Last year, DJ Nigga Fox’s O Meu Estilo EP blew many a mind with its percussive basis and dub-y, dank flair. In the time since, Nigga Fox has become the heir apparent of Lisbon, not only as scene figurehead DJ Marfox’s apprentice, but as a global ambassador of the tarraxinha, kuduro, funana, etc. sounds that arise from the city’s periphery lusophone communities. “L.X.M.B. Noites” is actually one of the more linear Nigga Fox songs, lacking some of the polyrhythmic madness that pervaded O Meu Estilo. Nonetheless, the uncanny synth work and a steady four-on-the-floor pattern opens the door for a second “chorus” as infectious as they come. It’s a real pleasure to cover Nigga Fox and the whole Principe crew these days.
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DJ Marfox Just Jam Mix
If you haven’t read Ryan Keeling’s long-form essay on Principe Records and the fascinating Lisbon scene it has helped foster, then you need to do yourself a solid and get up on it now. The names DJ Marfox, DJ Nigga Fox, Niagara and others have been circulating for a few years now, but it appears that the sound of Lisbon’s lusophone club scene is finally garnering the ears is deserves. Involving various aspects of kuduro, funaná, batida, tarraxinha and other genres, Lisbon-based Principe Records has gathered, pressed to vinyl and distributed the sounds of the city’s isolated outer-rim housing projects. Of course, the sounds of Lisbon have been percolating for years, but like many other minority, regional club scenes, the producers are often wary of outsiders. Regardless, the five releases Principe has pumped out to date have been wildly inventive, opening up a divide between the label and, well… just about anything else these days. For the uninitiated, Marfox recently made an appearance at the much talked about Just Jam party in London and you can check out 15 minutes of his set below.