Trepanado
It's with great happiness that we deliver this new Yamcast from the one and only Trepanado, one of the founders and current commander of the Selvagem party and also of the Selva Discos label. Selvagem is one of the most important and influential dance music labels in Brazil and Latin America, with an 8 year history transforming and deepening the electronic music scene in the continent with its anarchic approach that mixes obscure house, techno, soul, jazz and practically any musical genre possible.
Here at Yamba we love the profound yet playful selections Augusto has to offer, that's why we wanted to chat a bit with him regarding music, lifestyle and what's happening nowadays.
What's the idea behind the mix?
There's no big concept behind it – I just imagined how it would be to play from start to finish at Yamba (which is the way I like to do it anywhere, really) and conceived a set of how it would sound in a nutshell. So it starts with some ambiance, the groove gets it going and I ride the wave until the last beat drops.
Is there a track(s) in particular that you wanted to highlight?
It was tried and tested on the beach (where I'm isolating myself alongside the family right now) and it feels pretty tight to me, so I would say the last one, which is an instrumental version of Lilás by Djavan – serious balearic jam.
What music has been inspiring you the most this year and why? Any specific reference(s) or track(s) to share with our audience?
Because of the pandemics, I was deep into ambient music for the first 3 or 4 months of isolation – it was something that helped me to get some peace of mind among so many uncertainties, and listening to upbeat music was somehow disturbing. On this tip I could recommend the latest Jon Hassell album, the Music for Insomniacs record by Tommy Mandel, the last Gigi Masin album and some Italian minimalism like L'Egitto Prima Della Sabbie (by Franco Battiato) and Motore Immobile (by Giusto Piu). Then I went to organize the records in my studio and also my music backup which dated from 17 years ago, so that made me rediscover a shitload of stuff I loved and had forgotten about. Recording mixes and doing some live streams made me come back to the underground dance music I love so if I could share just one track that energizes me every time I listen to it would be "Parabéns" by Marcos Valle.
What are the plans for this upcoming year both for you as a DJ and for Selvagem and Selva Discos?
I don't want to sound too pessimistic but right now I'm not nurturing many plans as a DJ as I don't think we're going back to the "old normal" anytime soon – when it comes to reopening trends we're the last in line. We're not living in FUN TIMES and I think it's selfish to put other people at risk because some reckless others want to party. I just wish I could play the gigs I had lined up for 2020 which were postponed for 2021, specially Dekmantel and Nuits Sonores, but I'm trying to keep expectations low until we have a world immunization calendar. I'm just trying to keep afloat right now. When it comes to Selva Discos, I delayed most of the 2020 projects to 2021 as I wanted to have a better idea of what's coming and I don't regret taking my time this year. I have a handful of exciting projects ready to be delivered and I'm focusing on the new Novaterra series (which is focused on putting out new music of contemporary artists). The first volume by Zopelar just came out and it's selling well, it's getting some great feedback so I want to focus on that instead of just playing the reissues game.