Paranoico by Diogo

After a foray into Bass Music under the pseudonym Dun Dun, the captain of Extended Records returns to the breaks and this time with his foot on the throttle! “Paranóico” is an EP composed of two Jungle- influenced tracks, deeply imbued with the spirit of rave. Booming 808s, acid lines, edgy breaks, rave stabs… and vocals from an anonymous Kuduro MC! An explosive mix always around 160BPMs!

“Bateu Bué” insists on a 4/4 beat and a progressive acid line that opens up as the theme develops. Meanwhile, a vocal in Portuguese announces that “Ele voa! [He flies!]” Who is he? You ask yourselves. Answer: “O mais louco do planeta! [The craziest man on the planet!]”

“João Botelho (O Melhor Bailarino do Mundo [The Best Dancer In The World])” is a song whose title pays homage to the most iconic dancer on Portuguese dance floors. Junglish madness, with vocals ripped from an also iconic Youtube video and a distorted 808 driving the adventure. “Ele é louco! [He’s crazy!]” Shouts a voice. “O melhor bailarino do mundo! [The best dancer in the world!] Names another one. Diogo must be crazy for this mad crossbreed! Now, the best dancer in the world, that one, we all already know who he is.

These tracks are joined by two remixes from two emerging talents on the Portuguese scene. Mandacaru signs a remix of “Bateu Bué” transforming it into a kind of Ambient Jungle dream, without any intention of recollecting the OST of Unreal Tournament 2004, produced with a mastery and elegance that is not abundant nowadays.

Carolina Miragaia, on the other hand, time stretches the breaks present in “João Botelho (O Melhor Bailarino do Mundo)”, extracting a jazzy and downtempo version from it… But this is only halfway through the song, since she immediately returns to the original speed of them to show us that she also knows what to do with breaks at 160BPMs. In the background, the vocals remain distant, reaching us filtered between many reverbs and delays.

Two remixes that take us back to vague memories of raves, with a kind of nostalgia for those who have never stepped foot on the dance floors where those took place. Without a doubt, two names to take into account for the future of Portuguese electronic music.

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Tracklist

1.	Bateu Bué	5:36

2.	João Botelho (O Melhor Bailarino do Mundo)	4:54

3.	Bateu Bué (Mandacaru Remix)	6:53

4.	João Botelho (O Melhor Bailarino do Mundo) (Carolina Miragaia Remix)	3:24

Credits

released June 27, 2025

track 01 and 02 written and produced by Diogo Vasconcelos,
track 03 written and produced by Mandacaru
track 04 written and produced by Carolina Miragaia

Master by Carlos Nascimento at Qualia Audio Lab
Artwork by Conhecido João

cat. EXT043

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