LISTEN TO CLIPS OF TWO NEW TRACKS ON THE ALBUM HERE – https://soundcloud.com/cuttinheadzmusic/sets/guti-the-year-of-the-conga-2
Life is all about rhythms. We donโt know what weโre dancing to until weโre in so deep we can no longer control ourselves. The rhythm controls us. Right now both Guti and the Martinez Brothers are dancing to the conga rhythm. Gutiโs third album, theyโve been dancing to it since the summer, teasing us with a whole slew of percussive newโฆ And theyโll continue throughout 2019. Chances are you will, too. Eventually the rhythm will control all of us. Itโs too infectious not to.
Hereโs the 411: โThe Year Of The Congaโ is Gutiโs third and most rooted album to date. It came about through a personal request from brothers Chris & Steve Martinez. Both unapologetic Guti fans they wanted the very first album on their Cuttinโ Headz label to be his. The result is a total reconnection back to his Argentinian foundations, his club roots and everything that first lured him to the dancefloorโฆ
โIโm back to my roots and found my Latino groove again,โ says Guti who wrote the album throughout 2018, starting it whilst bulleting through Japan by train, the majority crafted in the jungle of Dominican Republic, having collected and sampled native percussion instruments, and then finally mixing down on his return to Europe. โEvery song is full of rhythm and created to make you danceโฆโ
Heโs not messing around; from the writhing snakelike percussion and rousing calls and cries of opener โAeeโ right through to the final mesmerising waves and farewell struts of finale โVoladoraโ this an album is born both for and from the dancefloor. No overthinking, no purism, no exclusion; just unabashed physical hypnosis, fuelled for the floor, guided with gut instinct and years of groovecraft. Itโs the sound of an artist whoโs disconnected, explored and reconnected. Heโs older, heโs wiser and more in tune with his own pace and palette. One of the most diverse and explorative artists to come from Loco Diceโs Desolat stable, this is Guti simplifying his passions down to an essence of everything thatโs magic about his roots and our shared dancefloor culture.
The highlights are in abundance; those hazy-but-persistent New Jersey organs on โTelling The Truthโ, that wobbly sub on โRed Eyeโ, that shimmering sinewy acid line on โSe Bailaโ, the spicy pianos and wet horns of โLa Orchestra Fantasmaโ, the list goes on. Each cut designed for deep mix pleasure, each cut rolling with a strong organic flavour and alluring percussive dynamics, each cut showing Guti at his most inspired, warmest, playful and ready to wrap you up so deep in a conga youโll soon lose yourself.
Cuttinโ Headz, cuttin straight to the chase but never cutting it fineโฆ Let us be the first to wish you happy new year with the first ever album on the currently unstoppable label. Weโll wish you a happy new conga, too. 2019โs going to be a vintage and Guti is leading the charge.
1. AEE
2. ANOTHER DAY
3. BEAT
4. RED EYE
5. OUR HOUSE (SOMEBODY) feat. Leo Garcia
6. SALVE ME feat. Morgan
7. SE BAILA
8. SO DOPE
9. LA ORCHESTRA FANTASMA feat. Greg Paulus & Chucky de Ipola
10. TELLING THE TRUTH
11. SIMPLE THOUGHTS
12. LIKE THAT
13. VOLADORA
ARTIST: GUTI
TITLE: YEAR OF THE CONGA
RELEASE DATE: 29th March 2019
FORMAT: VINYL + DIGITAL
CATALOGUE NO: CHLP001
DISTRIBUTOR: ABOVE BOARD
SINGLES:
Guti โ So Dope (incl. The Martinez Brothers, Djebali, Heartthrob Remixes) โ Out Now
Guti โ Red Eye (incl. Loco Dice, Priku Remixes) โ Out Now
Website: http://guti-music.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/guti.desolat
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/guti_desolat
