Djemba Djemba
LA based Andrew Swanson aka Djemba Djemba is in the same boat as Mr Carmack and Kaytranada, a boat that is so much better than your boat right now its painful. I first clocked Djemba Djemba on this heavy remix of Banks - Fall Over, which lulled me into a piano fueled melodic drift that reminded me of early Drum and Bass.
That sweet thought ended when that off beat baseline tore up the track and turned Fall Over into one of the biggest riddims I heard last year. The same can be said with Stahp, which is just plain silly, Djemba creates a sound that sits so well with my senses, only similar to finding £20 in the back of your jeans, you ask no questions and just enjoy that luxury.
But Swanson doesn't just create heavy riddims, oh no. Like Carmack and Kaytranada, he straight up shows his two's up and flips over tracks like When Its Hot, when he teamed up with Penthouse Penthouse and Carmack. Similar can be said with his idyllic remix of Every Single Night by Fiona Apple. Djemba showed off his ability to switch up tempo, switch up style and absolutely switch up a tune.
Mad Decent clocked onto Djemba Djemba pretty soon after these releases and is now not only an esteemed member of the ever growing and incredibly talented Mad Decent roster, whilst releasing under his own label Rabbit Records, but also one of the best performers at Mad Decent's famous block parties all over America and now South Africa.
What must be said to Djemba Djemba is; fairs.
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