Straight Lines and Sharp Corners – Wehbba

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Landing years after his first concept album Wehbbas drops his debut fulllength on Drumcode featuring collaborations with David Caretta Thomas Gandey and Brazilian vocalist Lcio Following a series of globally adored EPs and inclusions within the imprints esteemed ASides compilation series the chartdominating So Paulo native now reflects upon his life as the artist offering an immersive montage of stories that echo a tenacious dedication to his craft Enlisting the talents of multiinstrumentalist Thomas Gandey Electroclash pioneer David Carretta and fellow Brazilian Lcio with his unparalleled flute mastery Wehbbas synergetic cuts span the breadth of electronic musics sonic landscape as he challenges the notion of genres with seasoned voices Birthed from the purest inspiration the albums cuts represent a myriad of musical references close to Wehbbas heart running parallel with the organic sensibilities of his field recordings An ode to eternal growth the LP highlights a cycle of perception and projection as Wehbba studies the morphing of genres through his own musical filter Discussing the upcoming album Wehbba commented quotThe musical references on these works trace back to the s when I started listening to electronic music and had no judgement of what was cool when I was totally free So they represent without any filter what touched me ranging from braindance to goa trance from ambient to hard house and from drum n bass through every single mutation of techno and house musicquot As a key ambassador for Brazils dance music community on a global scale Wehbbas longstanding career has seen him affiliate with many of the industry greats on both remix and collaborative projects testament to his flourishing reputation Following on from the geometricled titles of his first two albums Straight Lines and Sharp Corners alludes to the difficult decisions and blunt shifts he has faced in his career and their capacity to shape his identity over time Studying the great Antoni Gaudi Wehbbas third LP title takes reference from his perceptive quote quotThere are no straight lines or sharp corners in nature therefore buildings must have no straight lines or sharp corners Anything created by human beings is already in the great book of naturequot