Tiago’s “Disambiguation” begins like an aural sea, its surface made of synthesized swells that rise, fall and crest again. Beneath the waves are briefly clangorous metallic noises, searing electro hisses, long-armed synth stretches, and a never ending beat. There are moments of understated beauty floating through this perfect marriage of disco and house, sounds that are there and gone: a bassline that stairsteps and synthetic strings that follow suit; playful keyboard melodies; and percussion provided by Tiago himself, who fell in love with music when he learned to play drums as a kid. “Nada a Perder” (“Nothing to Lose”) shies away from the extravagance suggested by its name and instead feels relaxed and composed – at least the outset. Against shape shifting synths and the sound of classic piano house, percussion takes a leading role here, including finger snaps and clanging cowbells. The energy builds to a peak but, though things get frenetic, the track never loses its studied cool. Tiago Miranda’s has done remixes for Disco Devil, Italians Do It Better, Rong Music, Ene, Hands of Time, Eskimo and Claremont 56. He also performs and records as part of Slight Delay, The Sea Power & Change, Mendes & Alçada and Gala Drop. He has been DJ’ing seven hour sets almost every weekend for more than a decade at Lisbon, Portugal’s, famous club Lux.