Dekmantel - Best of 2024

Taken from: Theo Kottis - Lighthouse - Dekmantel - DKMNTL102

buy via dekmantel: https://dekmantel.com/shop/records/theo-kottis-lighthouse 
buy via bandcamp: https://theokottis.bandcamp.com/album/lighthouse 

Dekmantel is proud to welcome Theo Kottis for an EP of snappy, melodically-charged house, techno and electro with a distinct 90s edge. Lighthouse marks a shift in focus for the London-based Scottish producer — the result of a self-imposed creative reset which has seen him honing a more mature sound both in the studio and on the decks.

The EP’s title track has been on heavy rotation this summer from the likes of Ben UFO, Francesco Del Garda & Palms Trax, and it’s not hard to work out why. ‘Lighthouse’ draws on all the best elements of club music and moulds them into a deadly, effective whole. From the driving low-end of the Reese bassline to the razor-sharp attack of the 4/4 drums, the swoon of the Motor City pads to the tweaked acid line, it’s a hybrid techno workout of the highest order.

Following the inspirational flash point of ‘Lighthouse’ Kottis built out the rest of the EP in a similar vein of characterful, impactful club tracks driven by iconic 90s sounds wielded with precision. ‘Warp’ brings the 303 further to the forefront while ‘Take Control’ digs into deliciously dirty lead lines and ‘Distance’ takes a more explicit electro direction. He might be exploring a revitalised sound, but Kottis holds true to his flair for ear-snagging anthems evidenced on past releases for Permanent Vacation, Space Dust and DGTL amongst many others. As Kottis’ impact on the scene continues to grow, it’s a true pleasure to present some of his fiercest tracks to date on his continued upward trajectory

Lighthouse

Nosferatu

You Got Me

You Got Me (feat. Robert Owens)

Genesis Domain

Saturn to Home

No Trouble In Paradise (feat. Paul St. Hilaire)

Only The Good Times

Only The Good Times (Burial Remix)

Radiants

Brujas EP

Acuyuye

Signo (Part of Dekmantel Ten: A Decade of Dekmantel Festival - Radar)

Signo

Numerical Deviant (Part of Dekmantel Ten: A Decade of Dekmantel Festival - Selectors)

Numerical Deviant

Naive Step One (Part of Dekmantel Ten: A Decade of Dekmantel Festival - The Loop)

Naive Step One

Dekmantel Ten: A Decade of Dekmantel Festival

How Does It Make You Feel

1 And 3

Star Cloud 777

Estimulus Sonido

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