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Over the course of a decade, Wata Igarashi has risen as one of techno's most accomplished DJs and producers. His highly aesthetic trademark sound is as heavily psychedelic as it's driven by its stern kinetic energy. It's often overlooked that Igarashi is much more than a torch bearer of the raw hypnotic techno he became known for. He's also a very accomplished and versatile musician with a deep understanding of the cause and effect of sound design. His skills are fully on display on 2023's full length "Agartha", a film score to a fictitious movie about the mythical underworld of planet Mars. It was a rather obvious idea to cross the bridge between this epic deep listening album and Wata Igarashi's techno persona by having him remix himself. As you might expect, the "Agartha Sorcery Acid Mix" has turned out to be a masterclass in psychedelic designer techno. It's slightly slower in BPM as the usual Igarashi fare but every bit as captivating. The "Floating Against Time Shimmering Mix" shows another intriguing facet of Wata's spectrum. Let's call it: Psychedelic Deep House. KOMPAKT's very own Michael Mayer couldn't resist to turn the Godzilla soundtrack-ish "Ceremony Of The Dead" into a positively hysterical minimal disco operette. And then there's the "Fusion Mix of Abyss II x Darkness" by Philipp Stoffel, a fresh Cologne DJ and producer from whose AKTE club nights a label with the same name is about to emerge. He's definitely one to keep an eye on in 2025.

Wata Igarashi - Agartha Remixe (Kompakt 498)

Agartha (Wata Igarashi Sorcery Acid Mix)

Wata Igarashi - Agartha (Wata Igarashi Sorcery Acid Mix)

Ceremony Of The Dead (Michael Mayer Mix)

Wata Igarashi - Ceremony Of The Dead (Michael Mayer Mix)

Abyss II x Darkness (Philipp Stoffel Fusion Mix)

Wata Igarashi - Abyss II x Darkness (Philipp Stoffel Fusion Mix)

Floating Against Time (Wata Igarashi Shimmering Mix)

Wata Igarashi - Floating Against Time (Wata Igarashi Shimmering Mix)

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