Andy Moor (The Ex) Remixes Track From Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti & Frank Rosaly’s Critically Acclaimed Debut Album ‘MESTIZX’
Today the Amsterdam-based duo of Bolivian-born singer/instrumentalist Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti and Chicago ex-pat jazz drummer Frank Rosaly release a new remix of “BALADA PARA LA CORPORATOCRACIA” (from their critically lauded, International Anthem & Nonesuch Records co-released debut album MESTIZX) created by Andy Moor of legendary Dutch anarcho-punk band The Ex.
Listen to “BALADA PARA LA CORPORATOCRACIA” (Andy Moor remix) here.
Moor’s remix loops Ferragutti’s fiery, hexing chants that decry (what translates in English to) the “lies” and “laughs” of the capitalist colonial machine, along with Rosaly’s torrential Latin percussion / polyrhythmic analog drum machine programming, and culminates in a sort of hyper-speed, heavy club clave beat with a ghostly industrial piano melody on top.
About working with Moor, Ferragutti & Rosaly say: “Andy has so much experience with communal music from around the globe, from gqom, dembow, UK grime, phonk or baile funk, but he’s also lived the life of a musical activist, which is apparent in everything he does. We’re delighted that he asked to remix one of our songs – we completely trust his musical impulses on stage, as a DJ, producer, and as a dear friend. We didn’t think BALADA PARA LA CORPORATOCRACIA could get any filthier, but he proved us wrong!”
The “BALADA PARA LA CORPORATOCRACIA” remix is released just ahead of Ferragutti & Rosaly’s debut US tour in March, which finds them playing shows in Chicago, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, New York, and Knoxville Tennessee (at Big Ears Festival), as well as a run of European dates between April and June.
Ferragutti & Rosaly’s MESTIZX live ensemble for the US dates includes Matthew Lux (Isotope 217, Iron & Wine) on bass, Ben LaMar Gay (Theaster Gates’ Black Monks of Mississippi, Joshua Abrams Natural Information Society) on cornet, vocals, and other instruments, Ben Boye (Ty Segall, Bonnie Prince Billy) on keyboards, Rob Frye (Bitchin Bajas, Mike Reed’s Separatist Party) on woodwinds, and Mikel Patrick Avery (Rob Mazurek, Kurt Vile) on percussions; with Ferragutti on vocals, keyboards, and other instruments, and Rosaly on drums, percussion, and other instruments. For their EU dates, Ferragutti & Rosaly are joined by Ruth Goller (bass), James McClure (trumpet), and Uldis Vitols (electronics). Full list of their upcoming shows with available links below and here.
LIVE DATES
US
March 20 – Parkside – Kenosha WI
March 21 – Icehouse – Minneapolis MN – tickets
March 22 – Sleeping Village – Chicago IL – tickets
March 28 – Big Ears Festival – Knoxville TN – tickets
March 31 – Solar Myth – Philadelphia PA – tickets
April 1 – Public Records – New York NY – tickets
EU
April 4 – Rewire Festival – The Hague NL – tickets
April 5 – Space is the Place @ Bimhuis – Amsterdam NL
April 18 – Ha Concerts Gent BE – tickets
May 2 – Stanser Musiktage – Stans CH – tickets
May 30 – Druga Godba Festival – Ljubljana SI – tickets
May 31 – Jazz Is Dead – Torino IT – tickets
June 15 – Respect Festival – Prague CZ – tickets
Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti is an Amsterdam-based mutli-medium artist who has worked as a performer, theatre maker, vocalist, visual artist, musician and teacher. Raised in Bolivia within Bolivian and Brazilian families, Ferragutti describes their work as “deeply interwoven in post-colonial justice, the paradox and beauty between grief and celebration, Andean Cosmology as a source of reclamation, resistance and resilience. Embodiment embedded in sonic fabrics while speculating myths through word oracles. I am a neo-mestiza, a spiritual activist, a femme defender and a Moon lover.” Her notable musical collaborators include: Alabaster DePlume, jaimie branch, Ab Baars, Wilbert de Joode, Eric Boeren, Mary Oliver, Paul Koek, and The Paper Ensemble. Along with her partner Frank Rosaly, Ferragutti founded the DIY arts/music space MOLK FACTORY in Amsterdam in 2017. Learn more about Ferragutti here.
Frank Rosaly is a Puerto Rican drummer, composer, and sound designer with several decades of touring, performing, recording, and creating to his name. Born and raised in Arizona, Rosaly was known for his fifteen years of creative work on the Chicago jazz and improvised music scene, before moving to his current residence in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, in 2016. He has been featured on over 150 recordings, and is in constant collaboration. Artists he has worked with include: Fennesz, Joan of Arc, Jeff Parker, Thurston Moore, Nels Cline, Joshua Abrams’ Natural Information Society, Colin Stetson, Rob Mazurek, Ryley Walker, jaimie branch, and many others. Since 2005 Rosaly has self-released recordings under the MOLK label, and in 2017 co-founded the DIY arts/music space MOLK FACTORY with his partner Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti in Amsterdam. Learn more about Rosaly here.