Various Artists - PENNINSULA IBRUKICA EP

Format: 12" Vinyl
Catalogue No.: EBM005
Release Date: 01 Sep 2023
Genre: Afro/Latin/Dance

Side-A
A1 – Bruk Boogie Kru - Diamante (Peninsula Ibrukica Rework)
A2 – Afro Bruk Band - Vem Vai (Fradinho Remix)
B-Side
B1 – Bruk Boogie Kru - Ile (Peninsula Ibrukica Remix)
B2 – Bruk Boogie Kru - Diamante (Fradinho Remix)

The fifth release of Eclectic Beats Music is a collaborative project between Ruben Estevez (Bruk Boogie Kru + Afro Bruk Band) with Damian Botigue (Karmasound) and Rui Fradinho (Fradinho).

Based on their Iberian Peninsula origins and upbringing, they get together to revise and rework some of Ruben's beats and tracks, into an Afro Brazilian flavoured EP with Broken Beat and Bruk rhythms.
Ruben unveils some "lost" beats and tracks for Diamante, where Karmasound delivers some lush keys and Fradinho complements with synth bass and additional production (and a Bruk Remix from Fradinho too!). BBK's "Ile" gets a darker Peninsula Ibrukica Re-edit and Afro Bruk Band's "Vem Vai" a Fradinho Bruk Remix!

Original tracks produced by Ruben Estevez
Keys on Diamante (A1) by Damian Botigue
Bass, Editing, Remixing and Additional Production by Rui Fradinho

Ruben Estevez Bio

Bruk Boogie Kru (Ruben Estevez, Serhan Cetin, Thap Soul) is a collective of true music lovers, Dj’s and producers pushing the boundaries and sharing sounds from genres such as Broken Beat, Nu Jazz, Funk, Afrobeat, Deep House and Bossanova, delivering a fresh and vibrant sound and energy out of Lausanne (Switzerland) and London, creating a new fusion of Afro-futuristic music.
The journey of BrukBoogieKru has been influenced through the years from the travels and music collaborations with artists in South & West Africa, Japan, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, Costa Rica ,Serbia and through Europe, and a lot of amazing projects have been born to bring forth the sound that Bruk Boogie Kru is built and growing on, which then lead to music production with artists from all over the world.

Bruk Boogie Kru has played with various artist from this time like: Bugz In The Attic, Phil Asher, Zepherin Saint, Adam Rock Jazz Refreshed, Mighty Zaf, Rainer Trüby , Atjazz, DJ Soul Provider, Corrado Bucci, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Alex Attias, Osunlade, Simbad, Karizma, Louis Vega, Mad Mats, Lefto, Shuya Okino , Gilles Petterson amongst others.

Damian Botigue Bio

Damian Botigue also known as Karmasound is an Argentinian musician and producer that grew up in Galicia, Spain and now resides in Barcelona.

As a record collector and DJ of a long time, Karmasound is a music lover that is influenced and loves to delve into several different genres of music production, covering Jazz, Funk, Soul, Hip-Hop, Latin, Fusion, Electronica, House and Broken Beat / Nu Jazz amongst others.

He has plied his trade for a number of years, which has yielded collaborative projects and releases beyond his homeland; including the self-released ‘Magnetic Love’ EP and later compilation appearances on Tokyo Dawn and BBE Records as one half of electronic soul act Saturn’s Children - with London soul singer-songwriter Emeson.

While further production has surfaced on releases by Spanish hip hop outfit K.A.O.S, collaborative works under the moniker Evan & Damian, not to mention a few low-key efforts of his own.

Having released his first 12” ‘Probabilidades’ EP on the Bristol imprint to wide acclaim in 2018, followed by a solid sophomore effort ‘Can See Thru You’ one year later; whilst also contributing to recent projects by label mate Cyclonix and Wolf Music signee Pedro, and his recently and acclaimed 12” on Colombia ́s label Nómada Records, Karmasound has steadily gained momentum to graduate.

Comprised of ten tracks steeped in existential themes, ‘La Búsqueda’ stands out as the producer’s most personal and accomplished work to date, where jazz - particularly of the 70’s Latin fusion/funk variety – is a key source of its inspiration in terms of sound, yet with a contemporary electronic- infused spin and loosely within a broken beat context.

Rui Fradinho Bio

Rui Fradinho has been DJing and record collecting since the age of 15, having played drums and keyboards on several different projects and starting his electronic music production journey in 2001, when he made his first ever original track – A Bright Future (release number 1 on the label).

There are undeniable major influences from Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin, African, Brazilian and Global music on his productions and Rui has released remixes for several artists on several labels such as Str4ta for Colin Curtis Presents, Nimbus Sextet for Acid Jazz, Luiz Gabriel Lopes for Da Lata Music, Momenta for Lazy Robot Records, Various artists for MJDC – Modern Jazz Dance Classics, David Borsu for Broadcite, Makala for Orrua Diskak and Ray Lugo for Ammonite Records.

Lover of music of all sorts, Rui’s musical base stems across different genres, including House, Drum N Bass, Hip Hop, Footwork, Bass Music, having more recently nurtured a deeper devoted passion for all things Jazz, Fusion and Broken Beat / Nu Jazz.

Highlights of his DJ career include a 6 year residency at Sociedade Anonima club in Portugal, then Bicaense Café and Lux Club in Lisboa. Earlier in 2017, he did a stint on London’s Back2BackFM, playing at Dalston’s Club Makossa, the BBE Store in East London, closing the Chill Out Gardens stage in Portugal’s Boom Festival 2018, DJ’ed at Gilles Paterson’s first edition of We Out Here festival, currently guests at Birmingham’s Bruk Up Broken Beat night and opened the Portuguese festival Lisb-On - Jardim Sonoro in 2022.