DJ/Rupture storms Primavera Sound with his Cumbia set.
The DJ, responsible for some of the most leftfield and innovative records in recent times has been doing his research on Cumbia, the traditional Latin American folk genre, particularly strong in Colombia, that’s experiencing a XXI century electro-facelift, coming from diferent parts of the American continent from Buenos Aires to Brooklyn, and is tipped to be the next big thing in clubs around the world.
His set at last weekend Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona, was regarded by many as one of the highlights of the event. Other heavyweights who stormed the seaside Spanish city were Neil Young on a two and a half live set which covered most of his classics; My Bloody Valentine on a double treat playing both outdoors and indoors at the Auditori the next day; Sonic Youth introducing their new album “The Eternal” and Yo La Tengo.
Other standout moments were The Vaselines, Throwing Muses and Jayhawks reunion; Drone kings Sunn)))o and British fine popsters Saint Etienne playing respective classic albums. Jarvis Cocker; Aphex Twin; Lightning Bolt, Alela Diane, Deerhoof, The Pains Of being Pure at Heart and Shellac.
A first taster of DJ/Rupture’s Cumbia findings can be found in the following mix, done for Ghetto Palms.
