Following a first vinyl appearance on You And Your Hippie Friends’ “A Very Nice Combinado Volume Dos” (YAYHF 03) earlier this year, Mexican producer PAULOR aka Paulo Rodriguez gets ready for his first solo outing with Hippie Dance’s sister label.

Curated by Rebolledo, the imprint has established an impressive talent pool within only three releases, including both veteran and upcoming talent such as Sebastien Bouchet, El Güero, Zombies In Miami, Beyou, Roman Flügel and more. It’s a testament to the label’s chiselled vision that an idiosyncratic and diverse group such as this is able to sustain individual approaches to electronic music while weaving a coherent sonic tapestry from all its ingredients, the whole quite organically being more than the sum of its parts.

Now, it’s up to PAULOR to flesh out his own sound cosmos on You And Your Hippie Dance’s latest 12” drop, presenting a concoction of salt-caked beats, riffing guitars and flexing bass that evokes a sense for space and untouched, psychedelic landscapes not unlike Rebolledo’s very own desert funk vignettes. After “La Race” (his contribution to “A Very Nice Combinado Volume Dos”) and the “Discótico Desértico” remix for Rebolledo’s “Mondo Re-Alterado” (HIPPIE DANCE 10 LP) started making the rounds in tastemaker DJ sets, PAULOR caught a major moment of inspiration while performing at Monterrey’s TOPAZdeluxe - which lead to the husky, hypnotic cut PAULOR’S BLUES, pièce de résistance and headstone in one, as it set the scene and also birthed enough follow-up tracks to naturally grow into a cohesive, full-blown EP.

From echo-drenched, beatless opener NEBLINA to the percussion-infused intrigue of DELIRIO EN CARRETERA, the athletic pop minimalism of AMIGOS or the slow burn of brooding mystery shuffle LUCES CALLING, PAULOR creates a unique, atmospheric sound panorama that excites minds and bodies alike. Adorned with a starry night sky, the record’s cover artwork couldn’t be more fitting – it’s a dominant musical vista in PAULOR’s work, whose vantage point is not necessarily a specific place (although all tracks were recorded in Xalapa), but a feeling of exquisite duality: the feeling of being lost between the stars, lonely and connected at the same time, a speck of dust and the center of the universe.

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Born in Manchester, way back.  I've been listening to music for over fifty years and getting playlists together for the past five.
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Italian born, Sydney based OnlyLUCA's sounds have been reverberating from coast to coast of Australia and beyond. Grounded in downtempo, melodic house and ethnic sounds, OnlyLUCA brings his passion for pushing boundaries between genres, and swooning dance floors with his eclectic and soulful sets.

With stints at The Fan Club’s Bedouin tent at Noemenia festival and Shahrokh events, and supporting sets for major artists including Acid Pauli at Return to Rio, Oceanvs Orientalis at Tempo Comodo, Monkey Safari at Bootz n Catz, & Cioz for The Fan Club, OnlyLUCA is making his mark as an innovative and authentic artist.

His distinguished sound saw him becoming a firm fixture at Noemenia festival, whilst being secured for residencies at WA's Solouk events and the weekly downtempo event, Tempo Comodo at the infamous Club 77, supporting artists like Phil Smart and Oceanvs Orientalis.

His carefully selected music and refined taste, has also earned him guest invites to local, and international podcasts & radio stations.

Now creating a new space in the Sydney music scene with his own event "Crescendo", OnlyLUCA is curating unique experiences for his discerning audience, providing a platform for local talent and featuring international artists like The Oddness, Kora, Ünam, Samantha Loveridge, Oliiv and many more to come.

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