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DJ Marfox — the stage name of Marlon Silva — is best known for pioneering a new music genre that emerged from the Portuguese capital’s housing estates, referred to as ''ghetto sound of Lisbon'',〔Keeling, Ryan. ('Features: The Ghetto Sound of Lisbon' ). ''Resident Advisor''. 10.03.2014.〕 "batida" or "batucada",〔Pinto, Jorge. ('A música africana reinventa-se nos guetos de Lisboa' ). ''Rede Angola''. 12.02.2015.〕 which incorporates African-influenced dance music such as kuduro, kizomba, funaná and tarraxinha〔Barry, Robert ('“This is our grime”: DJ Marfox, DJ Nigga Fox, Principe Records and the Sound of the Lisbon Ghettos' ). ''FactMag''. 18 October 2013.〕 with house and techno.〔〔('RA.406 DJ Marfox' ). ''Resident Advisor''. Podcast 406. 10.03.2013.〕 His stage name combines the first syllable of Marlon with the name of the character featured in the Nintendo game Star Fox he used to play as a teenager.〔Beta, Andy ('Lisbon's Batida Revolution' ). ''Pitchfork''. 29.08.2014.〕 ==Career== Born on June 1988, in Lisbon, Portugal of São Tomé e Príncipe’s parents,〔Sherburne, Philip. ( 'Review: Eu Sei Quem Sou' ). ''Resident Advisor''. 27.01.2012.〕 DJ Marfox started deejaying in 2002.〔Dolding, Sian. ('Introducing DJ Marfox' ). ''Dazed''. April 2014.〕 In 2005, together with DJ Pausas and DJ Fofuxo he founded DJs Do Guetto〔Jones, Charlie Robin. ( ‘Meet the Lisbon ghetto kids setting the bairros on fire’ ). ''Dazed''. May 2014.〕 and a year later they released ''DJs do Ghetto Vol. I'' a digital compilation made up of 37 tracks onto eMule.〔 This compilation, which has since been re-issued as a free download by Príncipe Discos,〔 has been viewed as the foundational release of the ''ghetto sound of Lisbon''.〔〔 His first solo album, ''Eu Sei Quem Sou'' (I know who I am), released by Príncipe Discos in early 2011〔 was described by Philip Sherburne as “an atomic field of taut drums and hiccupping yelps and zapping synths and pinprick details."〔Sherburne, Philip. ( 'DJ Marfox Hypnotic Hard Assed Dance Mix' ). ''Spin''. 05.07.2012.〕 In 2014, DJ Marfox released an EP called ''Lucky Punch'' on Lit City Trax〔Friedlander, Emilie. ( ‘Stream: DJ Marfox, ''Terra Batida''’ ). ''Fadrer''. 18.04.2014.〕〔Cedar, Young. ('DJ Marfox Talks' ''Do Androids Dance'' ). 20.06.2014.〕 and went on to perform in the Red Bull Music Academy in New York〔(Cedar, Young. ‘Lit City Trax Makes History at Wesway for RBMA NYC 2014' ''Do Androids Dance''. 31.05.2014 )〕 as well as in the Warm Up — the live music concerts curated by MoMA PS1.〔(Khal.‘MoMA PS1 has announced their Warm Up Lineup’ ''Do Androids Dance''. 28.05.2014 )〕〔(‘DJ Marfox Continues MoMA PS1 Warm Up Mix Series’ ). ''Pitchfork''. 29.08.2014.〕 According to Cedar Pasori, DJ Marfox's participation in MoMA PS1’s highly acclaimed experimental electronic music series, which took place on August 30, 2014, “reinforced the accelerating spread of Afro-Portuguese dance music around the world.”〔 The album ''Lucky Punch'' was listed as one of ''DAZED''’s top ten albums for August 2014.〔Olbrich, Suze. (‘Top Ten Album of the Month’ ). Dazed. August 2014.〕 In between the aforementioned performances, the Rolling Stone magazine included him in their list of “10 New Artists You Need to Know”.〔(‘10 New Artists You Need to Know’ ). ''Rolling Stone''. June 2014.〕 One of the first international collaborations of the Portuguese DJ and producer was a rework of tUnE-yArDs’ song ''Water Fountain'' featuring Brazilian band Pearls Negras.〔Minisher, Evan. (‘tUnE-yArDs Perform "Water Fountain" on "Conan", Launch Water Charity’ ). ''Pitchfork''. 10.12.2014.〕〔Brodsky, Rachel. (‘tUnE-yArDs Loop and Drum Their Way to the ''Water Fountain'' on Conan' ). ''Spin''. 10.12.2014.〕 On March, 13, 2015 the British independent record label WARP announced the release on April 7th of a new EP called ''Cargaa 1'' featuring DJ Marfox as the central figure of what MR P describes as the “cream-of-the-crop purveyors of Lisbon’s thrilling electronic dance scene”.〔MR P. ('Warp Records to release EP featuring exciting Lisbon producers DJ Marfox, DJ Nigga Fox, and more' ). ''Wrap''. 13.03.2015.〕 A compilation of songs crafted in the artist’s bedroom from 2005 to 2008 was launched as a CD as well as free download under the name ''Revolução 2005-2008'' on March 16th, 2015.〔(NOS DISCOS ). 13.03.2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「DJ Marfox」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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