Lost In Ether | P R E M I E R E | Donato Dozzy - Mai [Samurai Music]

taken from: Donato Dozzy - The Tao [SMDE19]
release date: Nov 27th 2020
format: Limited Marbled or Black 12” and digital
pre-sale: https://samurai.lnk.to/smde19

"One of our proudest accomplishments of 2019 was releasing the very first 170bpm tune from Donato Dozzy. Predominantly known as a Techno artist / DJ, Donato’s musical career is increasingly diverse. From his collaborative work with Neel as Voices From The Lake to his experimental ambient solo works, and his recent LP for Raster alongside Eva Geist stretching into synth pop, the maestro effortlessly reshapes any chosen sound with his distinctive touch.

Many were surprised by Donato turning to 170bpm production for his remix of Homemade Weapons ‘Svalsat’ but those who have researched or experienced much of Donato’s history will likely have imagined it in advance. As a 12 year resident at Rome’s Brancaleone - the storied Italian squat / cultural centre / underground club, Donato began introducing DnB into his sets in the mid 2000’s and more recently his sets posted online for Resident Advisor and Terraforma showed the maestro adeptly working DnB into his impressively tempo hopping journeys.

Naturally we hoped there would be more 170 productions coming after the remix and after a short time, the tracks for The Tao began appearing as the hardware hypnotist had refined his approach to the new tempo.

‘Mai’ is a deep reductionist build pinned down by a taut kick pattern that rises in hypnosis until unfolding into a delicious percussive tweak. ‘Dusty Bones’ ramps up the BPM’s and hyper energy, playful at the same time as being a potent weapon sure to delight adventurous DJs across the spectrum. ‘Sanza High’ dives back into the analog meditation with a winding lead, static kicks, perfectly placed snares and percussive touches. ‘Tao’ was the final track made for the EP. Named after Donato’s cat, the playful energy of the tune captures one of Tao’s moods. Easily the happiest tune we have ever released, Tao’s essence is a jubilant vivacity over a suitably bubbly rhythm.

As expected, ‘The Tao’ is an impressive 170 debut EP that we sincerely hope is just the beginning of the Maestro’s work in this tempo."

Track-list
01. Mai 
02. Dusty Bones
03. Sanza High
04. Tao

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Lost In Ether | P R E M I E R E | Donato Dozzy - Mai [Samurai Music]

contact: michaljablonski@lostinether.pl
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"Ether, or æther, was the mysterious substance once thought to suffuse the universe and be the medium that propagated light (and radio waves once they were discovered). Before that, it was the material that suffused the realm of the Gods. So, to say that something is in the ether means that it is something being communicated from place to place; it has no precise location, just as a radio broadcast can be heard from many different places. "

* Lost In Ether 
Here you can find personal visions and expressions of alternative electronic music represented by artists invited to show their own ways to explore sounds which are embraced into one wave of sound - podcast recorded for "Lost in Ether".
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Running by Dorota Smyk and @MichalJablonski

Arya, Edit Select, B55 Records, PTL

bookings : skztechno@gmail.com

bio:
Adrian Skiba (formerly SKZ)
Poland born and Manchester based DJ and producer, began his journey into electronic music as a teenager through listening to music and raving in his hometown of Olsztyn.
After moving to Manchester in his early twenties he began to explore DJing and producing of various genres of electronic music under a different alias.

In 2021 he established his new alias, SKZ, which focuses strictly on hypnotic, textured, but still very driving techno.
He’s the co-founder of the event series, podcast and platform, Refractiøn, and is also the person responsible of releases on ‘’PTL’’ by Polish Techno.logy where he also become a new resident.
After years of working behind the scenes Adrian starts releasing music in 2022 nad quickly gain music support from names like Takaaki Itoh, Tensal, Svreca, Lakej and many more. In 2025 Adrian starts his own label ,, Arya '' and change his moniker ,,SKZ '' to his real name.