We had the rare opportunity to catch up with Italian artist and label boss Alessandro Adriani and delve further into his aims and aspirations for Mannequin Records. His mix delivery is unlike anything we’ve heard from him before and is comprised of edits from his collection of 7”s, resurfaced Italo and minimal synth sounds from the 1980’s.
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Music Video: Bézier – Entr’acte
Tying the music of Bézier with images of a figureless desert where organic shapes and saturated colours weave a fascinating canvas of quietude and eternity, Charles Ludeke delivers his compelling vision of ‘Entr’acte’, lifted from the San Francisco-based producer’s debut album on Dark Entries.
Premiere: Timothy J. Fairplay – Honecker Complex
Up next after releases by Machinegewehr and Too Smooth Christ, French label Nocta Numerica are set to close the year on a high note with a
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X.I: Last Waves
Imagine Giorgio Moroder boarding KITT, the face stroken through by thick black sunglasses, moustache gleaming and synth blazing as the red-hot sun sinks beyond the horizon. Aussie producer X.I lands on Mind Records with an EP that just as convincingly explicits his ability at melding a serious art of the groove and a superior sense for well-built atmospherics.
Mind Records reissue Femminielli’s O’Sodoma
After reissuing Bataille Solaire ‘Jap‘ and Umberto ‘La Llorona‘ – two of the most sought-after releases of their back catalogue, Paris via Osaka-based label Mind Records are
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Premiere: Middle Sky Boom & Eliezer – With Screening
Their name probably don’t ring a bell to you yet but Tel Aviv-based producers Middle Sky Boom and Eliezer‘s debut on Days Of Being Wild shall strike a chord with
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Farr Festival x Inverted Audio: Into The Woods with Hammer
Recorded live at Sub Club with a Gregg’s sausage roll and an ice-cold pint of Tennant’s in hand, Feel My Bicep affiliate Hammer weaves a trip through the highs and lows of Italo, disco and house.
Lipelis: Edits
Russian producer Lipelis emerges on L.I.E.S. with a tasty three-tracker of smooth-sailing, disco-sweating edits. One of the most compelling output released by the Long Island stable in recent times.
Jennifer Cardini
Our final Alpha-ville mix comes from the Cologne based DJ, producer and label owner Jennifer Cardini. Since moving from Monte Carlo via Paris to Cologne, Jennifer
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Arnaud Rebotini
‘Someone Gave Me Religion‘ remains a tenebrous, capacious highlight of 2011. Rebotini’s live show shone like a beacon amongst the dross and shoddily organized 1-2-3-4 Festival
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Arnaud Rebotini: Someone Gave Me Religion
1. The First Thirteen Minutes of Love
2. Another Time, Another Place
3. Personal Dictator
4. Another Dictator
5. Echoes
6. All You Need Is Techno
7. Who’s GonnaPlayThisOldMachine?
8. Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses
9. The Choir Of The Dead Lovers
10. Sunny Sunday Blues (Digital Only)
Fairmont: Velora EP
A1. Velora
A2. Ununoctium
B1. Cannon
B2. Vanguard