Mattia Prete returns to Jazz-o-Tech with a new EP that emphasises the power of collaboration. His dark, abstract Eruption EP blends electronic and jazz sounds and features musicians from the label roster across five edgy tracks.
Prete has been expanding his musical horizons in recent years. After building a solid foundation in techno, he has begun to work across a wider world of electronic and organic sounds while also working closely with formally trained musicians, plenty of whom feature on this EP. 
 
This world has allowed him to express himself more freely and authentically while adapting and responding to new and contrasting settings. From performing at the Montreux Jazz Festival with Daniel Calvi as 505 to DJing in underground venues like Tresor in Berlin, he continues to make innovative connections between different worlds while continuing to bring diverse artists together on this label.
 
As always with his productions, Prete went wherever the music took him with this EP. It follows no trends, is packed with expressionism and draws on deeply personal emotions while once again highlighting that techno and jazz can communicate together in many different ways. The results are cinematic and fluid, run through with dreamy synths but also built on direct and clubby rhythms with an industrial undertone.

Opener 'Nebula' Ft. Aki Himanen and Aleksi Kinnunen is a widescreen sound with live jazz drums and pained sax lingering in the air above fizzing synths. It's roomy but packed with details and ever-increasing drama. 'Solar Approach' ft Alegros rides on rubbery kick drums and has sweeping chords that reach up to the sky where twinkling melodies awake. There's a halfway switch up when breakbeats change the groove and sombre trumpets sweep across the mix.
'Subway Juice' ft. TUN is much more direct and physical. The sax notes are busy and restless, the drums crash hard and the cymbals splash loudly while acid motifs and busy melodic scales play out in a wild frenzy. 'Cactus' brings a punchy jungle rhythm and icy synths bring unease and edginess to the oversized bass, then Prete collaborates with Daniel Calvi and Leonie on 'Palettes'. It's another bold and in-your-face collision of brass, bass guitar, punishing drums and low-end menace that drives into darkness.
  
Jazz-o-Tech is a label that draws on the rich heritage of two of the most visionary and experimental genes in music: jazz and techno. Taking inspiration from the freeform creative nature of those two musical worlds, artists on the label mix tradition with modernity, improvisation with experimentation, and create a new sound known as techno-jazz. Modern music needs to be ambitious. It must aim to deliver a musical message which is one step beyond what has already been heard. It must take you on a new musical journey into unknown dimensions and emotions. That is the Jazz-o-Tech mission.

Credits:

Track 1 features Aki Himanen on trumpet and Aleksi Kinnunen on Drums

Track 2 features Alegros Gramma on Saxophone

Track 3 features TUN (Torino Unlimited Noise) with Gianni Denitto on Saxophone, Mattia Barbieri on drums, and Fabio Giachino on Keys and Synths.

Track 5 features Daniel Calvi on Synths and Electric Bass, and Leonie on Saxophone

Written, produced and arranged by Mattia Prete
at Garden 505 Studio in Berlin.

Mixed and Mastered by Luigi Di Filippo at LRS Factory in Rome

Artwork by Todo Kunst

Released by Jazz-O-Tech

Mattia Prete - Eruption EP

Solar Approach ft. Alegros

Nebula ft. Aki Himanen & Aleksi Kinnunen

Palettes ft. Daniel Calvi and Leonie

Subway Juice ft. Tun

Eruption

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DJ, Band Member, Label Manager, Radio Host and Promoter.

Label Manager of @jazz-o-tech
Band Member at 505
Resident Radio host at Radio Raheem Italy and Ciut FM Toronto at TheMinxRadioshow

More here: www.mattiaprete.com

Mattia Prete is a Berlin-based DJ, producer, band member, and label manager whose ambitious electronic music is deeply influenced by club styles such as techno and electronica, merged with intricate jazz rhythms and organic instrumentation.

As a DJ, Prete has a versatile sound, and his sets tell a sonic story, taking the audience on a transcendental journey that keeps mind and body engaged on the dancefloor. His mixes incorporate intelligent, dreamy, fluid, and eclectic genres, including techno, jazz, IDM, tribal, and broken beat, all built on strong, propulsive grooves.

In the studio, Prete’s work is infused with sci-fi futurism and the immersive scope of film soundtracks, producing a unique sound that has gained international acclaim. He debuted with “Moon, Please Don’t Go Away” in 2020 on Jazzotech, the label he manages, and has since released the vinyl EP “Life is Waiting” on the experimental label Faith Disciplines, as well as singles like “Palettes” and “Zamovliannia,” featuring classical musicians from Dnipro’s Philharmonic.

Prete recently co-founded the 505 band project with Daniel Calvi, exploring electronic rhythms with a sensitive trip-hop sound and incorporating live electronics and organic instruments for a trippy, textured experience.

As label manager and A&R of Jazzotech, Prete has laid the foundation for a new club scene called Techno Jazz, producing original music and live events featuring jazz and electronic musicians.

One of his most notable projects is the double LP “This is Techno Jazz,” featuring collaborations between artists like Stanislav Tolkachev with Finnish band Himanen & Kinnunen, Katharina Ernst with Spanish techno innovator Reeko, Tensal with Turin jazz band TUN, Fabrizio Rat, and trombonist Gianluca Petrella. This project also inspired a party of the same name, held at Kantine Am Berghain and Sage Beach, with legends like Matthew Herbert, Fabrizio Rat, and Studnitzky.

Prete has played at renowned clubs and festivals, including Montreux Jazz Festival, Fusion Festival, Kantine Am Berghain, Jazz:Re:Found Festival, and Tresor Berlin.