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Wassu - Not So Random [TOR040]
Release Date - 04.28.23
Stream & Buy - https://xyzlabel.lnk.to/NotSoRandom

Wassu will always hold a special mantle at the TOR imprint, as the man who inaugurated the label with his Andu EP in 2020. Since then, the New Yorker has turned heads with a string of prolific releases on the likes of Anjunadeep, All Day I Dream, and When We Dip XYZ. With each passing project, Wassu's mastery of warm melodies and boastful basslines deepens. His latest offering, the Not So Random EP, is distinct sign of his current studio soundscapes, and showcases the ever-evolving sound of the wizardly Wassu.

The title track Not So Random opens with a driving kick drum moving us right into high gear. A throbbing bassline widens the breadth, as classic piano chords bring a touch of the timeless. Energy elevates through the build, rich with reverb, as the big kick returns to offer quintessential dancefloor moments.

On the B-side Loux, Wassu brings a touch of percussive flavor to greet a very playful underbelly. Progressive tones reach deep into the cosmos to twinkle the senses, as floating melodies and distant vocal chops surge us towards higher planes.

Closing out the trio is Club 201, merging melodic movements to showcase Wassu's sound at its most magical. Rhythmic and riveting synthetics swirl, allowing a deep groove to cut through and send sun-drenched dancefloors into euphoria.

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La Fleur is nothing short of a visionary, with her every move an impossibility to ignore.

At almost 20 years since her first footsteps into the music space, the producer, DJ and labelhead meticulously fuses house and techno with infectious melodies to trigger even the deepest emotions. Her sonic palette carefully curates a story – and when lauded by names including Kerri Chandler, Sasha, Pete Tong and Kenny Larkin, its narrative is one of genius.

With her label Power Plant and consequent debut ‘Flowerhead’ becoming immediately lauded in underground communities, La Fleur’s discography has blossomed from strength to strength; including - but not limited to - releases via revered labels including Kompakt and Cocoon, a residency and valued relationship with Watergate Berlin, her remixing Kerri Chandler and Sasha (including a hit 2018 collaboration with the latter on ‘Förbindelse’), a remix by Carl Craig and an abundance of high-profile party and festival appearances. Think Awakenings Festival, Tomorrowland, Life Festival, Creamfields and Warung, an array of Ibiza’s superclubs, Printworks London and Motion Bristol to name merely a few — the Swedish artist shows no sign of slowing down.

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