ZZK Records is Buenos Aires’ most exciting record label, the standard bearer in electro-cumbia sounds. With over 100 performances in 50 cities in 2 years, including stops at SXSW, Coachella, Roskilde, C/O Pop & Trans Musicales de Rennes, ZZK Records is bringing the future sound of South America to the world. For this tour, ZZK will bring 4 of its artists up north for a summer tour coast to coast in the USA, Canada, and Mexico, with a headlining show at the Biennial of The Americas, in Denver, CO.

“No wonder Clarín, Argentina’s largest newspaper, had nominated Zizek as one
of the best parties of the year -- it was awesome.” --New York Times

“The most daring DJs and musicians create a digital alchemy, fusing cumbia, reggaetón, zamba, chacarera and carnavalito with dancehall and hip hop to create nights of endless dancing.” --La Razón

Tremor is one of the most exciting bands in all South America. Tremor is Leonardo Martinelli, a multi-instrumentalist and composer with ten years of experience scoring film and theater in Argentina. Together with Camilo Carabajal and Gerardo Farez, Tremor deftly combines IDM with the sound of Northern Argentina where guitars, drums and other instruments breathe to the beat
of computer bleeps. Tremor performs live with native Argentine instruments like the charango guitar, the bombo legüero drum, keyboards and synthesizers. “It was one (show) that makes you tremble with excitement because nobody else knows about this discovery: Tremor combines Leonardo Martinelli’s extravagant instrumentals with Gerardo Farez’s work on the synthesizers. It was magical.” --Austin360.com

If there were ever to be a superstar DJ in the digital-cumbia scene, it is El Remolon. El Remolon brings a global dance sensibility to digital cumbia and electro-reggaeton cuts. With hypnotic beats influenced by everything from Colombian cumbia, cumbia villera (cumbia from the slums of Buenos Aires), and reggaeton to dub, IDM, and minimal techno, El Remolon cuts his own vision of electronica for global dance floors. His sound is laid-back but heavy-hitting with a European dance floor sensibility. “Here is 'the' mixtape that’s blowing my mind right now, dark breezy cumbia and faster DemBow type riddims that M.I.A would sound great over." --Mad Decent Blog

Chancha Via Circuito is ZZK’s secret gem. As talented as producers come, Chancha Via Circuito is carving out his niche as a genre bending musical talent on the highest levels. When Diplo rolled through to play Zizek 3 years ago, it was Chancha’s CD that struck him first. Chancha Via Circuito explores the minimal side of digital cumbia with inspiration from Afro-dance, murgas (marching bands), minimal dub, IDM, and down tempo. Computer bleeps share sonic space with folkloric chant. Candombe drums are accompanied by the sample of a machete splicing the air and a vocal line of indigenous bebop is layered over hints of dub. Live, Chancha performs his set solo, with a vocalist, or as in sound system format with vocalists and instrumentalists. “You wouldn´t guess that the guy selling CDs in the back of Buenos Aires´s Zizek club is one of the scene´s most respected producers. Other Zizek producers craft new school cumbia beats for dance floor whomp; Chancha takes the mystical / tropical route, emulating both Martin Denny and hip-hop´s pursuit of the perfect loop.” --DJ Rupture in Fader Magazine

EL G is the DJ name of Grant C. Dull, label manager of ZZK Records, co-founder of Zizek Club and a 6-year adopted citizen & cultural ambassador of Buenos Aires. DJ sets of El G are powerful showcases of ZZK music: past, present and future. B-Sides, mashups, bootlegs, official and unofficial releases plus the newest music from the ZZK label is tested on audiences during his fiery, eclectic and intensely fun DJ sets. El G has commandeered ZZK Records as a global movement, both behind the scenes and on the turntables at festivals like Coachella, Roskilde & Summer Stage in Central Park, NYC. El G also runs WhatsUpBuenosAires.com. “If the past couple of years are any indicator, this perpetually-in-the-know man might be one of the top tastemakers of 2010.” --Black Book Magazine

Rare live set by SF DJ making "electro-dancehall-crunk-reggaeton-turbo grime-tropical bootie-psychedelic-trax era chicago house-garage-miami bass-with lots of synthetic hand claps on basically every song." Also a resident at ICEE HOT party, where he plays all sorts of funky futuristic bass musics and goes mega dumb.

Disco Shawn is a DJ. You may know him from places like Tormenta Tropical, Icee Hot, KALX or Popscene. He's a Bay Area native, although he spent a chunk of time in Buenos Aires. Shawn runs Double Negative Records and also heads up Bersa Discos with fellow DJ and ex-Porteño Oro11.