Diogo Strausz - Emancipação EP

Razor ‘N’ Tape’s first missive of 2021 is a confident and ear-catching affair from Brazilian musician/producer Diogo Strausz, who previously released on the Brooklyn-based imprint as one half of Balako. We’re particularly enjoying opener ‘Emancipacao’, a warming and gently breezy, carnival-ready affair that makes great use of both an infectious, bouncy rhythm and the kind of mazy synthesizer motifs that were once the preserve of Brazilian jazz-funk legends Azymuth. The influence of Azymuth can also be heard on squelchy, spacey and piano-rich virtual B-side ’50 Anos Em 5′, which is every bit as colourful and rhythmically addictive as its’ predecessor.