Mutant [White Bio Vinyl]

Guedra Guedra - Mutant [White Bio Vinyl]

On his second album MUTANT, Moroccan producer Guedra Guedra sculpts irresistible rhythms and sounds from his analogue synths and drum machines, blending them with percussive fragments, field recordings from Morocco, Tanzania, Guinea and more, gathered while travelling across the vast landmass. MUTANT explores themes of identity, Pan-Africanism, Afrofuturism, and decolonization, bridging the musical heritage of the continent with elements of techno, bass music and dub. “I created something energetic, where I could find my freedom to compose,” Abdellah says. “I wanted to have a cultural sound that explored innovation with African and diasporic music alongside the vibes of rhythm and the vibes of bass.” The songs on MUTANT celebrate the wealth of African polyrhythmic forms and also challenge how this richness has long been marginalized by technological tools and systems of thought shaped by Western logic and models of standardization. 1. A1. Drift of Drummer A2. Paradigm A3. Renegade A4. Calling Out A5. The Arc of Three Colours B1. Tribes With Flags B2. Ring of Fire B3. Four Lambs B4. Z B5. Tamayyurt B6. Enlightenment