Over the past handful of years of this site’s 14 year history, I’ve spilled quite a bit of virtual ink covering Portuguese DJ and production outfit and JOVM mainstays Bubba Brothers — Eliseu Correia and Justino Santos — and the during that period, the duo have been remarkably prolific, regular releasing banger after banger after banger after banger after banger . . .
The JOVM mainstays stated the year with the Diva EP. As the duo explain the EP is more than a mere collection of tracks, “it’s an audible expression of love and remembrance dedicated to the memory of Nikki, who was more than a companion; she was the soul and diva of the household.”
The EP featured:
- EP title track “Diva,” a sleek, slickly produced deep house banger that seemingly channelled Larry Levan, Octo Octa and fellow JOVM mainstay LutchamaK featuring layers of rolling and propulsive percussion, a sultry vocal sample paired with tweeter and woofer rattling thump that continues a remarkable run of euphoric bangers.
- “Music Is My Drug,” a euphoric, deep house banger that effortlessly meshes Larry Levan-like house with tribal house in a way that sounds as though it would be heard at a club in Ibiza, as well as Berghain.
The duo’s latest single “I’m Your DJ” is a thumping deep house banger that seems as though it were channeling 90s house while retaining the big, euphoric hooks that they’re best known for.