I first heard of Selvagem – a Brasilian DJ duo from Sao Paulo composed of Millos Kaiser & Trepanado – after going through the Dekmantel 2017 Boiler Room sets.

EDIT: From Selvagem’s Soundcloud:

“Created by Augusto Olivani (aka Trepanado) and Millos Kaiser back in 2011, Selvagem once was the name of the party and the duo’s name – the duo is no more since January 2019. Trepanado carries the label party ever since. “

I stumbled upon their set and immediately regretted being somewhere else at the festival – 100% my jam! Synthy Brasilian goodness combined with a pretty eclectic but funky & groovy track selection. I couldn’t sit still in my office chair at work and the longer & more I listened the more I regretted not being there. You can listen to this set on Youtube:

Or on Soundcloud if that’s more your jam:

After listening to that set I kept my social media eyes and ears open to hopefully see the duo – or one of them play in or around Amsterdam again. My wishes were granted when the Dekmantel 2018 lineup featured an extended set of the duo at my favorite stage – the Selectors stage. I had a blast at the festival under the willow tree and when the set was posted on Soundcloud I listened to it 2 or 3 times in the same amount of days trying to find a bunch of the songs but sadly that didn’t really work – Shazam only finds that much, right?

I was very happy to see that Mendel invited Millos Kaiser to play at the first ‘Ciranda’ event a couple of weeks ago in Noorderlicht in Amsterdam. Even happier to see they were organising an instore at Rush Hour! Double goooood. What else to do on a Thursday evening in the ‘Dam! Millos brought a bag full of amazing tracks 100% my liking and I personally met Millos & the Ciranda crew there. Even Sadar Bahar popped in to buy some records. You can find Millos’ set here:

Ciranda was exactly what I need in a party. Funky disco tunes & Synthesized grooves, a small-ish crowd (200 people maybe) that was there to dance from early on & enjoy the music. I was dancing at the front with old and new friends from start to finish! Keep an eye on the event for news about the next one: https://www.facebook.com/events/588079614991312/

I’ll update this page once it’s online. It’ll be the 12th of July and I heard it’s gonna be another great booking 🙂

Now what does all of this have to do with the album? Aside from Millos curating the tracks. Well, a couple of those songs I didn’t find from their set are on the album! When I picked it up in Rush Hour a week or so after Ciranda my excitement levels reached new heights. The album is 2 LP’s with around 4 tracks on each side. After listening to the A-side I already decided it was worth the 28 or so € but I gave the flipside a listen as well – just to be sure! Track 5 was another banger and I didn’t even listen to the rest of the album – that good!

You can find the Discogs link here where you can read “Millos Kaiser, one half of São Paulo’s Selvagem DJ and digging duo, selects 16 cuts from the 80s and 90s. From electro, balearic and vaporwave to samba-boogie, ONDA DE AMOR (Wave of Love) is that rarest of things: a Brazilian compilation compiled by a Brazilian”

2 of my favorite tracks on the album are ‘Os Abelhudos – Contos De Escola (Millos Kaiser Edit)’ and ‘Dodô Da Bahia & As Virgens De Porto Seguro – Africamerica’:

Listen to the full album below but I highly recommend buying the vinyl to support the artists, hope you enjoy!

I’m very much looking forward to seeing Millos Kaiser play at Lentekabinet this month. He’s opening the main stage on Saturday so that means an early start to what already looks like an amazing festival. Can’t go wrong with that line up! Who are YOU looking forward to seeing play at Lentekabinet most? Let me know!

You can read some more about this compilation on the inside of the gatefold cover on my Instagram post (click the arrow to the right a couple times):

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