Release Info:

--Now - Digital pre-order includes immediate download of "Mind of Steel"

http://translationrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/martial-manners-ep-trnsl010

--25 Feb - Vinyl release via Triple Vision, digital release via Translation Bandcamp

www.triplevision.nl/release/TRNSL010/

--10 Apr - General digital release (e.g. Beatport, iTunes, Juno)

Tracklist:

1. Mindmapper & Fre4knc - Collessius
2. Mindmapper & Fre4knc - Shutter Angel
3. Mindmapper & Fre4knc - Fenryr
4. Mindmapper & Fre4knc - Mind of Steel - Digital Exclusive

Description:

Dutch producers Mindmapper & Fre4knc team up to deliver the 'Martial Manners' EP in celebration of Translation Recordings' tenth vinyl release, which comes on a visually stunning piece of crystal & transparent white vinyl! Up first is 'Collessius,' whose heavy-rolling bassline rushes in with the force of a tsunami, leaving a wake of dancefloor destruction in its path. 'Shutter Angel' is a futuristic track where tight, snappy breakbeats slingshot back and forth between an electrifying bassline that surges across the airwaves like a beam of focused energy. Mindmapper & Fre4knc delve into darker territories on 'Fenryr,' whose gritty atmospherics and subterranean low frequencies deliver a unique and immersive listening experience. They close the EP on a deep, meditative note with 'Mind of Steel' (digital only) where drum edits slice through growling bass riffs with blade-like precision. The "Martial Manners" EP strikes the perfect balance between dancefloor and experimental to carry on Translation Recordings' ongoing mission to bridge audiences with quality music that can be enjoyed in all listening environments.

Mindmapper & Fre4knc - Fenryr - Martial Manners EP - Translation Recordings (*CLIP*) OUT NOW!

Having over 30 releases out there on many different labels, soundaddict Rogier Habraken a.k.a. Mindmapper lost his status as "new-comer" long ago. Thanks to support of many keyfigures within the scene, he has laid down a solid foundation for the future. Backed up by many gigs, residencies and appearances on events, radioshows and festivals in both the Netherlands and abroad. Next to that he's co-owner of Break-Fast Audio, sound designer and mix engineer for Dutch broadcasting and has a curating duty for the online music discovery service 22tracks.com.

Coming from a background of working with bands, playing piano, double bass and electric guitar for many years and building his own studio, Mindmapper has got all the musical skills a producer might want. What started out as recording and arranging songs played by his band, evolved in a serious affection for cutting, sampling and composing electronic music. Combined with his education as an Audio Designer, Mindmapper is a musical mastermind whose style expands way beyond just Drum & Bass. 

It's hard to describe his broad spectrum of productions in few words but one can find all sort of influences ranging from techno to rock and dub to classical. His tunes and collabarations tend to explore the "boundaries" of the genre and have been spotted, not surprisingly, by a broad audience. Support comes from Loxy, Doc Scott, Hazard, Hype, Octane & DLR, D-Kay, Bailey, Fabio, Consequence, Gremlinz, June Miller amongst many others. With material forthcoming on Samurai Music, Dispatch, Eternia Music, Soundium X, Creative Wax and CX, 2013 looks bright. 

Labels:

Blendits Audio
Break-Fast Audio
Broken Audio
Buried Audio
Crunch Recs
Creative Wax
Criminal Recs
CX Digital
Cylon Recs
Demand Recs
DigiLab Recs
Dispatch Recs
Dust Audio
Eternia Music
Horizons Music
Samurai Music
Santorin
Soundium X
Subtle Audio
Translation Recs
Vampire Recs

Affiliations:

Break-Fast Audio & Events
22tracks.com (Amsterdam DnB-section)
DJ MAG NL (reviewing dnb releases)

Contact/Bookings Inquiries:

mindmapperdnb AT gmail DOT com