East and West music feel like they’re rooted in totally different souls—like two hearts beating in different rhythms.

Eastern music often carries this spiritual, meditative, or poetic vibe—those ragas, maqams, pentatonic scales—it’s deep, emotional, sometimes even mystical. Then Western music? It's bold, structured, harmonic. Whether it’s a symphony or a pop banger, it’s got that pulse that moves the body and the mind.

Both hit hard, just in their own unique frequencies. Any tracks or artists from either side

East & West

Olivier Mateu (Rodriguez Jr.) will be the first to admit it; he’s never satisfied. From his time as a mathematics student in his nascent rave days in the French city of Montepellier, to the itchy musical feet that would only grow as the years progressed, and his time as one-half of influential live act The Youngsters on Laurent Garnier’s FComs label, he’s always striven to push himself to the next level – both creatively and technically.

With each release, you can simultaneously get the sense of an exquisitely talented artists who is grafting to get the most out of himself and his machines, while being astonished at the creativity and intricate sound design of his work to create stirring dancefloor-ready compositions that sound just as good a club or festival, as they do through a pair of headphones during a home listening session.

The generous four-track work is lead by title track ‘Petropolis’ - a master study in tension and release, the stripped back techno beats, summon the kind of sweat-dripping off-the-walls transcendental rave experience that’ll have you grinning for days afterwards. ‘Capitelle’, is vintage Rodriguez Jr., uplifting and melancholic in equal doses and is propelled by a muscular, compression-heavy bassline that builds towards a sublimely trippy crescendo.

Always one to technically stretch himself, ‘Sulfuric State’ sees the savvy sound technician utilize his beloved 303 not for a distorted, full throttle acid onslaught, but rather something far gentler; a mesmerizing and emotive nine-minute trip through time and space. The first sneak peek from the Frenchmen’s upcoming album, ‘Cily’ sees the tempo drop into dreamy ‘90s house territory, with subtle references to the classic French touch sound, but re-imagined in Rodriguez Jr.'s own fresh original way.

Release date:
11 March 2016

Petropolis EP

Cily

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Set My Mind (The Remixes)

Set My Mind (Maxxi Soundsystem Extended Mix)

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"Siamese Anthology" is available 3 March on Siamese.

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Premiere: Lehar & Olderic - Il Sole (Original Mix)

Summer mood on. A light drum loop and a bumping bass line, thats what Kant is serving with his “Flying Saucer“. Without a doubt a dancefloor smasher for the new season. A catchy synth line introduces “Venture Deep“. A beautiful and wide open soundscape with a lot of organic flow and some crazy hands up moments. More relaxed and with a hypnotic and dreamy hook comes the track “Favourite Handclap“. Enjoy this wonderful package.

KANT - Venture Deep

"In music, there is a beautiful thing - when it hits you, you do not feel any pain."

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Facebook:
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Shanti Moscow Radio - https://www.facebook.com/shantiradio/

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GHIZ - Zima

Artist: Nandu
Title: When The Interlude Sounds Like Falling Rain
Label: Exit Strategy
Release date: June 28th
Pre-order: https://lnk.to/WhatAreYouIntoEP 

Photography by Blank City: www.instagram.com/_blank.city_/

Copenhagen based Nandu makes his Exit Strategy debut with his „What Are You Into" EP. After watching his stuff for a while, we felt quite connected to some tunes and his sound at all. A fusion of tribal rhythms combined with a portion of Nandu. From kooky vocal lines to synth melodies Nandu incorporates different electronic elements, woven together flawlessly.

What Are You Into EP

PREMIERE: Nandu - When The Interlude Sounds Like Falling Rain [Exit Strategy]

We are in an extraordinary time and we have difficulty in adapting. Good music will be good for all of us in a season when life gives hope to return to normal and our universe starts to warm up again.

Buy on beatport : https://www.beatport.com/release/harabe-daydreams-ii/3008387


Daydreams II takes us on a wonderful dream journey with the wonderful harmony of 12 artists.
Sit on the clouds and get away from these interesting times.

10 productions emerging from 9 different countries show that the limits we set ourselves are only in our minds.
We want to believe that music can bring us all together, we don't need boundary and class distinctions.

Harabe Daydreams II

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Audera - Redemption (Original Mix)

Matthias Meyer - Ostinato (Patlac Remix)
Cat.-No.: LIEBE042
Release-Date: 2013/06/10
Format: Vinyl/Digital
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Principal label artist Matthias Meyer is back with another EP on liebe*detail. Well known for his silky smooth arrangements and emotional, building tracks, Meyer offers us a dreamy, enchanted synth 'n' strings package with his 'Ostinato EP'.

Ostinato (Patlac Remix)
Fellow townsman and cohort, Patlac turns in a delightful remix, concentrating on a more reduced palette of sounds, but still high in power and drama.

LIEBE042 A2: Matthias Meyer - Ostinato (Patlac Remix)

JIGIT - Crusade (Original Mix)

Booking contact North-/South America: jon@liaisonartists.com
Booking contact Europe & ROW: daniel@jackmode.com
Management: ralf@i-am-mgmt.com

Some follow trends, others set them. Award-winning music producer & live performer Rodriguez Jr. also known as Olivier Mateu has spent 25 years in the industry. His vast experience in all genres of electronic music makes him the visionary of melodic house and techno that he is today.
Over the years he has gradually honed his style into the dynamic, colorful sound of beauty that can now be regularly found on Mobilee, Anjunadeep, Systematic, Armada and demanded for on remixes of Stephan Bodzin, Booka Shade, Eli & Fur, Röyksopp, NTO, Timo Maas and more.

Drawing inspiration for his live performances from the vintage synthesizers, keyboards and dusty analog gear of his studio in Paris, Rodriguez Jr. relishes the opportunity to travel the globe and realise his project on stage. In doing so he has amassed a devoted and loyal fan base through the creation of his unique movement. Some of the most recent acclaimed shows featured huge festival performances at Sziget (Hungary), Lightning in A Bottle and CRSSD (both California), Paraiso and Sonar Festival (both Spain). Continuing to blur the boundaries between electronic and organic like few others can, his extensive touring schedule sees Mateu at world-renowned clubs every week, taking him to the likes of Solumun’s party at Destino Ibiza, Fabric London and Space Miami.

Not stopping there, Rodriguez Jr. has formed a special musical partnership with former Nouvelle Vague vocalist Liset Alea. The pair met 15 years ago creating music for Laurent Garnier´s label, and through their ongoing live RJLA project, they tell sonic stories, fusing organic charms of live instrumentation with cutting-edge music for the dancefloor and presenting this at selected events. This culminated in an extraordinary audio/visual display for broadcast pioneers Cercle, with a unique performance at the carefully selected idyllic location of Falaises d’Etretat, showcasing their captivating live electronics.

On the production front, Mateu has continued to have an exceptional output, with his last release on Mobilee Radian entering the Beatport top ten within three days following release. Another highlight was his full Anjunadeep debut on the eclectic double-cut entitled Phoenix/Amargosa. Alongside this his remixes have also been received with equal merit on labels such as Crosstown Rebels, Systematic or Poker Flat. His latest reworking of Eli & Fur on Anjunadeep made it to number three of the Beatport melodic house & techno chart. On Spotify, his music reaches an audience of 625,000 listeners each month and continues to grow every week.

Cily

Rodriguez Jr.

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