The small but perfectly formed Cabrera label is to release a first EP from someone other than the Spanish label boss himself. It comes from Kastil and features two fantastic originals as well as a remix by Munich techno tastemaker Dario Zenker.
Kastil is the Soul Notes label boss and is a producer and DJ who, for the last five years plus, has been setting his own agenda. From deepest, jazziest house to raw industrial techno and plenty in between, he has a singular style that is full of energy and always makes a big impact. This new EP proves that once more.
Opener ‘Vedanta’ is a dark, foggy cut with muffled but driving drums down low, a lot of lo­fi dirt hanging in the air and skittish percussive hits darting about in a brooding chamber of sound. It is intense and steamy stuff for warehouse spaces in the dead of night.
‘Xenopeltis’ on the flip is a different animal: this one is eight minutes of loose breakbeats and urban soul that is melancholic and emotive but forceful at the same time. Remixing is Ilian Tape co­founder Dario Zenker who has almost single handedly revived broken beat techno with the work of his label. His version is crunchy and old school, with rattling rave energy off set by serene synth work. It is an impactful track that rounds out a terrific techno EP.

Kastil - Vedanta EP (Dario Zenker remix) Snippets

J.C. (Cabrera, Tresor, AHD, Deeply Rooted)
https://cabrera-rec.bandcamp.com/
https://clone.nl/all/label/Cabrera
https://hardwax.com/?search=Cabrera

Booking & Management: edu@giradiscos.org

Over the last ten years, Madrid born Jose Cabrera has proved that he has a diverse taste in music, and an equally diverse output. Music that is made for the floor, music that works on distilling techno to is rawest and most core elements and music that aims to hypnotise dance floors with its absorbing sense of mood and groove. 

As well as EP's on labels like Deeply Rooted, Tresor Records & Ben Sims' Symbolism, he has also released on his own labels, J.C. and A Harmless Deed. 2015 came correct with a fully immersive full length, Portrait of the Flying Sky. It was a well received album that found J.C exploring his most compelling techno atmospheres yet. Full of refined grooves, slicks bleeps and bass and subtly spaced out synths, it proved a big success with DJs, dancers and worldwide press alike. 

As a DJ, this well travelled Spaniard is just as accomplished— In 2014 he became part of the resident team at the legendary Tresor club, most often found stitching together visceral techno soundtracks, electro and ambient whenever it is need in order to complete the musical path down which he takes you. Of course, J.C also plays at various other clubs and festivals around Europe and as such is a key part of the global techno conversation.

J.C. - M- Theory EP - Greener Records
J.C. & Fred P - Determinisim EP - Soul People Music
J.C. - J.C. 01 - J.C. Records
J.C. - Endurance EP - Deeply Rooted 
J.C. - Calypso EP (Keith Worthy remix) - AHD Records
J.C. - J.C. 02 - J.C. Records 
Demo Tracks Vol2 - J.C. - Chenox - Tresor Records
J.C. - J.C.03 - J.C. Records
J.C. - J.C.SS with NX1 - J.C.S.S.
J.C. & Kastil - Gasteiz EP - Symbolism
J.C. - Portrait of the Flying Sky LP - Soul People Music Boards
J.C. - The Rebellion of the Overman Part. 1 - Cabrera
J.C. - The Rebellion of the Overman Part. 2 - Cabrera
J.C. - Mugako LP - Semantica Records 
J.C. - Path to Nirvana - Cabrera
J.C. - Vertigo - Cabrera
J.C. - The Record for Keka - Cabrera
J.C. & Kastil - No Spiritual Surrender - Cabrera

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J.C. aka Jose Cabrera

J.C. aka Jose Cabrera

J.C. aka Jose Cabrera

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