Fresh from releasing projects on Method 808 and Future Classic, landing a huge collaboration with Chlo\u00e9 Caillet, and delivering an official remix for Fatboy Slim, PPJ are entering a new chapter in full force. Their expansive take on global street sounds, ranging from neoperreo to Miami bass, gets a cool re-coating.
\nLed by the magnetic vocalist P\u00e1ula, with production from Povoa (individually supported by Four Tet, Ben UFO, and Barry Can’t Swim, with recent releases on Live From Earth), the duo operates in maximalist mode: playful, sensual, and slightly unhinged.PPJ\u2019s new era, JOKER, embraces a figure that appears everywhere from card decks to carnival culture as a symbol that mirrors their own DNA: funny, eerie, seductive, unpredictable. The EP leans further into club territory, but rather than polishing their edges, PPJ amplify them.
\nAt the emotional core of the record sits \u201cCoeur,\u201d co-produced with Chlo\u00e9 Caillet. It begins with an MPB-tinged foundation flirting with bossa nova. It\u2019s unmistakably Brazilian, bathed in sunset hues before being sped up and twisted into a dance-floor-ready electronic form. The groove shimmers with tension: warm percussion, elastic basslines, and P\u00e1ula\u2019s voice hovering between intimacy and tease. It feels like a remix of itself, romantic, but slightly untrustworthy.
\nIf \u201cCoeur\u201d glows, \u201cTo Nem Ai\u201d is a slow burner. A very deep and downtempo house cut, it unfolds slowly, almost luxuriously, guided by sensual vocals that feel whispered directly into the ear of the listener. A hypnotizing piano sample that feels like a late-night confession. It\u2019s the kind of record that transforms a dancefloor into something tactile.
\nElsewhere, \u201cMe Pega\u201d is a high-energy reinterpretation of the tech-house sounds from Santa Catarina, one of southern Brazil\u2019s most feverish party states, twisted and accelerated for ferocious impact. Drawing direct inspiration from Sarro, a raw and vibrant Brazilian street dance, the track captures physical intensity in its purest form: sweat, bass pressure, collective release.
\nIts counterpart, \u201cTem Carnaval\u201d channels P\u00e1ula\u2019s vivid storytelling into a thunderous ode to Rio\u2019s carnival spirit, euphoric, chaotic, cinematic landed just in time for this year\u2019s celebrations.
\nOn \u201cSexy Doce,\u201d rugged electroclash melodies collide with unexpected references. \u201cIt was inspired by Budots, which is dance music from the streets in the Philippines,\u201d Povoa explains. \u201cThen we mixed it with P\u00e1ula\u2019s Brazilian vocals. Baile funk is similarly from the streets, so there is a connection.\u201d The result is raw yet futuristic, a cross-continental flirtation that feels both underground and explosive.
\nWith this new EP, PPJ make music like they\u2019re tuning into a dozen pirate frequencies at once. Pirate radio from Rio to Berlin to Manila intercepting fragments of street culture, sensuality, and chaos, and stitching them into something deliriously cohesive.
\nJOKER doesn\u2019t just nod to club culture. It challenges it, twists expectation and leaves a lasting impression.<\/p>\n
Dain\u0173 s\u0105ra\u0161as<\/p>\n
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