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Summary:
In 2011, DJ Gilles Peterson asked British dubstep producer Mala to come to Cuba to help on his "Havana Cultura: The Search Continues" album. Mala integrated the sounds he heard on his first official solo full-length debut release.
- Record Label: Brownswood
- Genre(s): Electronic, Garage, Club/Dance, Dubstep
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Positive: 12 out of 14
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Oct 23, 2012Amid all that cultural confusion basking in a neon glow, Mala in Cuba is a welcome relief, an artist reveling in his uncertainty and building it into something original and authentic.
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Sep 14, 2012If it isn't both the most purposeful and moving album to come out of dubstep, it's got to be at least one of the two.
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Sep 12, 2012Cuba is just another tool for Mala, an outlet for his name-making style, which remains instantly recognisable and consistently listenable throughout.
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MojoOct 22, 2012Sonically ambitious it may be, but it's consistently accessible. [Nov 2012, p.94]
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The WireOct 3, 2012Every now and again a ray of sun shines through, a warmth and homeliness that Buena Vista Social Club and its ilk condition you to expect, but more often they're glazed with a chill. [Sep 2012, p.62]
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Oct 5, 2012What we end up with is a fairly decent dubstep album with Cuban samples sprinkled on top.
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Sep 24, 2012This unconventional marriage winds up being one that's most conventional, with the traffic of conversation decidedly one way.
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