Dance TV is proud to present DJ MIX #581 with the multitalented DJ, producer and musician - Argenis Brito. Highly valued and recognised for his solo performances as well as collaborations such as Mambotour, Senor Coconut or Los Refrescos, the Berlin based Venezuelan artist takes us on a one hour trip packed with original & mostly unreleased tracks and remixes given to him by his long time friend and colleague - the legendary Ricardo Villalobos.
Many years of true friendship based on mutual respect and admiration of each others talent and great tracks shared between the artists have led to Argenis sitting on a collection of really spectacular works of Ricardo. The idea of recording an exclusive mix consisting of the deep and moody, slightly twisted, yet extremely playful, soulful minimal compositions of the Chilean maestro came up recently and it is without doubt one for the books! On repeat here at the Dance TV office!
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Caracas, early 1980s. A radio flickers on and crackles the introduction to John Paul Young's "Love is in the Air". For one boy, the moment marks the beginning of a life-long love affair with music.
The pages on a wall calendar fly off in quick succession as the young man, a one Argenis Brito, delves into the world of performance. We see him pick up a bass guitar, adjust a microphone to capture his voice and suit up to front band after phenomenally successful band. But it's at the tail end of this formation, leading up to the turn of the century, that we witness Brito finally come into his own.
Latin, hot-blooded and with decidedly tropical tendencies, our protagonist tries his hand at the bleeps and blops upon which club culture is built—thus becoming a key figure in the cross-pollination between techno music and Latin rhythms. A new underground sound is born, with Brito at the helm. Think Mambotur, Señor Coconut, Los Refrescos (with Ruta 5's Dandy Jack) and many other rum-fueled collaborations held within the confines of slick studios. These are our main character's playgrounds.
Those playgrounds have long since extended beyond the recording sessions and into some of the world's greatest DJ booths—from Europe to Asia and all of the Americas. Our storied musician and entertainer considers himself on a never-ending quest to learn and delight in equal parts. Which means this story never ends, but is destined always "to be continued..."
These days, Argenis Brito's most impressive musical experiences don't often include radios. But you can bet that when the Venezuelan native is behind a booth working his magic, nobody can deny that love is in the air.
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