DJ Danifox blesses us with an hour of unreleased, initial productions.
DJ Danifox is one of the secret gamers within Tia Maria Produções, a cumulative of virtuosic Lisbon manufacturers who burst onto the scene back in 2014, throughout the early years of the now famous Príncipe. Currently boasting DJ B.Kid, DJ Lycox, DJ Poco, Puto Márcio, as well as DJ Danifox amongst their numbers, Tia Maria Produções brought their own distinct voices to the batida noise, swirling doe-eyed tunes and low-fi grit into the heady mix of home, kuduro, zouk, batucada, kizomba and tarraxinha rhythms Príncipe stalwarts DJ Marfox, Niagara, DJ Nigga Fox, DJ Firmeza and DJ Lilocox were currently drawing from.
Following some vital team releases in 2020 and 2021, Danifox sharpened in on his own noise in 2022 with Dia Não Mata Dia, showcasing an easily sensuous, stripped-back method, selecting out earworm tunes in plucked guitar and critical licks from the steamy atmospherics of smooth percussive shuffle and flirty singing flourishes. Back in April, DJ Danifox dropped Ansiedade, his veryfirst appropriate album-length expedition of these concepts and certainly one of the albums of the year.
Between the sporadic, melancholy environment of ‘Ilha dos Bruxos’, the drill bass decoration of ‘Tarraxo 001’ and the pining vocals of ‘Chopper’, Danifox masterfully folds components of modern club music into his production, all while keeping the sweat-flecked distress that Tia Maria Produções was constantly about. This brings over into his Fact mix, which is made up totally of unreleased, initial productions, serving as a individual expression of not just Danifox, however his TMP associates, too.
“I’ve picked these tracks for the basic reality that they sanctuary’t come out yet,” he discusses. “By doing this I share tunes with my close pals and associates, when we ended up getting together either bymeansof Discord or at my home. In our innocence we began composing lyrics, sharing these tracks. I think this doesn’t stop here, it’s simply the starting.”
You can discover DJ Danifox on Instagram and SoundCloud.
Tracklist:
DJ Danifox – ‘Massego’
DJ Danifox – ‘Alright’
DJ Danifox – ‘Tempero Deli’
Tia Maria Produções – ‘Welcome To Lisbon’
DJ Danifox – ‘Ta No Compasso (Remix)’
DJ Danifox & Mane – ‘Tou Na Kebrada’
DJ Danifox – ‘Todas Tias’
DJ Danifox – ‘Cabeça Não Aguenta’
DJ Danifox – ‘Dos Mimosos 2’
DJ Danifox – ‘Soba Angolano’
DJ Danifox – ‘Caverna’
Tia Maria Produções – ‘Thai Bass CEO’
DJ Danifox – ‘A Noite É Uma Cria’
DJ Danifox & DJ Adamm – ‘Detido’