Raphael Carrau

Raised on a steady diet of hip hop, bossa nova and the kind of psychedelic rock that Brazil knows how to do so well, Raphael landed in London in 2011 only to rediscover his love for music, this time from a dance floor. An bigger interest was born, with the Brazilian-Uruguayan DJ taking his time to pick through any record bin he came across.

It's this optimism that has infused the way he strings tracks together and become the driving ethos behind his participation in London's Cartulis collective. Alongside colleague-turned-brother Unai Trotti, the project aims to sensitise the local dance music scene by doing away with the flash and posturing—replacing it with an unwavering dedication to quality music and positive experiences. Raphael's sound is characterised by an inclination for everything from house and its deeper manifestations to acid techno, peppered with the odd break and minimal interlude.