Sega Bodega

Click-clacks and frantic hi-hats build a texture of itz-itz rhythms, finely minced vocal fragments roll backwards and slur, but there is also a lot of crying and rejoicing: Tears & Sighs is the name of a particularly beautiful song on Sega Bodega’s new album. The Irish-Chilean producer appropriates all the styles and techniques, all the speeds and temperatures found in the pop and club culture avant-garde of the 21st century in an eclectic yet always charismatic and personal way, weaving them into his auto-fictional confessional tracks. The latest album is called Dennis, which admits the inspiration of Dennis the Menace but is, needless to say, also “sinned” read backwards.