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As an artist with already a lot of very successful material to his name, Rodriguez Jr.’s debut album Bittersweet is a highly anticipated release. There are in fact many reasons why people should hold their breath for it - an impressive 11 track body of work that features some of the well renowned and loved Rodriguez Jr. sonic traits, as well as a lot of new and previously unchartered musical ground. It simultaneously presents techno, atmospheric dub, hypnotic, melancholy and hands down hedonistic music, and with a focus on exploring textures and moods, there is something here for everyone to get lost in.

Rodriguez Jr., aka Oliver Mateu, was originally introduced to music through radio in the south of France, where he closely followed a selection of 80s bands, as well as forming a strong love for synthesizers. It wasn’t long before he was inspired to start his own group with partner Giles Escoffier ‘The Youngsters’, which quickly signed to Laurent Garnier’s F-Communications, taking them to some of the biggest clubs and festivals around the world. After great success, the project was put on hold and over the last five years Mateu has been given the space to focus more on his solo work and finally the opportunity to create an album.

In spite of his French origins, both Olivier Mateu's artist name and productions lean more towards his father's Spanish roots, with a Mediterranean warmth and party atmosphere often coming to the fore. Bittersweet, however, embodies influences from all over the world. Inspired during recent trips to Japan, Canada and Europe, the voyaging Rodriguez Jr. accompanied by his laptop lay down ideas in hotel rooms after playing in clubs and absorbed the different environments around him into his work. With each country creating a new experience, his touring has played a big part in the variety of tracks that are presented here.

Whilst the spice of Bittersweet was captivated in far away places, the main body of the production of the album was carried out in Mateu’s hidden away studio in Belgium, filled with many loved pieces of analogue gear and synthesizers. Ranging from the Roland TR909, for a classic house drum feel, to the Korg MS10 for dirtier sounds, and a selection of Roland keyboards to choose from, “I am definitely a synth fetishist! Ahaha!” (Rodriguez Jr.). Each has contributed in Rodriguez Jr.’s quest to create an artistic project of the highest quality and creativity that he is capable of, with outstanding results. He has also drawn on the creative input of two musicians who are featured in two of the tracks – And.Id playing his trumpet and Cari Golden’s vocals.

A masterpiece that truly reflects the Rodriguez Jr. of today, it also offers us enough variety and surprise to keep us inspired by this ever-evolving artist. Reflecting on the tracks Bittersweet refers to the contradictory forces at play within the music – it may be beautiful and it may be sweet – but be careful of the party animal it can unleash both in the creator and within all of you present on the dancefloor!

Rodriguez Jr. - Massilia

51 Days - Paper Moon ( Original Mix ) -- Touché Records [Re - Upload Of Complete Track] 1994.

art by Andrea Farao
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Ilka Onisim - Між нами

“Mirage Heights” is a deep and atmospheric deep house album where warm basslines, dark rhythms, and subtle vocals blend into one continuous night soundscape.

Each track captures a different moment of the night:
🌌 Velvet Sky
💭 Echoes in You
🌫️ Mirage Lights
🌊 Ocean Pulse
🔥 Crimson Floor

A journey through shadows, reflections, and motion — from the first spark of night to the quiet light of dawn.

Ocean Pulse

🎵 Blue Flame

Artist: Garry Todd
Title: Time Goes On feat. Nat Page
Label: BPitch Control
Cat. No.: BPC321
Format: 12" / Digital
Release date: 22.01.2016

“Club music that makes you wanna dance” – Garry Todd’s description of his art is as simple as that. And he’s right: it doesn’t mess about, it goes straight for your motor controls, and it’s really making waves on the club scene. We could also add that it’s in the house domain, it doesn’t cater to any clichés, and it has a certain twist that points to a natural-born talent. But who is this Garry Todd? He has a label, called Contemporary Scarecrow. It serves as his platform for both music and fashion. As a teenager he danced to sets from Masters At Work. Six years ago, having caught the house and techno bug and feeling the longing for an endless summer, he began a nomadic existence between Australia, Ibiza and his home in the UK. Making notable strides down under, he became a central figure as a DJ, producer and promoter in the nascent club scene in and around Sydney. In his own productions he delicately and subtly explores the house genre. His recent debut album “Nora Lilian” is just bursting with unique ideas – prepared on the TR-909, a Roland Juno-60 synth and supported with vocals from a few friends. 

“Time Goes On” marks the first EP release from the album. The title track dances around the enchantingly presented voice of Nat Page and uses stirring claps and a frenzied synth line to bring it to the clubs – the true destination of this magic number. With “Go Green” – a track not included on the album – the globetrotter serves up charming froggy basslines and rasping acid hi-hats that ultimately lead to an ethereal, beatless synth texture. The EP then gets a special ingredient – a whole side of the vinyl is allocated to one of the stand-out cuts from the album, “Anniversary Track”, which Garry Todd extends to 13 minutes of epic, psychedelic deepness, without leaving any of the suspense behind. “I am doing something I love, and that I am grateful for,” he says of his work. This gratitude and love can be felt in every beat, every chord, every melody. And he can be sure that it’s reciprocated – deeply and sincerely!


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Garry Todd - Anniversary Track (Extended 12" Version)

In.tune.itions EP

Heart For Rent

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The Knowledge

Believe (Exploited)

Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/release/the-knowledge/2464493
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/album/the-knowledge-single/1455229413
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0SInZwuevytTZaUqUjra69

Early support by Crazy P, Agoria, Whomadewho, Audiofly, Tensnake, Red Axes, AME, Tone Of Arc, Maxxi Soundsystem, Till Von Sein. 

Man of mystery Enduro Disco received plenty of plaudits for his first three releases on Exploited Ghetto. Something tells us that this new contribution to Exploited (originally released on Vinyl Only on Shir Khan's helmed Black Jukebox series) will set plenty of pulses racing, too. Check first the dreamy and loved-up roll of opener "The Knowledge", which sounds like a house remake of a lesser-celebrated 1980s Miami synth-pop cut, before sinking your teeth into the swirling, piano-sporting late night house bliss of "Believe". 
"The Knowledge" introduces the EP through a slow and steady climb, wobbly bass shards and a suspended pad holding our attention as the excitement levels rise. "Believe" sees the first proper rush of endorphins burst off the wax, as a scintillating synthetic soundbed ripples and fizzes through our core in a exquisite display of blissed-out prowess.

Early Feedback:
Crazy P: This is great. 
Agoria: Yes. Very good one. 
Thomas Barford (Whomadewho): I believe in Believe.
Audiofly: The Knowledge is wicked. 
Tensnake: The Knowledge is cool. 
Red Axes: Thanks. 
AME: Thanks.
Tone Of Arc: Killer.
Maxi Soundsystem: Wicked. 
Till Von Sein: Cool EP.

Artist: Enduro Disco 
Release: The Knowledge
Label: Exploited 
Cat: EXPDIGITAL181
LC: 15799
Publisher: Exploited Ghetto Music Publishing
Releasedate Beatport/Spotify: 08.04.19
Releasedate I-Tunes: 22.04.19

Believe

Enduro Disco - Believe | Exploited

Send demos here: https://www.tstack.link/exploited-GBaXdMGvJLHubDbFJtn9O
Exploited Rec promises to strip the wallpaper from the walls of your home stereo.
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)

Enduro Disco - Believe | Exploited

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