Prodigal son of the ESP Institute, Juan Ramos, rises from the cesspool of a world gone mad with 'Agua Del Cenote', his fifth release with the label. Whilst many artists are following their inner light to bring us some much needed joy amidst these rotten times, Juan (being the little shit that he is) follows an inner demon and delivers listeners and dancers a demented clusterfuck of sadistic chaos. The title track opens with what sounds like a butane torch and we metaphorically freebase into oblivion. Our perception of reality unravels, writhing in abrasive textures smeared across a low-slung, mid-tempo erotic thump. Everything feels blurry and distant, as if we’re swimming through an underground aquatic tunnel, in a panic, searching for an invisible band of spirits whose tune summons us into certain annihilation. Following this is a remix from a decorated lord of 20th Century electronics, Harald Grosskopf AKA The Synthesist. Harald wipes away grit and lethargy to reveal elements hidden deep within the mix as well as softens Juan’s sense of terror by building up to an optimistic layer of added synth. We’d love to offer some relief with the balance of the EP, however, the remaining two tracks paint complimentary hues in the same cerebral palette. 'Let It Go (Freaks Only)' veers closely to House in terms of tempo and gestalt, utilizing a vocal sample from Third Generation (Kerri Chandler) and a healthy dose of sub bass, but Juan hardly apologizes for his masochistic tendencies and certainly never relents into an uplifting mood. Closing the EP, Juan serves an antidote of sorts with 'Cuko', as if suggesting a way out of the swamp, but leaves it up to the listener’s intuition to not only see the carrot, but actually follow it into the light, thus completing the quest.

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[ESP085] JUAN RAMOS - Agua Del Cenote - Vinyl/Digital EP

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Looking for positive messages yesterday afternoon. I also thought that SP23 usually carries positive messages, so one track is recorded. When the needle skipped it really upset me. I remembered that the record is so bass heavy that the needle has issues sometimes... :( but also that one carries positive memories : )
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[ESP085] - Agua Del Cenote

[ESP085] JUAN RAMOS - B2 - Cuko - SNIPPET

[ESP085] JUAN RAMOS - B1 - Let It Loose (Freaks Only) - SNIPPET

[ESP085] JUAN RAMOS - A2 - Agua Del Cenote (Harald Grosskopf Synthesist Mix) - SNIPPET

[ESP085] JUAN RAMOS - A1 - Agua Del Cenote - SNIPPET

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The Sound Of: ESP Institute, mixed by Lovefingers

@StampTheWax welcomed me onboard their Diggers Directory series and so I put together a selection of music from my travels and from home. I could not be more flattered they asked me and I hope you enjoy :)

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"I wanted to do something a but different so I decided to string together a mix of tracks and edits I’ve made in the last couple months. Still a work in progress but I thought it’d be nice to get out of my comfort zone. I want to work on my production this year so I thought this would be a good exercise to do. I think it’s quite representative of me, it’s ultimately a collection of sounds across the spectrum. Almost didn’t do this as I didn’t think it was good enough but my friends forced me to see it through! I’m glad I did though." - @djfauzia

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[ESP085] JUAN RAMOS - A2 - Agua Del Cenote (Harald Grosskopf Synthesist Mix) - SNIPPET

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