Jazz-o-Tech welcomes back Berlin pair Flat Maze for a second EP on the label following their Dick Dunker EP in 2018. This time they combine scintillating jazz and electronic sounds on Gran Canaria, a five tracker which includes remixes from Arnaud Le Texier and Dinamite.

This pair is made up of Italian Stefano Mori on electronics and guitar, and Tel-Aviv born Uri Gincel on piano. The former is well known in Berlin having played live and DJed with various collectives, and the latter toured the world as an in demand piano player before immersing himself in electronic music and collaborating with the likes of Mathew Herbert. Together they find a perfect sweet spot between instrumental jazz solos and deep techno drums and always take you on an escapist trip.

The opening track emerged from the beach of Los Palomas in Gran Canaria, where the sun and the wind of the dunes inspired Stefano to create the rhythm and bass, while Uri added the melancholic, Latin jazz piano line. The result is a gorgeous track that washes over you like a warm breeze as dancing keys bring real dynamism. 'Petardo Boy' featuring Sebastian Studnitsky on trumpet is inspired by an eccentric and explosive character from Berlin. It started with a melancholic riff by Uri before Stefano developed an electronic composition as wild as the personality of Petardo Boy himself. The drifting trumpet up top is romantic and late night, the drums are deep and the mood intimate. Last of all, 'Golden Cat' features a scratchy electronic riff inspired by Uri's cat. It's a textured centre piece around which pulsing drums, snapping hits and haunting jazz keys all move freely.

Arnaud Le Texier steps up to remix 'Gran Canaria' and flip sit into a slick and quick techno workout with majestic melodies and tender chords, while Dinamite flips 'Petardo Boy' into a menacing, broken beat and glitchy techno weapon for darkened warehouses.

This EP once again perfectly embodies the mission of our unique label. 
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releases April 6, 2021

Artwork by Polygonia Creations
Mastered at LRS Factory in Rome.

Gran Canaria

JOT016: Flat Maze - Gran Canaria EP (Incl. Dinamite and Arnaud Le Texier Remixes)

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The Berlin-based project Flat Maze embodies the essence of the concept of Techno-Jazz. Their mix between the instrumental jazz solos with techno grooves and deep synths, results in an innovative sound. It aligns perfectly with the artistic manifesto of the Jazz-o-Tech label. The name Flat Maze comes from the fusion of two significant Berlin clubs: the ,B Flat" jazz club in Mitte and„Maze", an underground techno club in Kreuzberg. Stefano Mori, founder, producer, and live electronics act performer of the Flat Maze project, has long been active in the Berlin electronic music scene, with dj collectives like Mechatronica and Drei Groschen Disko. In the Flat Maze project, he collaborates with some of the most sought-after jazz musicians in the Berlin jazz-scene, such as Uri Gincel. Being the main live jazz musician of the project, Uri is also a composer alongside Stefano for Flat Maze's tracks. On Flat Maze's stage, musicians of the caliber of saxophonist Ori Jacobson, Sebastian Studnitzky and John-Dennis Renken can be seen. Flat Maze's performed it's unique sound at major festivals dedicated to the fusion of jazz with electronic music such as XJAZZ Berlin, Jazz:REfound in Turin, Jazz by the Sea in Fano, JazzMI in Milan; and in clubs both in Berlin and Milan, including sold-out performances at Kantine am Berghain, Suicide Circus, Sage Beach in Berlin Smolna in Warsaw and Bachelite Clab and Biko in Milan.

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At Jazz-o-Tech we do Techno-Jazz.
The project is born in order to merge tradition with modernity, improvisation and experimentation, and to create a new genre: techno-jazz. Finally the elegant arrangements and intricate jazz solos can develop along the modern structures of Techno and Electronica, taking the listeners on an emotional, hypnotic and intense journey. The future is here.