Chancha Via Circuito explores the world of South American folklore, blending his hypnotic beats with the revolutionary past of South America. The result could be considered another sub-genre of the digital Cumbia movement…perhaps Digital Nueva Trova?? Nevertheless, it is one of the most beautiful and organic electronic records released in some time.

Electro Cumbia from Argentine Pedro Canales AKA Chancha Via Circuito... A dreamy meeting of future sounds with the traditional...I think you may enjoy this one... - Jnast, Berkeley

Chancha Via Circuito is the cumbia digital project of Argentine producer Pedro Canale. He fuses cumbia rhythms with electro dub production and samples of folk recordings from all around South America to create dreamy, lovely soundscapes that take you to the most idyllic regions of the continent... which may or may not really exist. For the most part, the songs evoke the pastoral; two tracks with rapping in Spanish sound urgent and urban, providing a nice break from the rural dreaminess. The opening track is by Argentine folk singer Jose Larralde, an amazing vocalist. His expressive, resonant voice sets a serious, powerful tone that is reinforced by the use of traditional instruments and vocals throughout the album: Bolivian panpipes, Indian women singing, and regional percussion instruments are sampled, using their archaic potency as a focus, adding warmth to tracks that would otherwise be quite spacy. The cumbia rhythms add an entrancing foundation and on several tracks sound slowed down to make them even more deliberate and repetitive. Mr. Canale uses the same rhythm throughout a song and keeps his production on the sparse side, but will add a touch of electric guitar or keyboard effect, or sampled animal sounds to lighten the atmosphere and make it more modern. He has a talent for knowing exactly when to drop the vocals into a song, so the listener has that "Wow" moment. This record is gorgeous and will take you to a lush and friendly jungle, or the crisp Bolivian mountains, or a remote village where the women sing to you. - Jamie S., Hollywood