Pindorama X700 by Kalozin

Pindorama X700 is the new album of the Brazilian multimedia artista Kaloan. In this album they have been exploring contemporary electronic rhythms from Brazil, such as Pisadinha, Brega Funk, Arrocha, Baile Funk, and Tecno Brega, breaking them apart to create new sonic possibilities.

Kaloan fuses Brazilian rhythms with non-traditional techniques to create captivating tracks using brainy samples, broken beats, field recordings, and hypnotic synths.
Their live performances feature motion sensors to activate sounds by movement, unique costumes, followed by arrangements using a sample machine, a synth, and effects processors to create layered percussion and complex compositions.

The album's name, “Pindorama,” comes from the Tupi language, one of the hundreds of native languages spoken by the indigenous people of Brazil. "Pindorama" means "land of the palm trees," and was how Brazil was named before colonization. The “X700” part of the title is a technological reference to a popular model of keyboard used in Brazilian electronic music, especially in rural and northeastern regions. This keyboard, with its preset drum patterns from local music, provided significant inspiration for the album.

Together, "Pindorama X700" conjures a vision of a cybertropical utopia something like the ”terra sem males." In Tupi-Guarani mythology, the "terra sem males" or "land without evil" is a place of eternal abundance and leisure. Crops grow on their own, and people spend their days dancing and celebrating, free from work. There are no strict social rules or laws, representing a society without labor, social control, or oppression. It is a place accessible to the living, where one could go in body and soul without facing death, a tangible destination that requires a journey or migration to be found.

In "Pindorama X700," this utopian vision is reimagined through music, creating a futuristic landscape where tradition and innovation coexist. The album also offers a critical view of colonial legacies and celebrates the resilience and creativity of South American electronic music.

For this release Pampsychia joined forces with the labels Nonlocal Research (https://nonlocalresearch.bandcamp.com/) and Clam (https://clam-pressure.bandcamp.com/).

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