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Swindle 'Connecta EP' (Butterz)

Swindle’s back on Butterz with the first EP since his 2015 album ‘Peace, Love & Music’. ‘Connecta’, recorded in Brazil last year, taps into the same country-to-country themes that inspired his album, a concept that also lends itself well to his own maverick approach to instrumentation. The samba-inspired title track, featuring local vocalist Ricardo China, is a revelation that comes complete with live drums, piano and guitar, while ‘Villa Mimosa’ sees Swindle take Brazil to his own sound, lacing tribal drum beats with contorted 808 bass knocks and booming sub. And an EP written in Brazil wouldn’t be complete without ‘Copacabana’, which bounces along at footwork pace, set against bright, sunshine melodies and sci-fi FX.

8/10