With output on Ubiquity, Wonderwheel and Razor-N-Tape, London’s Tigerbalm has truly come into her own production voice recently, bringing forth a colorful vision of tropical influences filtered through modern club sounds. With the Profunda Alma EP, the Tiger focusses her attention on Brazil, coaxing out two gorgeous original songs that pay homage to the sizable impact the country has had on her musical sensibilities.

Profunda Alma features the vocalist Joy Tyson (who appeared on Tigerbalm’s earlier Nina EP), and creates an atmosphere of deep emotional mystique through driving percussion, an insistent bassline and dramatic guitar stabs. Vem Cá goes for a more bouncey retro samba vibe and features the incredible vocals of João Selva, who delivers a hook that feels almost canonical, as if we’ve known it forever.

Ever consistent French producer Yuksek takes Vem Cá straight to the club with his remix, and London upstarts Make-A-Dance deliver two trippy dancefloor takes on the title track to make this record a powerful 5-tracker!

Artwork by Parade Studio.

A1. Profunda Alma ft. Joy Tyson
A2. Vem Cá ft. João Selva
A3. Vem Cá ft. João Selva (Yuksek Remix)
B1. Profunda Alma (Make-A-Dance Acid Remix)
B2. Profunda Alma (Make-A-Dance Tribal Dub)