Bleep

A.k.Adrix fuses the soul of Lisbon’s burgeoning batida scene with the roots of Angolan soca music and his home city Manchester’s dance music spirit. It’s an unlikely but inspired meeting of ideas, building on the frenetic energy of his debut, Album Desconhecido. Código De Barras is more tempered, with slow-fast rhythms replacing breakneck sprints and playful melodies coming to the fore. With each track, A.k.Adrix finds a new constellation of his diverse influences, pitching dubstep-era melodies with kudoro or UK funky percussion. A landmark release from a batida outsider.