Mattia Prete has been at the heart of Techno Jazz a new musical movement where the freeform improvisation and instrumentation of jazz meets the futuristic and hypnotic mechanics of techno. Prete has been working in this niche as a DJ, live performer and producer, but also as manager of Jazz-o-Tech, the innovative and well-known label based in Berlin and Milan that is home to many upcoming visionary talents.

Prete now lays out his unique vision of Techno Jazz on a first EP under his own name for Jazz-o-Tech itself. Three of the forward-thinking tracks are collaborations with musicians Prete admires and respects, and one is a remix from Reeko the Spanish techno producer.

After releasing Silent Rain EP as part of Beat Movement duo, Prete now fully steps out with a bold representation of his take on the fascinating techno-jazz sound. It is cinematic and expansive, heady yet physical, and builds bridges between the famous Berlin sound and the exciting new developments happening in his native Italian scene.

'Moon, Please Don't Go Away' with composer and multi-instrumentalist Alberto Fiori pairs heavy, spacious bass hits with a rousing lead synth. It is epic, suggestive, and a real call to arms before the pummeling kick drums charge into cosmic battle. 'The Bright Side' with the great French trans-jazz band Bada-Bada slowly but surely gets you in a trance. The drums are powerful and liner, but the jazz sax up top is loose and liquid. It unfolds with increasing tension before the energy dissipates and you're left adrift in space next and the sax returns as a more friendly presence. Mattia then links with jazz pianist Uri Gincel and producer and guitar player Daniel Calvi for 'Burning Man,' which was previously a part of the This is Techno Jazz Vol. 1 compilation and is a deep, dark and brooding track full of eerie suspense.

Daniel Calvi is also the collaborator on 'Stein'. It is a track dense with ideas - the train-track drums, the tortured keys, the waves of synth, then a stunning acoustic guitar solo that brings beauty and hope. Last of all, dark industrial techno maestro Reeko remixes 'Stein' into a thumping and cavernous groove with twisted synths that drag you into a dystopian future.

This is a landmark EP from an artist who is helping to take techno into innovative new realms. 
credits
releases July 9, 2021

Written and produced by Mattia Prete, featuring:

1) Harmonica, Piano and electronic by Alberto Fiori
2) Trumpet, Saxophone and acoustic drums by Bada-Bada
3) Piano by Uri Gincel, Guitar by Daniel Calvi
4) Classic and Electric Guitar by Daniel Calvi
5) Remixed by Juan Rico aka Reeko

1, 2, 4 Mixed by Bayon at Stanza Enarmonica, Berlin
Mastered by LRS Factory in Rome,
Promoted by PullProxy in Berlin
Cover Artwork by Polyogonia
Additional Artworks by Franco Matteo
Pictures by Charlie Alens

Burning Man (Official Video): directed by Andrea Agagiù
Moon, Please Don't Go Away (Official Video): created by Franco Matteo

Moon, Please Don't Go Away EP

Moon, Please Don't Go Away

Support

Mattia Prete & Alberto Fiori - Moon, Please Don't Go Away

https://jazz-o-tech.bandcamp.com/

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.

Comments

microeighths

Summer Rain

Mattia Prete

aurora.

Niania