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RECHERCHE 017LP
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Fresh from releasing projects on Method 808 and Future Classic, landing a huge collaboration with Chloé 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. Led by the magnetic vocalist Páula, with production from Povoa (individually supported by Four Tet, Ben UFO, and Barry Can't Swim), the duo operates in maximalist mode: playful, sensual, and slightly unhinged. PPJ's 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 release leans further into club territory, but rather than polishing their edges, PPJ amplify them. At the emotional core of the record sits "Coeur," co-produced with Chloé Caillet. It begins with an MPB-tinged foundation flirting with bossa nova. It's 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 Páula's voice hovering between intimacy and tease. It feels like a remix of itself, romantic, but slightly untrustworthy. The result is raw yet futuristic, a cross-continental flirtation that feels both underground and explosive. PPJ make music like they're 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. Joker doesn't just nod to club culture. It challenges it, twists expectation and leaves a lasting impression.
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