Have you ever gone outside on a cloudy day and smelled that it was going to rain? Or, after a rainstorm, noticed that there was a certain smell in the air? Childhood memories come to mind when playing in the puddles of water was the best moment of the day. It was the time when the smell of earth meant the onset of a joyous season.

Petrichor is the term given to that unique scent following a rain shower – when the world seems to sigh with pleasure, and we, unconsciously perhaps, breathe in a little more deeply, savouring the smells in return.

Francesco Piunti is the man behind @deepbreakfastseries, a brilliant and touchfull mix series focused on ambient sounds. Our maximum true respect for the dedication, knowledge and excellent way of doing. Returning to the term petrichor, Francesco gives us a short poem from Leah Snyder that goes like this:

“I step outside, the sky above gray as slate
petrichor seeping up through the grass,
engulfing my state of mind as i inhale
and guiding me into a place of hushed abstraction”.

Definitely, petrichor is more than just a happy smell. It is a promise of abundance, a welcome chance of survival and shelter, and a hope that the merry childhood days will be back again.

You can find him at:
@francescopiunti
https://www.instagram.com/deepbreakfastseries/

Tracklist:

1. Suso Sáiz - Ya Son Dos Los Cielos
2. Commodity Place - Clouds Inside Me
3. Patricia Wolf - I'll Look For You In Others
4. Gray Acres - Spectral
5. Massimo Amato - The Wise Man
6. Shaded Explorer - When I Decided To Live
7. Zemög - The Birds That Never Returned
8. Robert Rich - The Raining Room
9. Markus Guentner - Crystal Castle
10. Joachim Spieth - Jiwa (Remix) [feat. zakè, 11. From Overseas, and Slow Dancing Society]
11. Sanjib - Inverted Floor
12. Submersion - Branches / Coagulant (III)

.CHPTR042 ‘Petrichor’ | Francesco Piunti

O hai!

Born and bred in Poland, where the Sun rarely shines and stolen German cars are most often found, I have been into and around drum & bass for quite a while, though my record collection expands into many different directions and genres. Yet, as the English language allows for the pun to follow, I like to emphasize that it all started from scratch :P Indeed, turntablism was the thing that drew me behind the decks and after all these years I still like to make use of what I've learned so far. However, as far as drum & bass is concerned, there are virtually no limits to what I play (with the small exclusion of the style embodied by McDonald’s most representative figure :P ). Also, I'm 1/2 of atmoteka - a series of atmospheric drum & bass mixes recorded by some of the most prominent producers and DJs who have made - and continue to make - significant contributions to the atmospheric side of drum & bass.

.CHPTR042 ‘Petrichor’ | Francesco Piunti

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