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Compact Rituals is a house music collective based in Manizales, Caldas, Colombia. Founded in 2021 by DJs and electronic music producers Jake Rivera (@imjakerivera), Alex Üll (@alexull__) , and Kramer (a.k.a @_josho), the collective is dedicated to keeping the local house music scene alive in a world where the classics are at risk of being forgotten.

Please check our webpage https://compactrituals.com or our instagram @compactrituals for more info about the collective and the Kumandai Whispers series!

D_fected (@d_fected)

D_fected, hailing from the coffee mountains of Colombia, has been sharing his music since the mid-2000s. Known for his dynamic sets blending house and techno, his sound is rooted in influences from Detroit and the powerful British musical wave of the ’90s. A cultural activist, he drives the electronic music scene in Latin America through his collective, ATARAXIS.

DJ Mashu (@deejaymashu)

DJ Mashu embodies the spirit of house music, he began his DJ career in 2018, bringing house and UK Garage sounds to Bogotá’s dance floors. His sets have been featured at venues like Mad Radio, Antisistema, Radio Berlín, and Video Club. In 2020, he founded locosxelbeat.co, a platform dedicated to promoting electronic culture through online radio, news, events, workshops, and soon, a magazine.

DJ and producer from the city of Manizales, Zulet4 is an artist who captivates his listeners through his music full of vocals, synthesizers and groove. He maintains a musical style mainly based on tech house which mixes with afro sounds, deep house grooves, and progressive sounds without leaving behind a bit of the Latin style that is rooted in him.

Ruido de Páramo is a solo electronic music artist that is inspired by the sounds coming from the Colombian Andes, a place full of magic that with its soundscapes nourishes his compositions with its textures. Ruido de Páramo takes elements of traditional music and puts them in dialogue with electronic sounds through current production methods. The project’s live performance transports the audience to a place where souls are liberated from bodies through dance and listening in forests of enveloping synthesizers and acid bass lines. Ruido de Páramo is a project created by SantiagoRL. It was born from the processes of experimentation with electronic music and visuals that he has been doing since 2007 with other Colombian projects. He has participated in different events in Colombia and Ecuador. Through the collaboration with different visual artists, performers, composers, arrangers and singers, the project seeks to nurture and warm its sound, becoming a means for collaborative work. The research process has been nurtured with the fundamental support of musical and visual experts, in order to build a collective scenario for the reinvention of Colombian electronic music. The project has released two EPs, several singles and remixes.

Tracklist:

Ruido de Páramo – Morasurco feat Monoliro (Unreleased)

Ruido de Páramo – San Huaynito feat Sebuky (Unreleased)

Ruido de Páramo – Me sabe a caña

Ruido de Páramo – León dormido

Ruido de Páramo – Cumbia achichuca feat Auspex

Ruido de Páramo – Guarapo

Ruido de Páramo – Pai feat Ana María Franco (Unreleased)

Ruido de Páramo – Mestizo feat Diana Delgado (Auspex Remix)

Ruido de Páramo – Guayabal feat Auspex

Ruido de Páramo – Bejuco

Ruido de Páramo – Hierve

Disco Mask, an artist hailing from Armenia, Quindio, now based in Manizales, Colombia, crafts a unique blend of nostalgia and futurism in his music. Deeply influenced by the sounds of the past, he believes that playing disco music evokes memories of different eras, perhaps from previous lives. This multifaceted artist also ventures into the realm of Visual Design, infusing his work with a glitch aesthetic that mirrors the innovative and timeless quality of his sound.

Bluebird is an artist and psychologist from Manizales. He explores different sounds and genres looking for experiences that can be thrilling and cathartic. Bluebird started his music exploration as a selector in a local rock bar, where he developed a deep love for blues, jazz, hip hop, grunge and ultimately house music. For him, playing music is a way to stay connected with the part of himself that wants to explore the world and
its possibilities. He is also passionate about literature, cinema, animation, spirituality and politics, which provide him with a wide lens for his sound exploration. He would like to reciprocate all the good things he’s received from music by giving back through his musical expression.

