08/09/2025
It can happen that things come together without too much planning. That’s how Beno, Bernardo Campos and Gush ended up with Space Jazz EP. Three artists from Rio, all coming from slightly different corners of music, sitting down to play and letting themselves go. Bernardo has been around the block, playing in sweaty Rio clubs, the kind of gigs where you get a nod from a bunch of legends and realise you did your job right. He’s carried that curiosity everywhere, from beach bars in Bahia to late- night residencies back home. Beno comes from a newer wave, restless, building labels, ideas, and pushing Brazilian electronic music as far as he could. And Gush, the jazz head who grew up in a house full of Música Popular Brasileira, now turning all that heritage into keyboard lines that sound open and breezy. He’s the little spice that make the dish better. Here’s what these three minds are about: a small harmonic collision that just makes perfect sense. The EP is two tracks. Space Jazz, the opener, with the obvious title. There is a groove, there are keys, but it’s more about the air between them. They converse. J All Night is even warmer, the kind of tune you keep close for when the night is stretching past reason. Both are simple, comforting. It’s House music, after all, made by people, not machines. The record marks the 58th release on Apparel Music’s EXTRA catalogue. EXTRA has been our corner for novelties for a while now, our way of scratching that itch to try things out. So here it is: two tracks, three minds, one little story from Rio that we’re happy to share. Space Jazz EP lands 2025.