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Alex Medina Alex previously released on COD3 QR (Laurent Garniers label), Innervisions, Watergate, TAU, Diynamic and many more.
For Exploited Club, Alex Medina rolls out 'Ayy Paapi'; a truly singular soundclash that bumps like House and glistens like an Italo whilst also exuding the moxie of Reggaeton. 

Being Spanish born, Medina sought to incorporate his mother tongue into his music. He was motivated by 'the excitement of flirting with some Reggaeton vibes and bringing them to the next level of modern electronic music'. 

Speaking about the specific inspiration behind the vocals, he says 'Ayy Paapi was born on a family holiday with my little daughter Gala calling me papi, papi papi all the time..so I decided to use Spanish Reggaeton vocals to represent my mood as a father‘.

The title track kicks things off; melodies sway through bitter-sweet cycles while a reverberated signal roars out with a gripping power. Sequences, fx and the vocal refrain continue to build an esoteric braid that's guaranteed to linger in the mind long after the parties over. 

'Rompe Disco' follows up with a playful, percussive Breaks / Electro tool. Saw blades slice through a deep-set bass line while more Spanish vocals flower. A striking breakdown lances in and shatters the track with head bending results before accurate breaks lock back in and carry synth-lines and robotic vocals to the end. 

'Espacio Amor' dials in a big room vibe as more mournful chords glide over a straight 4/4 groove. LFOs have synths flashing in expressive strokes before a series of breakdowns form launch pads for bold, arresting drops that are certain send ripples across the floor.

Artist: Alex Medina
Release: Aay Paapi
Label: Exploited Club
LC: 96788
Cat: EXP142
Publishing: Exploited Ghetto Music Publishing/Sony ATV
Beatport Pre-order: 17.05.24
Release Date Streaming/Beatport: 24.05.24
Release Date Global Download: 07.06.24

Ayy Paapi

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Alex Medina - Ayy Paapi | Exploited Club

NŎMA, resident member and founder of Ubuntu Tribe – a young music aficionado with experience dating back to 2016 in Casablanca. Parallel to his university studies, he crafts an acoustic imprint around a captivating melodic line and Afro-Tech universe, at the crossroads of Deep House, intermingling with oriental and African tunes. He draws inspiration from his origins, and especially his appetite for divergent cultures that he forged during his many travels to Asia, Eastern Europe, etc. The outcome is an atypical, singular world of rhythms mixed with mesmerizing African a cappella vocalizations. In 2019, Noma naturally joined Ubuntu since its creation, driven by the energy, the identity and the unifying force of the project. His first EP, REEVER, marks the launch of his career as a producer.

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Stefano de Filippis, classe ’92 e nato a Roma, cresce in un ambiente fortemente influenzato dalla musica, essendo figlio di musicisti. 
I suoi primi passi sono stati nell’ House music e nella Minimal, ma con il tempo e sperimentando nuove sonorità, ha intrapreso un percorso più underground, orientandosi verso la techno. Dopo essersi diplomato alla Mat Accademy come DJ e producer, ha collaborato con etichette di rilievo quali Oscuro Music Leeds ed Experiment Records Music for Clubber. 
Il nome d’arte Redfire deriva dai suoi tratti nordici e dalla sua carica, elementi che ne definiscono l’identità musicale.

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