Buraka Som Sistema

The fire bass beats just keep on coming in. Just yesterday we brought you JSTJR's remix of Buraka Som Sistema's "Toque," and one day later they return

As if artfully pumping the brakes on a speeding automobile, New England-area based bass-smith JSTJR drops a twerk-driven yet somehow deceptively ratch

With Buraka—Portuguese tropical tunesmiths Buraka Som Sistema's third studio album—forthcoming on October 8, the Joao Pedro Moreira-directed visua

Over the past seven years, Portugal's Buraka Som Sistema have blazed a groundbreaking trail as global bass pioneers. If unfamiliar with the quartet's

Though also released in conjunction with Enchufada's We Call It Zouk Bass Volume 1, the Portuguese bass powerhouse label releases Buraka Som Sistema's latest zouk bass track "Sente" as the latest track in their Upper Cuts Volume 3 collection (which has exclusive premieres dropping here at Do Androids Dance).

Portugal's Buraka Som Sistema has had an intriguing ride through the dance music scene. Since 2006, this crew has forged ahead, doing the damn thing o

We're not sure how big into the world of fresh, new EDM genres you truly are, but one vibe that's been bubbling underneath is the sound of "zouk bass." Many first discovered the sound via this Boiler Room set, and particularly this cut "Zouk Flute." We can't say we were up on the zouk sound prior to this, but the use of the seductive melody atop some proper UK-centric bass music? Yes, we're all about this.