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AIKON returns to Exploited with an EP of dark moods and sensual melody.

The title track is a dark slice of Italo disco / electro, with taut snares cutting through the droning bass and hypnotic synth arpeggiation. Building imperceptibly through subtle atmospheric touches, the track reaches a spine-tingling peak in the spacious breakdown, where synths soar and the acidic bass gets a moment in the spotlight. A voice breathes the word ‘acid’ as the beat kicks back into life, completing the tripped out feel of this moody chugger.

‘Galaxy’ is driven along by a hefty bassline throb, soon bolstered by monotone acid tones and infectious cowbell rhythm. Blasts of synths tease as we head towards the heavenly breakdown, where beautiful sampled guitar melody rubs up against floaty, ambient pad sounds. The contrast between the guitar and the moody bass sounds when the beat drops back in is magical, channeling some of that ‘90s dreamhouse energy as gated, shimmering chords add another sumptuous motif.

‘Heroes’ is a little more on the melodic techno tip but keeps the textures and themes of the EP running through it. Moving at a languid tempo, the track focuses around a simple, blissed-out, ecstasy-imbued hook and a chugging bass rhythm. The switch from a 4/4 thump to a breakbeat rhythm halfway through shifts the mood brilliantly, and throughout subtle changes eke out more beauty from this heads-down affair.

Early Feedback:
Rampa: Thanks. Will check. 
Sandrino:Thanks for the music.
Kendal: Love these 3 tracks. This is huge. Congrats AIKON!
Sobek: Really nice tunes. 
Tsugi Mag: Heroes for me.
Upercent: Nice.
Alinka: Very nice.
Kendal: Love these 3 tracks. This is huge. Congrats!
Made in TVL: Good job. Like it.
Tommie Sunshine: Love this whole EP.

Artist: AIKON
Release: Flashes
Label: Exploited Ghetto
Cat: EXP104
LC: 48629
Publisher: Exploited Ghetto Music Publishing
Releasedate Beatport & Streaming: 01.10.2021
Releasedate Global Download: 15.10.21

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Sou curador musical e DJ, com experiência em direção artística e programação de eventos. Fui responsável pela direção artística e programação musical do espaço LES NAUTES, em Paris, onde agenciei artistas como Niv Ast, Mystery Affair, Leonor, Yula Kasp, Full Cast, Jpegmafia, Jacco Gardner, Konnichiwa, The Flashers, entre outros talentos emergentes de destaque.

Como DJ e curador, trabalho com música eletrónica pensada para luzes estroboscópicas e máquinas de fumo. O som que proponho é introspectivo, cru e intenso, com melodias orientais, grooves pesados, sintetizadores “envelhecidos a tabaco” e riffs angulares que falam tanto aos rapazes motards como às raparigas góticas.

É uma estética sonora demasiado distópica para ser chamada disco, demasiado melancólica para ser house, e demasiado musical para ser techno.

Misturo sonoridades pós-disco e wave com a melancolia do new wave.

Procuro criar experiências que desestabilizam a pista de dança, abrindo espaço para o transe, o desconforto belo e a catarse emocional.

O meu universo sonoro bebe do expressionismo, da ficção científica distópica e do romantismo noir. 

Uma rave no meio de um filme de Tarkovski.

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I Was in charge of the artistic direction and music programmation at LES NAUTES in Paris, where i booked Niv Ast, Mystery Affair, Leonor, Yula Kasp, Full Cast, Jpegmafia, Jacco Gardner,  Konnichiwa, The Flashers, … among other outstanding rising artists. 

I play electronic music for strobe lights and smoke machines. it's introspective, rugged and raw, with oriental melodies and chugging grooves, tobacco-stained synths and angular riffs that appeal to biker boys and goth girls.
It's too dystopian to be called disco, too melancholic for house, and too musical to be techno. 

Post-disco and wave sounds mixed with the melancholy of new wave.

I seek to create experiences that destabilize the dance floor, opening space for trance, beautiful discomfort and emotional catharsis.

My sound universe draws from expressionism, dystopian science fiction and noir romanticism.

 A rave in the middle of a Tarkovsky film.

The owner of this soundcloud-web-appearance DrDP is a private person, electronic-music-lover, -listener and doctor of medicine.
He loves every beautiful thing.
DrDP was born in 1977 and his passion for electronic music, especially techno and house, began in the middle of the 1990.
In 1994 DrDP went to Frankfurt on the Main for his first electronic-music-event ever. In this context he also for the first time visited the legendary "Dorian Gray"-Club inside of the Frankfurt-City- International-Airport.
Since this time his passion and love for electronic music became stronger with every beat...
DrDP enjoys discovering new styles and musicians at every given chance.

DrDP lost his heart in Berghain...could be worse...

"Without music, life would be a mistake." 
Friedrich Nietzsche


Hi, I'm an amateur DJ and my musical journey started back in 2015. However, my love for electronic music started much earlier. When I was just 10 years old, my parents brought home a CD of Miss Kittin's set - Electroclash Berlin is burning, and that sound literally blew my adolescent mind. Since then, I can't imagine my life without electronic rhythms and sounds.

My passion for music has led me to explore and master different genres such as Afro House, Melodic House, Indie House and Tech House. Each set I create is not just a set of tracks, it's a whole story imbued with emotion and energy. My goal is to give you an unforgettable musical experience and make your heart beat with every beat.

Join me on this exciting musical journey and let's discover new horizons of electronic music together!

Shir Khan started Exploited in 2007. Exploited Rec now plays host to some wide-ranging and innovative electronic talent - including Adana Twins, Claptone, Budakid, Joyce Muniz, James Curd, Shir Khan (to name a few) - and its artists have been receiving numerous supportive spins from the likes of Solomun, Pete Tong, Soul Clap, Wolf&Lamb, Azari&III, Jesse Rose, Axel Boman and A-Trak.
This is serious dance music at it's most cutting edge with all the juice to really get you going. It's totally contemporary, innovative and has a chunky dirty feel. "Exploited" take you on an invigorating roller coaster ride back to your youth when you first listened to dance music with all the thrills and spills you so enjoyed about clubbing. It's heavy, exciting and special.
'"Exploited Records" is a seamless melting pot of varied styles that simply can't fail to please even the most discerning ears. Highlights here are plentyful. Not to be missed at any cost.' (Clash)
'Musical hybrids are truly the flavour of today, but few have managed to capture the atmosphere of an unpredictable microcosm of a night out on a recordlabel - until now. Shir Khan's label "Exploited" bottles the zeitgeist's giddy thrills with plenty of style and substance. This is dance music hybridism in all its most glorious forms, and Shir Khan is an expert at making square pegs fit round holes.' (DJ-Mag)
'"Exploited Records" boss Shir Khan has been gaining a lot of acclaim recently, and deservedly so - as he has shown us the high quality, diversity and forward-thinking nature of his label. Engaging, riveting and diverse.' (Data Transmission)

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