#23 Feat. Staff Picks in Bass / Club

As autumn kicks in north of the equator, International Chrome brings a little bit of the global south sunlight as Miss Jay teams up with Sukubratz resulting in the Latin hyperpop stomp of Destello. After the release of the well-received mixtape, [untitled], Romanian DJ and producer, Miss Jay, started working with Sukubratz, a Chilean-Italian producer, and vocalist to unite a love of heavily processed vocals with the influence of South American pop. The collaboration meant both artists encouraged and accompanied each other out of their respective comfort zones, with Miss Jay trying out much slower tempos than usual, and Sukubratz leaving their usual spoken word style behind to sing on the track. Destello is a Spanish word meaning spark, beam, or sparkle; something reflected in the bright shimmer of the music which has burnished, lustrous sheen, a trademark of the Romanian producers work. Sukubratz explains the lyrics, [They] represent a celebration of my surroundings, they evoke the mood and situations that I have/had/and keep experiencing in the club. These moments refer to me and my friends and community being a sharp spark through the night. I used to dislike the club space before approaching it as a DJ and being able to control the crowd, hence why I approach it in a completely different way now after years of working in one and obviously looking for exciting revenge through my writing Backing this up, the track has been reworked by an equally glittery collection of artists: the now-Atlanta-based French legend, Brodinski, adds a harder edge with distorted 909 drums, while Amantra ramps up both the tempo with hard kicks fueling her take on the Destello remix with Latin lore. Keeping things strictly South American, Mexicos rising star, DJ Fucci turns the track into a Latin club banger, and Brazils RKills adds a touch of Baile shine to the mix whilst maintaining a crossover sound.

Miss Jay, Sukubratz