quintessentials 97: andy ash - silent planet ep
out on 12"/digital very late october 2025

Andy Ash is a long time contributor to the sound of Quintessentials, with his album „All the colours“ being the highlight of his work. Until now! The Liverpudlian shows superb diversity on his new EP called „Silent Planet“. The opener, „Patch 2“ is a stripped down masterpiece of Dub Techno and a perfect club tool. „Hross“ can be called Acid House, and you know we love that! The B-side shows more of a relaxed vibe with the beautiful string-laded „Franco alley“ and the smooth low BPM track „Yellow“. This silent planet has something to say and shows great variety of styles and Andy’s skills as a producer - and yes, all AA releases have his own artwork!

quintessentials 97: andy ash - patch 2

Other alias: Jazz Gum 
Affiliations: @dmlradio (Dance.Music.Lifestyle) (Atlanta)
Secret Grove Collective (Portland) @secret-grove-collective
Let The Groove Be Your Guide

Dutch (Ambient) Dub Techno producer. Textured atmospheres, deep delays & minimal rhythms. Support here: https://atmodub.bandcamp.com

quintessentials stands for essential deep and raw house music. quintessentials tracks are raw, but they have soul. it’s what we all loved about those old house records: raw yet soulful music. quintessentials will help to keep underground house music on the map.

out now: 
QE97: andy ash - silent planet ep

out soon:
QE98: borrowed identity - reminisce ep

contact: qemusic@gmail.com

Alexander Kastner & Adrian Hoffmann


booking and other requests: pandua@sonarkolle​ktiv.com

To say that the London via Madrid raised Max Pietrangeli (Pietra) was born into house music would be no overstatement. His disc-jockey dad was heavily influenced by the sounds of London & Ibiza in the 90s and early 2000s and brought his family to the island every summer throughout Max's youth. He eventually taught a 12-year-old Max the art of mixing on a sturdy Traktor s4 controller, used for numerous teenage-ridden house parties. 

Fast-forward to today and 25-year old Max has had the pleasure of spinning at renowned clubs such as XOYO, Motion Bristol, Phonox, Night Tales, and the late Moles Bath to name a few. 

In 2021, he became an event manager and resident DJ for the Bath & London-based @Originssound parties. He is now based in Brussels, Belgium where he is working to carve out a name for himself in a bustling and fast-growing local music scene. 

Pietra has had the privilege of sharing a lineup with the likes of Nightmares on Wax & Folamour, in addition to warming up for the likes of Chaos in the CBD, Mall Grab, Dan Shake, Peach, Todd Terje and Adam Pits. 

Bookings:
djpietra@icloud.com