Premiere: Dandana – Free The System! (Philou Louzolo Remix)

Music

Out on Belgian label Rebel Up! Records, the release of ‘Free the System’ by international collective Dandana couldn’t be more perfectly timed. The two-track EP is a call for unity, and makes a compelling case for freedom against an oppressive system.

Littered with traditional West African-rhythms and space-age sounds, It resonates with a message of hope at a time when the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement takes its place at the forefront of the world stage. Our pick, Philou Louzolo’s excellent uptempo remix supplants the slower afro-rhythms of the original with a more driven sound, underwritten with dynamic halftime shifts and a hypnotic arpeggiated motif.