Esa Remixes vinyl

Dayme Arocena's second album Cubafonia was released last year on Gilles Peterson's Brownswood imprint and was 'a tour through the deep-rooted rhythms permeating her native Cuba.' Here the London based, Dekmantel and Worldwide FM affiliated producer Esa takes on remix duties on three of the album's cuts. Across two different mixes of "Como", the first version is neon-lit polyrhythmic tropicalism led by a hypnotising xylophone melody and guided by Arocena's powerful and evocative vocals. There's a handy dub version next. On the flip "Eleggua" sees Esa (with Narchbeats) indeed flipping the script, going from the sunny and uplifting sensibilities of the previous rework and into something more moody and seething for the late night. With its brooding sub bass, wonky synths and smacky rhythms playing backdrop to her powerful wailing vocal performance just perfectly - this one's a right killer!

Kresy (Discomaths)