Mala - Mirrors (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time - 54:27 minutes | 551 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover
Mala’s first new album in four years, "Mirrors", is effectively the Mala In Peru to his previous LP’s "Mala In Cuba" session, and again enabled by Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Recordings. Working with native musicians in Lima, including Asociacion Juvenil Puno, Danitse, Colectivo Palenke and Sylvia Falcón, the DMZ don gorgon traces rhiozomatic binds and faultlines between South London and South America via seismic bass and plasmic dub contrails, shaping up as a much darker, spirit-haunted sound than its predecessor. It’s identifiably Mala music, at once rooted and forward-leaning; trampling zones close to his ground-breaking early DMZ emissions and yet keenly compatible with the sci fi-esque Afro-Latin styles currently sprouting up across a diaspora located between London, NYC and South America.
Four years after his debut, Mala in Cuba, the dubstep pioneer from Croydon releases his long-awaited second album on Gilles Peterson’s label. In this expertly curated record, Mala blends the local instruments and hypnotic polyrhythms of the Andean mountains with the menacing synths and heavy bass of the UK’s underground music scene to narrate his Peruvian travels. From the amorous soprano in Cunumicita to the acoustic guitar accompaniment in The Calling, the album is peppered with tender moments, but isn’t lacking in the weighty, dancefloor-friendly tracks the producer is known for, such as Looney and the breakbeat-influenced finale, Elements. Although Mirrors requires several listens to fully appreciate its beauty, it is definitely worth the effort.
Tracklist:
01 - Kotos (feat. Asociacion Juvenil Puno)
02 - Dedication 365
03 - Cusco Street Scene
04 - They're Coming
05 - Shadows
06 - Cunumicita (performed by Danitse)
07 - Take Flight
08 - The Calling
09 - Inga Gani
10 - Looney
11 - Markos Swagga
12 - Zapateo ( feat. Colectivo Palenke)
13 - Sound Of The River (feat. Sylvia Falcón)
14 - 4 Elements
Analyzed: Mala / Mirrors
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR6 -0.09 dB -10.04 dB 3:59 01-Kotos (feat. Asociacion Juvenil Puno)
DR6 -0.09 dB -8.88 dB 4:21 02-Dedication 365
DR7 -0.09 dB -9.50 dB 4:38 03-Cusco Street Scene
DR5 -0.09 dB -8.83 dB 4:19 04-They're Coming
DR5 -0.09 dB -7.34 dB 4:28 05-Shadows
DR11 -0.10 dB -14.80 dB 2:21 06-Cunumicita (performed by Danitse)
DR8 -0.09 dB -12.46 dB 2:51 07-Take Flight
DR9 -0.09 dB -11.46 dB 3:43 08-The Calling
DR7 -0.09 dB -9.20 dB 3:50 09-Inga Gani
DR7 -0.09 dB -9.95 dB 4:10 10-Looney
DR6 -0.09 dB -9.18 dB 4:19 11-Markos Swagga
DR10 -0.09 dB -13.18 dB 2:44 12-Zapateo ( feat. Colectivo Palenke)
DR9 -0.17 dB -13.54 dB 3:19 13-Sound Of The River (feat. Sylvia Falcón)
DR5 -0.09 dB -9.26 dB 5:27 14-4 Elements
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Number of tracks: 14
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1463 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR6 -0.09 dB -10.04 dB 3:59 01-Kotos (feat. Asociacion Juvenil Puno)
DR6 -0.09 dB -8.88 dB 4:21 02-Dedication 365
DR7 -0.09 dB -9.50 dB 4:38 03-Cusco Street Scene
DR5 -0.09 dB -8.83 dB 4:19 04-They're Coming
DR5 -0.09 dB -7.34 dB 4:28 05-Shadows
DR11 -0.10 dB -14.80 dB 2:21 06-Cunumicita (performed by Danitse)
DR8 -0.09 dB -12.46 dB 2:51 07-Take Flight
DR9 -0.09 dB -11.46 dB 3:43 08-The Calling
DR7 -0.09 dB -9.20 dB 3:50 09-Inga Gani
DR7 -0.09 dB -9.95 dB 4:10 10-Looney
DR6 -0.09 dB -9.18 dB 4:19 11-Markos Swagga
DR10 -0.09 dB -13.18 dB 2:44 12-Zapateo ( feat. Colectivo Palenke)
DR9 -0.17 dB -13.54 dB 3:19 13-Sound Of The River (feat. Sylvia Falcón)
DR5 -0.09 dB -9.26 dB 5:27 14-4 Elements
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Number of tracks: 14
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1463 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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