Tracklist:

Disco Mask

1. Heatwave – Boogie Nights
2. Booker Newberry III – Love Town
3. The Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens Band
4. The Whispers- Rock Steady
5. Chaka Khan – I’m Every Woman
6. Margherita – Massara
7. Groovemasta – Turn Up The Night
8. Wamdue Project – King of My Castle
9. Peggy Gou – ‘Han Jan’
10. Ooh La La (Honey Dijon Remix)
11. Vivien Vee- Give me a Break
12. Cerrone – Give Me Love (Funky Derrick Glitter & Boogie Mix)
13. Cassius – Feeling For You (Les Rythmes Digitales – Dreamix)
14. Junior Jack – Stupidisco
15. Eddie Murphy – Party All the Time

Bluebird (out of order):
Young Marco – Dreamless
Agua Re – Holy Dance (Large Sound Remix)
Ike Release – Personality Fragment
Fantastic Man – False Consciousness (Mixed)
John Tejada – Farther and Fainter
Iñigo Vontier – Magic
Parallelle – Blooming Flower (Whitesquare Remix)
Space Dimension Controller – The Love quadrant
Stereo Underground – The Invisible World
System Olympia – Jade Stones
Palms Trax – Late Jam (Tin Man Remix)
Mystic Bill – U won’t c me
Claro Intelecto – Peace of Mind (Electrosoul)
Kiwi – Hedonistic Tendencies
Brigado Crew – Time Moves on (Doctor Dru Remix)

Fornido AKA Malher” is the concept of this artist from Manizales, in which he explores different narratives for the dance floor, including a variety of rhythms, genres, and concepts that navigate through the intention of presenting a vision of electronic dance music without so much rush, without so many BPMs, for a more contemplative journey.

“Esbelto, an artist asociated to NVRCLOSE a cultural plataform based in Manizales, Colombia embarks on an endless quest for global sounds, weaving them together to articulate his interpretation of dance music. With beat and melody, he crafts a sonic landscape that mirrors his inner vision, inviting listeners to journey through rhythms and cultures.”

Tracklist

Bod – Thomaz Ruiz

Chivat –  WAAN

Love Signes (Guti Rmx) – ILL-R

Simmer – Lawrence

Ambient Diaries – Guardner

Alloy – Benjamen Brunn

Feel Me feat. Nego True – Feiertag

Super Solid – The Paradox 

South Side – Jan Kincl 

Tribal Dreams – Dj Boring

Bäume Strahlen Stress Aus (Robag Wruhme Mfda-Mfda Remix)

Mantis – Dorisburg

Bubblin (Edit) – Julio Bashmore

Bassline – Satoshi Tomiie

Haus (Tusn Remix)  – lefth and sound system

Die Undergründigen – Redux – Alva Noto

Ditch Pig –  The Modern Deep Left Quartet

Child in chine – lofn

Barco – Ryuichi Sakamoto

Jungle – Keep moving

Shutdown – Abbi Press

Endless Roaming – Exotha

Strobe queen – Radio Slave

Not just physical – Baldo

You want the best – Omar S

Uhmm – Wtchcrft

Leisure techno – AQXDM

Fantasm – Fio Fa

Vanishing visions – Franck Kartell

Alien mode – Pearson Sound

Alejandro – Dj Python

Fentanyl – LSDXOXO

With a solid and eclectic career in the electronic music scene, ALEX ULL has distinguished himself as both a DJ and producer, fusing genres such as Chicago-style and Italian house with nuances of Detroit techno and minimal techno.  His distinctive sound is characterized by a diverse and captivating mix, where coherence between different genres is the key to his musical proposal.

Duboreal is a Colombian DJ who has been exploring various facets of sound for many years. With house music as a premise, she has delved into its pillars, its roots, and avant-garde variations, aiming to subtly play with music until she makes the listener’s mind and body dance.

Tracklist:

Alex Üll:

1- Eshays in Laneways – Grant Turismo

2- Chiodan – Cauta

3 – System Solaire – Ben Rau

4 – Je Mag Het Hebben -Didier Armeni

5 – Nada Mas – Yambow & Natural Fool

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6 – Mister CJ

7 – The Movement

8 – Transient – Mr G

9 – Cant Even

10 – Talamanca

11 – 514-662-????

12 – Roach Finger

Duboreal:

1. Macchiatto – April Tea

2. Willow – Feel Me

3. Anderson – Small Talk

4. Minimono – Gettin’ Gold

5. Sapurra – Dub Detox

6. Brother Nebula – Infinity 2

7. Salomo – Honda Rave

8. Kx9000 – Abril

9. Jex Opolis – Scott Says

10. Kolter – Search & Discover

11. 420 – Untitled 1

12. Frankel & Harper – Madness Of Life

13. Alex Cristea – Mitski

14. Swayzak – Fukumachi

15. Marc Brauner – Wrecked But Recovered

16. Cajmere – Let Me Be ’92

17. Babu – Luna

18. Dam Vera – Dolly

19. ICTV – Superplus