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Debit's Slowed Cumbia: Ethereal Drones & Nightmarish Vibes
21 Nov
Summary
- Debit transforms cumbia rebajada into ambient soundscapes.
- Her music explores the unsettling strangeness of slowed moments.
- The album uses tape hiss, reverb, and melodic warping for effect.
Mexican-American producer Debit, also known as Delia Beatriz, has released her second album, 'Desaceleradas'. This record delves into the 90s trend of cumbia rebajada, a slowed-down version of the energetic Afro-Latin dance genre.
Beatriz processes samples from DJ Gabriel Dueñez's early bootleg cassettes, applying tape hiss, reverb, and melodic warping. This transforms the signature cumbia shuffle into an eerie, ambient soundworld reminiscent of nightmare fairgrounds and yearning drones, blending elements of William Basinski and DJ Screw.
The album's granular dissection of sound highlights the innate strangeness of each moment. Rather than creating meditative ambience, 'Desaceleradas' uses slowness and subtlety to convey dread and discomfort, proving that quietude can be as powerful as noise.
