Adding another debutant to the label, Proton Music welcomes Anton Make and a quintet of Teflon-coated tracks in "Bulletproof".

Originally from the historic and beautiful city of St Petersburg on the Baltic coast, Anton Make has carved out a sizeable reputation from his home in Kazan on the banks of the Volga. Fêted by Mixmag Russia as "one of the most worthy Russian adherents of the progressive sound", Anton has continued to dine at underground dance music's top table with a string of productions that first saw a commercial release on Michael & Levan and Stiven Rivic's Mistique Music imprint in June 2012. Some eight years later and with a double century of credits to his name, Anton Make has seen his music allied to a host of high-profile labels that include Mango Alley, JOOF Recordings and Cid Inc.'s Replug. Indeed, 2018's "Naja Nova" with Shamil OM and January 2019's "Divo" has seen Anton continue to develop an impressive relationship with the Finnish legend's label. Finding his way on to Particles in February 2019 with the twin-track "Aquamarine" EP after a 2017 remix of Robin Thurston, Anton Make now makes his debut on Proton's flagship imprint with the five-track "Bulletproof".

The title track is a bristling rhythmic offering that glistens with rock-solid percussive groove and hypnotic woodblock phrasing. A filtered pad provides intrigue as a series of motifs evolve atop a laid-back bass groove. Rich delays and reverbs add texture and depth as an emotive breakdown melody opens up and extends into the third movement. "Claudio" immediately impresses with a slightly more up-tempo feel as an off-beat hi-hat pattern adds subtle urgency. A fast-paced melodic sequence provides intrigue with its subtle variations while pads and white-noise effect pan hits cross the left-right spectrum. The result is an intelligent dancefloor track.

A chugging cadence belies the cleverly programmed chords that ripple out in waves across "Melbourne". Subtly embracing an array of textured risers and effects, a heavily processed lead-line in the mid-point breakdown hints at a vocal phrase underneath before bass, rhythm and melody combine once more in the second half to impressive effect. Immediately grabbing listener attention with its strong bassline sequence, a body-shaking percussive line combines to ensure "My Little Princess" turns heads. Sumptuous synths and pads combine in multi-faceted layers before a glorious grooved arpeggio adds a club-friendly element to the second half.

A satisfying "Denouement" sees another trademark bassline groove, stratified layers of sound and rich sonic palette envelop along with glittering chords and vibrato lead-line. A bold arpeggio waxes and wanes in mesmerising fashion as the track reaches a breakdown crescendo of white-noise power before extending into the third movement with Vangelis inspired synth line.

Five powerful tracks find Anton Make making a "Bulletproof" debut on Proton Music.

Directed by Jay Epoch
A&R by James Warren
Mastered by Cid Inc.
Design by Ben Mautner
Text by James Warren

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Bulletproof

Anton MAKe - Denouement (Original Mix)

Anton MAKe - My Little Princess (Original Mix)

Anton MAKe - Melbourne (Original Mix)

Anton MAKe - Claudio (Original Mix)

Anton MAKe - Bulletproof (Original Mix)

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