Mark Lawrence is still on the move.
After 2012's Mala in Cuba took the Digital Mystikz dubstep breaker to Havana, the London producer has now made out for Peru. A month working with Afro-Peruvian percussionists and traditional musicians such as Sylvia Falcón, Colectivo Palenke and soprano Danitse put another slew of sounds in Mala's head to go with the dub and bass which have always been his currency.
The result is an album of subtle, spooky, sci-fi blends, with Mala mixing hypnotic Peruvian sounds with thudding bass and smoked-out synths to create enticing tracks such as Cusco Street Scene, the evocative and tender Cunumicita (with vocals from Danitse) and Markos Swagga.
While the album lacks the mojo of his Cuban run, it does show that Mala is a producer happy to embrace his other sides.
