Already a well established name in his home country, Brazilian rising star Malive debuts on A Tribe Called Kotori with his much anticipated two-tracker, ‚Lapada‘. Delving in the rich heritage of his Brazil’s fabled baile funk scene, Malive adds his own unstoppable spin to that infectious blend of solar-powered boogie, unbridled sensuality and muscular club dynamics.

Built around a sample from an original song by international heavyweight MC Rodrigo do CN – a tune that’s long made the rounds in all of the country’s underground clubs, ‚Joga‘ tweaks and repurposes RdCN’s vocals to fresh new, club-busting effect. Revolving around a sizzling tribal NRG and cutting-edge tension throughout, you can easily imagine how Malive’s implacable mix of deep, mystique-imbued vibrations and bass-heavy hypermodernism was designed from the beginning to be experienced on a big system.

More of a contrasting affair, swinging the pendulum between serene, uplifting vocals and thunderous menace, ‚Lapada‘ blends a sturdy EBM-ish drive with a Chicago-style shuffle and fevered latin drums to shape its own hybrid: clinically efficient and hauntingly soulful.