Hard at work for over a decade now, EDND is one of those artists whose influence on her local scene rolls deep and yet feels subtle - she's been silently honing her craft surrounded by a healthy mix of VSTs, classic drum machines and second-hand synthesisers of all kinds in her home town of Portimão. She's also never stopped playing a part as an important cultural agitator in the south of Portugal and Lisbon alike, taking part in jam sessions or community-led parties in all sorts of DIY venues, as well as gracing established clubs and festivals with hers and her duo's Roundhouse Kick mesmerising live acts.

For her first solo EP 'Rupture of Plane', EDND finds a fitting home at Paraíso, where she explores the border between inventive experimentation and dancefloor effectiveness. The opener 'Quartz Composer' layers a bouncy bassline with mystery-drenched melodies and carefully sound designed percussive elements while the sparse vocal inspires a state of loving ecstasy. The infectious rawness of 'Field Effects' follows; its visceral, playful kickdrum pacing a dizzyingly trippy synth and an enticing suggestion of the rougher side of acid. 'While Sleeping Watch' ensues, bringing an even moodier, industrial-leaning piece of top-form EBM and techno. Paraíso regular Photonz steps in for a powerful rework of Quartz Composer, infusing it with a tough, whole new broken electro groove and an addictive synth re-design.

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A1 - EDND - Quartz Composer

Paraíso é uma plataforma multi-dimensional: toma a forma de programa de rádio, editora e noite para celebrar a música a que um dia chamaram "underground house music from a paradise called portugal".
Uma homenagem à rave portuguesa que nasceu nos anos 90 e continua, hoje, a trilhar o seu caminho. Desde as lendas dos tempos da Kaos e do Alcântara-Mar aos produtores contemporâneos influenciados pelo espírito original da rave tuga, todo este contínuo serve de inspiração para a Paraíso. Para que a nossa herança nunca se perca e continue a polvilhar o inconsciente colectivo.

Contact : alpaidesound@gmail.com

Délivrant une substance musicale sombre et enivrante, ALPAÏDE va vous faire voyager dans les confins de son univers artistique intensément éclectique. Musicien producteur passionné, il explore toutes les cultures, les époques et les influences qui l’entourent pour proposer une musique breakée, percussive et dansante voir onirique et planante.
C’est la claque et la caresse, le groove et le calme, la transe et la contemplation.

Side project @analogsleep + @arkhantechno

Live Machine / Dj Set

Recent "permanent" transplant to the land of dragon flies. Slowly working my way through stuff I recorded in the nineties. If you like what you hear hmu, and I'll hook you up. I'm also a student of the 二胡 (Èrhú - Chinese fiddle), and the (primarily Latin) piano.