Tripmastaz Enterprises is the alias Andrei employs for his more minimalist and experimental approach to his artistic searchings. So as the new sublabel Respect The Craft.Enterprises.

As Tripmastaz puts it down: "Music became my love, my life, then therapy."

Follow Tripmastaz
on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/tripmastaz
on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tripmastaz/
on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Tripmastaz/

Buy on Bandcamp: https://tripmastaz.bandcamp.com/album/shushu-ep-respect-the-craft-enterprises-01

Buy on Bandcamp

PREMIERE: Tripmastaz Enterprises - Shushu (Spirit Of House) [Respect The Craft.Enterprises]

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Zopelar returns to Tartelet with Ritmo Freak, an electric eight-track album from the beating heart of the Brazilian underground, out May 10.

In a flurry of madcap sampling pitched towards the heat of the night, Pedro Zopelar builds on the premise of his 2022 electro-funk love letter Charme, shifting his approach towards a particular 90s flair and a method with a specific end result.

Ritmo Freak took root in studio experiments for a momentous — and rare — live set at São Paulo festival Não Existe in 2023, where Zopelar was caught up in one of those right-place, right-time moments we carry with us through life. As he explains himself:

“This album is dedicated to freaky club culture. While I was playing at the festival there was a crazy tropical storm outside and the room was packed with the freakiest crowd. I've tried hard to immortalize that feeling on this record."
With the intended energy in mind, Zopelar focused on a particular mode of production centred around 12-bit sampling from his ample record collection.

Considering his background as a trained pianist, here his musical instincts are forced to work within the limitations of short, snappy cuts from dusty 12”s. The lo-fi sound sources and the resourceful ways Zopelar works them gives the record an unmistakable old-skool flavour which he applies to forthright house, techno and electro funk rhythms, always taking care to draw out the soul of the music.

The stylistic touchstones flow past thick and fast on Ritmo Freak. From the amped up fierceness of the title track with its gaudy, cut n’ paste, vintage techno flavour to the effervescent electro funk of ‘Gabriellinha’s Boogie’ on to the surreal Balearic inversion of ‘Distraction’, this is a high-velocity, endlessly charming record bursting with the musicality Zopelar has made his name on.

As the driving force behind many warehouse parties in São Paulo, Zopelar has been immersed in club culture for a long time, and his distinctive catalogue of jazz, funk, acid and techno has graced highly respected labels like Apron, Selva Discos and Mother Tongue. Throughout, he’s displayed an affinity for the tangled roots of the groove with an open-eared, big-hearted sound. That’s what comes through on Ritmo Freak — a record as infectious as it is well- informed.

https://pzopelar.bandcamp.com/album/ritmo-freak

https://soundcloud.com/pzopelar
https://soundcloud.com/tartelet-records

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PREMIERE: Zopelar - Beat Me [Tartelet Records]

A serene journey that encompasses the moments in between situations, destinations, moods, and emotions.

With love,
K.

In Between

Enjoy a couple of my favourite records (lots of vinyl) and a few unreleased exclusives.

Dedicated to the life and memory of Barry Hester/ An actor and a performer whose life has taught me - share your talent with the world while you are able to. ❤️

OURMINDZ - Warm Up Mix (Jul-2024)

125BPM-RO-MINIMAL-DEEP-TECH

COVER-ART: AIMEE ARTS x DVGX

Rominimal Deep Tech [DERMIXES010]

Dessous Recordings presents another classic!
 Vinyls & more: https://dessousrecordings.bandcamp.com/merch 
Dive into our timeless classics catalog: https://on.soundcloud.com/frbLqkFe3ke2GRD57

Electro De-Luxx

A tapestry of fading skies and fractured rituals, where forgotten sparks linger on the wires and silence is filled with echoes. Each piece unravels like a memory dissolving into static, carrying the weight of endings and the glow of what can never return. The curtains fall, but their shadows live on in the afterimage.

Rominimal Deep Tech [DERMIXES010]

DeRizzio