Atjazz Remixes land of ‘Amazonas Secret Kingdom’
Electronic fusion guru, Atjazz delivers a beautiful Remix of ‘Amazonas Secret Kingdom’, the standout opening track from ‘Electropical 4’ produced by Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel and the last edition from their acclaimed series.
Finely tuning it for the dance floor is one of the UK’s most highly regarded producers, Atjazz, known for re-touching all genres across the spectrum of afro house through to jazz and latin. His Remix is laden with tougher beats, hand claps and riveting keys and
Stripping it down on the Dub, both mixes takes this lush latin fusion track to dizzying dance floor heights and a breath of sunshine for now.
Featuring outstanding performances from Brazilian Flute & Saxplayer, Marcelo Andrade and Colombian Percussionist, Emeris Solis this release marks the consolidation of the British-Latin American connection at its best.
Electropical Part1 was released 4 years ago and since then Juan and Jorge have been curating some outstanding collaborations among some of their favourite musicians & producers including Oyobi, Pete Herbert, James Rod, the Venezuelan Drum Ensemble, Grupo Madera and singers, Maria Rivas and Jorge Spiteri as well as Bulgarian globetrotter Martin Denev, interspersed with their own original productions.
Having released over 110 releases on their Imagenes label over the last decade, Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel’s impressive musical projects include collabs with UK soul icon, Omar, the Andre Espeut Quintet, as well as side projects including Boogie Magic and The Boogie Man. Building their reputation on classic cuts such as ‘All Around The World’, ‘Everlasting Love’ & ‘Sunshine’, Juan and Jorge’s A List supporters include Radio 1’s Pete Tong, BBC 6’s Gilles Peterson and Craig Charles’ as well as Jazz FM. Their latin-infused grooves can be found on best-selling compilations including 2020’s ‘Cafe Del Mar’ edition, Defected Records, Expansions and Universal with esteemed producers John Morales, Joey Negro, Dimitri From Paris, Jose Padilla and Opolopo delivering wonderful remixes.
One of London’s most effusive champions of latin music Jorge Montiel is Resident DJ at El Pastor, Soho 23rd April & 29th in Kings Cross; Resident DJ on Thursdays at the Latin Lounge at Annabel’s club in Mayfair and is a longstanding Resident DJ of the Barrio bars, with April 8th &16th, Brixton; Soho, 15th and Shoreditch, 28th.
The ‘Amazonas Secret Kingdom’ Atjazz Remixes from Electropical are released digitally on Imagenes Recordings on April 29th.
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Cat Nr IMAGENES119
Record Label: Imagenes Recordings
Format: Digital Download.
Release date: 29th April 2022
