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Etnicanet's fourth release encapsulates the freshness and explosive energy that is the present Brasilian trance scene. Celebra Brasil (taking its name from the yearly outdoor festival) presents an ensemble of 9 unreleased & released tracks, compiled by label's A & R Max Lanfranconi.
Immediately plunged into an openair frenzy with Danish duo Saikopod's jump start. Insoma is a beautifully crafted, thick-layered compositional masterpiece with plenty of warm, dubby soundspheres, Psychedelic Circus by GMS is an utterly pleasant morning groover with the usual feeling of 'control' that the Ibiza-based band embeds into their crystal-clear production. Slower than their usual dancefloor grinders, we are presented with an impressive and atmospheric build-up track, Detonator by Etnica slowly shifts us back into nocturnal madness with a tasty, refined stomper. A very dynamic bassline flows along smoothly as percussive ticklers and sprinkles of gas marry darkened arrays of synth. Wrecked Machines show off some impressive production with a darkish and groovy track. Various percussion lines are klunked together between the beats, as gaseous sprinkles and reversed droplets of spheric dub enhance its soundscapes. Tortured Brain then makes a sharp turn and dives back into full-on synth acrobacies with a massive audio-journey hued in atomic darkness. Already a favorite among the luckier dj's, Synthetic's extravagantly twisted version of Time Bandits combines an exquisitely funky bassline, ferocious percussions and charismatic ambience all about. Dado's well-known tricky tweakage abounds as this dancefloor gem takes you through plenty of twists&surprises. Another remix is brought to you with Etnica's version of the well-known classik, Nervous. Commencing with a powerful breakbeat, this track boasts massive cubicles of kick, schizo-nervous percussions, and a hypno-continuum of bass. Usual suspect Antidote delivers another electro-feelgood track with plenty of melodies for the Total Eclipse lovers, another coherent and very unique sonic trip from the French veteran. Lotus-Omega finishes off the compilation with an utterly particular She Bang. Corrupted noise-sequences are driven by a hammering kick and a bouncy, one-off bassline, as well as Ibizan melodix.