A mix of through-composed psychedelic hip hop and Mexican classical music, Danzon is constantly shifting through the gears. The instrumental dances like the star-crossed lovers of Mandeep. and Looby’s verses; from a solo trumpet of a smoky bar to the bombastic brass of ballroom encounters. The climax is vented through Adam McLoughlin’s tenor solo, crystallising the feeling of finding love on the dancefloor, before DJ Dubba Dutch crafts a super low frequency outro worthy of the pickiest selector.
lyrics
On cobbled streets upon a Spanish hill that looks across the sea
He sees her
And dreams about how she could be the cleopatra to his caesar
She sees him and time seems still
But fear makes them turn away
Luckily for the both of them homo sapiens is quite the ape
They have found a way to hide away the pride the pain the shy the shame
They drink it by the pint at night
To try to numb their anxious brains
It's an ancient ritual that humans use in times of love and war
As lovers come up close they feel their heart rates start to soar
He holds his head up high
He rolls his shoulders back
So much testosterone that it started leaking through his sack
Looking to attract a beauty
Mutually grab the booty
They're both animals after all
No matter how far we do be from our primal nature
They've got a mind that's ancient
Needs love and validation
Reason for why he chase it
Time don't waste it
Move to the castanet
Soon she caught a vibe
She can't comprehend what he starts to say but there ain't need cos she pours the wine and
Stands up
His confidence looking handsome
A consequence of 6 cans of random beers he got handed
Their language now is passion
The path towards satisfaction
Was laid before them at random in an atom
So it's magical that it happened danzon
Before I start I want to let you know this stanza’s free
Have you though about the chances that we’d even meet?
How about we celebrate the fates
That had a sightless hand in
Linking up the branches of our cypress trees
Left us languid in the heat
Si senora
I adore the floor you walk so let’s toast a glass
(Un poco más)
Let’s take it to the floor then back to yours
(Detrás de las cámaras)
Next think I know we’re dancing to a danzon
Catching glances
Losing track of hands on hips
You keep a rose between your lips
When I arose I never thought
Our spanish stroll
Could end like this
You spin around and I say fuck the gowns
Fuck the shoes, we’re barefoot now,
Don’t need music use the sound
Of two feet moving in the ground
credits
from dB,
released May 7, 2021
mcs - lewis withey, Mandeep.
trumpets - seb skelly, joe prescott
saxes - jake heath, adam mcloughlin (solo)
trombone - jasper rose
bass (sousa) - michael ruddlesden
bass guitar - dan johnson
drums - jack tann
dj - dubba dutch
producer - jess camilleri
additional engineering - chris kalcov
master - dr meaker
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