{"title":"Populous Vinyl","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"populous-w-vinyl","title":"Populous - \"W\" LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e*ATTN: International Customers, lower shipping rates available on Bandcamp*\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/populous.bandcamp.com\/album\/w-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ehttps:\/\/populous.bandcamp.com\/album\/w-2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePopulous, aka Andrea Mangia, DJ and producer hailing from Lecce, in Southern Italy, is excited to announce his new album “W,” due out May 22nd with tastemaker imprint Wonderwheel Recordings. The new album “W,\" for women, is Populous’ tribute to free and diverse feminine musical imagery. Inspired by women who sing, write, compose and play and for Populous are both icons and friends, hai from Italy, Japan, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. “W” is also a celebration of femininity beyond stereotypes, less defined by gender rather a common uniqueness that is the perfect response to the uniformity imposed by the machismo still reigning in the music industry. With the new album, Populous has opened up about his queer identity, making his first queer-identifying musical statement. From songs to artwork, he has created a visual manifesto to present feminine musical imagery. The artwork was conceived together with Nicola Napoli (a digital artist in Berlin’s queer scene) it is, in Populous’ own words, the representation of “a utopian party we would have done anything to be invited to.” An eclectic crossover party, improbable yet coherent, where you’d meet Grace Jones and Missy Elliott, Loredana Bertè and RuPaul, Aaliyha and Amanda Lear, Beth Ditto and Divine while dancing to shamanic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehouse, digital cumbia, vogue beat and glitch electronica. Populous is accompanied on each track by the independent artists he admires most: Sobrenadar, Kaleema, Sotomayor, Emmanuelle, Barda, Weste, Cuushe and the Italian M¥SS KETA, L I M, Matilde Davoli and Lucia Manca. Collaborations born of discovering one’s sexual freedom, from perpetual motion, from constant traveling, physical and musical. With a background in musicology, Populous is known for his global approach to music-making. He has always been interested in disparate genres and styles of music, which is reflected in the output from the Populous project and its focus on Latin American sounds as refracted through a European lens. In 2003, Mangia made his first jaunt into the music world with the album ‘Quipo’ (via Morr Music), followed by ‘Queue For Love’ in 2005. Influenced by his reggae\/hip-hop-infused surroundings (Lecce is known as Italy’s Jamaica, as reggae and dancehall are extremely popular there) he released ‘Drawn in Basic’ in 2008, which was well received by international critics, earning him a spot on the global dance music map. The 2010s have seen Mangia refine the Populous sound with albums like ‘Night Safari’ (Bad Panda Records) and ‘Azulejos’ (Wonderwheel Recordings), while also expanding his role as a sound designer for fashion houses such as Gucci, Vivienne Westwood, Isabel Marant, and Elie Saab, among others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"wonderwheelrecordings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44392276590884,"sku":"","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/8842\/5764\/products\/pwv.jpg?v=1673560267"},{"product_id":"populous-moonbatons-12","title":"Populous - \"Moonbatons\" 12\"","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e*ATTN: International Customers, lower shipping rates available on Bandcamp*\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/populous.bandcamp.com\/album\/moonbatons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ehttps:\/\/populous.bandcamp.com\/album\/moonbatons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally released digitally as two separate volumes in 2022, Wonderwheel is happy to present a 12\" release of Populous' \"Moonbatons\" - a collection of dark reggaeton and moonbahton style dance floor tracks influenced by the magic \u0026amp; mystery of the zodiac. cuts inspired by the zodiac, magic, and mystery of the universe. Things kick off with \"Flauta Magica,\" focusing around the clave and a brooding synth line and a dembow style beat interweaving itself with the flute \u0026amp; a little bit of acid vibes for good measure, while \"Sapo,\" a distant, foreboding track with a monster of a beat \u0026amp; bassline complimenting a childlike fairy tale melody on top. On the flip, \"Glass Dubplate\" is a percussive track with emotive pads, a melody reminiscent of finger piano and synth bleeps, while \"Berlinese Dubplate\" goes into tougher, late night territory with deep bass, roiling percussion and dubby electronics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"wonderwheelrecordings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48753966874916,"sku":"P-M-M12","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/8842\/5764\/files\/MoonbatonsF.jpg?v=1713968731"},{"product_id":"populous-azulejos-cd-1","title":"Populous - \"Azulejos\" CD","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e*ATTN: International Customers, lower shipping rates available on Bandcamp*\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/populous.bandcamp.com\/album\/azulejos-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehttps:\/\/populous.bandcamp.com\/album\/azulejos-2\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePopulous is Andrea Mangia, a producer hailing from Lecce, a small city on the heel of Italy’s boot. In 2003, he made his first jaunt into the music world with the album Quipo (via Morr Music). In 2005 he released Queue For Love, influenced by his reggae\/hip-hop-infused surroundings (Lecce is known as Italy’s Jamaica, as reggae and dancehall are extremely popular there) and in 2008 he released Drawn in Basic. Both albums were widely received by international critics, earning him a spot on the global music map. He became known for the way he seamlessly blends digital sounds with the analog warmth of soul\/hip-hop\/whatever else he’s influenced by at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2014, he released Night Safari via Bad Panda Records. The album, for Populous, was the embodiment of a dream. “This record is an imaginary nighttime safari to discover uncontaminated landscapes, strange creatures, wild animals, and mysterious lights,” he told Thump Magazine. The record received praise from international media outlets, and was revered for its ability to sonically transcend borders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAzulejos, his forthcoming release, has a South American tinge to it (and is even partly in Spanish). He moved to Lisbon, Portugal to start work on the album bringing with him only a laptop, a small MIDI keyboard, and a microphone. “Lisbon became both my studio and my muse,” he says. He wandered the city collecting field recordings— from trams to people singing on street corners. He sifted through flea markets for records to use for sampling (exclusively Portuguese and South American). Populous describes Lisbon as a city ‘halfway between South American soul and European modernity, African in some aspects, and dramatically melancholic.” He channeled these poignant fusions into Azulejos, named for the typical tiled facades in Portugal— simultaneously bright and decaying. The album features collaborations with Nina Miranda of Smoke City and Ela Minus, among others. It’s a love letter to Lisbon, and a dreamy quilt of sounds he both grew up with and heard for the first time during his influential stay in Portugal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"wonderwheelrecordings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52178945966372,"sku":"0708630007313","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/8842\/5764\/products\/acd.jpg?v=1673555270"}],"url":"https:\/\/wonderwheelrecordings.myshopify.com\/collections\/populous-vinyl.oembed","provider":"wonderwheelrecordings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}