Sampling seminal Brazilian group Trio Ternura “Dance of the Crab” is a summer anthem in the making. In true Barry Can’t Swim fashion it’s a colourful blend of digital production and organic musicianship.

“The track started over a year ago” Barry comments, “I had just started the album and was digging for samples when I found this amazing record A Gira (1973) by a Brazilian group called Trio Ternura. Immediately I could hear the track I wanted to build around it: a summery, groovy, not taking too much away from the original but just giving it a bit more energy”

“Then we had to clear the sample” he remembers, “after some searching we eventually managed to get in touch with one of the original writers based in Brazil, who is now well into his 70s and doesn’t speak a word of English. Somehow we managed to contact him on FB messenger, and a friend of mine who speaks Portuguese was the middle man. It all came together quite quickly after that, and we’ve now met all the family of the original writers. Quite wholesome really. Thank you to Trio Ternura for letting me sample the record!”

It follows shortly after the release of When Will We Land? lead single “Woman” – a warm bed of notes pirouettes around an emphatic vocal from Låpsley, resulting in a song that moves between the cavernous house of Moodymann, say, and the neo-psychedelic tones of shoegaze.

Shortly after the release of When Will We Land? in October Barry will take his brand new live show on a headline tour with stops across the UK and Europe.

Live Dates:
10th Nov – The Button Factory, Dublin, Ireland
11th Nov – Bitterzoet, Amsterdam, Netherlands
15th Nov – Berghain / Kantine, Berlin, Germany
16th Nov – Le Pop Up du Label, Paris, France
17th Nov – YES, Manchester, UK
18th Nov – 24 Kitchen Street, Liverpool, UK
19th Nov – 24 Kitchen Street, Liverpool, UK
22nd Nov – Strange Brew, Bristol, UK
23rd Nov – St John at Hackney Church, London
24th Nov – SWG3 Studio Warehouse, Glasgow
25th Nov – The Bongo Club, Edinburgh

NA Dates (DJ Set):
15th Sept – Shrine (Ben Böhmer Support), Los Angeles, CA
16th Sept – Floyd, Miami, FL
23rd Sept – CRSSD Festival, San Diego, CA
24th – Life Is Beautiful Festival, Las Vegas, Nevada
30th – Portola Festival, San Francisco, CA
05th Oct – Coda, Toronto
06th Oct – Brooklyn Mirage (Ben Böhmer Support), New York
07th Oct – Radius(Ben Böhmer Support), Chicago, IL

Pre-order the new album When Will We Land HERE