Erea Ferreiro Belmonte
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DJ Florentino has an eclectic background with family in both Manchester, England and Colombia. As such, his music blends the reggaeton influences of South America with the harder-edged club culture that defines the U.K. underground. This marriage of Latin flair and British grit runs through "Constrictor," the producer's debut single on XL Recordings.
The most obvious marriage of styles comes in the rhythm of "Constrictor." The dem bow beat is super-charged, lending a muscular and weighty feel to the drums. Vocalists Bambii, herself a Toronto-based DJ, and urbano artist KD One exchange lusty verses that raise the temperature even further. An alien-like voice links the two, underlining the intercontinental feel of the track with references to flying to Ibiza and smoking shisha from a hookah. Marrying multiple global trends is never easy but Florentino pulls from different places to create a vibe that's easy to understand. The language of the dancefloor, after all, is universal.
