selected temper. A chilling vibe on a suspense temper with a really loud combined voice. The theme jogs my memory the melody of Goldeneye 007. She tells a historical past near us, it’s not a tune, however a second. I’ve been impressed from this vibe for Doido.
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666 – Alarma
Povoa:
It’s the primary single of a German digital music duo, launched in 97.
Apparently the vocals are in Spanish and Italian. The groove of that observe is terrific, there’s one thing dumb within the trumpet riff and the diabolic temper that I like.
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Primavera is out October thirtieth on Moshi Moshi Data. Pre-order right here.
