We all remember with mixed feelings the past two years of domestic isolation: a temporary anomaly in which the world had to adjust to a new routine, a new rhythm. In these daunting yet precious circumstances, Italian producer Markeno has found his rhythm back, dusting off old records and re-approa- ching his past musical love affairs that he believed to be long forgoCen.
Here, in the fertile limbo that connects past and future, “Dock lown (exploring)” is born: a 3-tracker release with a chameleonic nature and an undeniable
groove, in which Markeno is able to tactfully combine different genres such as indie, post-rock, African music, electro and funk.
In the contemporary music scene, overly saturated with catchy melodies and seductive lyrics, it is refreshing to encounter a composition like “Fase 01”, which starts from a purely percussive structure. Just when the ear is settled and well inserted into the tangle of drums, here comes the melodic twist, no less than at the fourth minute, injecting an unexpected groove and chalking out the contours of a track with mul6ple personali6es: a liCle esoteric, a little synth-wave, quirky and badass.
The temperature rises with “Zona Rossa”, in which the electro hint sketched in “Fase 01” becomes more pronounced, opening the doors to a dense psychedelic scenario. A shamanic loop accompanies the electric bass and escorts us through the smoke of the bonfire, veils swayed by the wind and colored lights that sparkle in the night.
The ritualistic humming of ‘’Zona Rossa”’ is still hearable, floating in the rarefied atmosphere, while the last track “Limbo” makes its entrance and confirms once again the poliedric but congruous essence of this release, whose percussive attitude lures you in and whose hypnotic and groovy body makes you stay. At least for one more dance.
Sara Berton

Markeno - Dock Lown [Exploring]

Zona Rossa [SNIPPET]

Limbo [SNIPPET]

Fase 01 [SNIPPET]

RANDOM NUMBERS is a Record label based in Bologna Italy. 
Random Numbers co-owned by Carlo Mameli and Bartolomeo Sailer is mostly focused on experimental music, but every producer carries his own very personal approach to it. 
The idea behind the label is to explore a wide range of electronic music, merging different sounds in a single big container.

Zona Rossa [SNIPPET]

Random Numbers Records