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Matias Aguayo - Ay Ay Ay

Review by Noel Gardner

If you buy one record this year whose title is possibly a reference to Bumblebee Man from The Simpsons, it should probably be this one»

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• 8/10 by chrispower

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chilean born, german raised matias aguayo is kompakt's most blogged about musician today thanks to a string of successful 12" releases on soul jazz, kompakt and his own imprint comeme. he has recently been featured on the cover of groove (de) and had dj mixes on resident advisor and fact (uk). 'ay ay ay' was recorded in buenos aires, santiago de chile and paris together with vicente sanfuentes (original hamster) and was mixed down in berlin together with long time collaborator marcus rossknecht (of broke fame). matias has conjured an impossibly unclassifiable full length that is certain to surprise and elate anyone that should come across this true breakthrough of a recording. destined to appeal beyond the scope of the electronic music fan base. influences span too many genres to list here, but this album will certainly appeal to fans of animal collective, dj mujava, rafaga, to name a few. take opener 'menta latte', countless layers of his voice revel in a psychedelic dream park together with a simple xylophone chord. first single 'rollerskate's chorus is damned to stay on auto repeat in your head for days after first listen, holding you on dearly to those last days of summer. his leanings to traditional african music resonate with the beautiful crooner 'koro koro'. fans of his recent singles will rejoice to the rhythm of songs 'me vuelvo loca' and juanita's latin harmonies embraced with matias coaxing you to get up and dance. artwork designed by trevor jackson!
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