Wave

Beatport / Spotify

Ulises - Wave (feat. Jo.Ke)

Hear the first mix of our series 'Sonic Expeditions' by one of our label artists @paaxtulum. Their music varies in intensity, tone, style, and content conveyed — “a total fusion like life itself”, as they put it. For this mix they selected music for the senses and music as a vehicle for expression, just like in their EP, Wallas, with remixes by Stefan Obermaier, Holed Coin and Pandhora.

Wallas

PAAX (Tulum) - Sonic Expeditions 001

Born in London, raised in Thailand, and now based in Berlin, Aaroon possesses a worldliness that inexorably manifests itself in his music by informing both emotional breadth and stylistic diversity. The DJ and producer’s E.P. Cry for Kashmir is simultaneously a statement on half-forgotten crises occurring around the world, an optimistic nudge towards global peace, and a testament to the power of art, created on the belief that music can physically affect anything from a human brain down to the structure of a snowflake. Feeling, technical dexterity, and raw emotional expression play out across the “little stories” of this release, as Aaroon puts it.

Cry For Kashmir

Aaroon - Teacher

“I always transfer my emotions and feelings of the particular moment into music while producing, so it was necessary to be on the island to have the vibe to come up with an E.P.,” says Rey&Kjavik of the E.P.’s namesake track “Paraga”, which he created while “thinking of the vibe of Scorpios and Paraga Beach of the last days” upon returning to Frankfurt after a stint on Mykonos.

Paraga

Rey&Kjavik - Paraga

Beaming with alacrity and with a band chemistry that verges on the telepathic, WhoMadeWho  @whomadewho  bring together elements of jazz, pop, and electronica when they perform as a three-piece. To understand the meaning and nuance behind their musical lexicon, however, it's vital to immerse oneself in their DJ sets. Listen to their set exclusively recorded for Scorpios.

WhoMadeWho exclusive DJ Set for Scorpios Mykonos 2021

"We really like to take parts of our own tracks and change them live. In fact, most of the tracks we do live are reversions of our own tracks."

This PAAX (Tulum) Band @paaxtulum set gives a glimpse into the Mexico-based duo's dexterity as live DJs: creating in the moment, finding their flow, veering unexpectedly, and floating with the energy of the room. Listen now."

Hypnos

PAAX (Tulum) Band (live) at Scorpios Mykonos, summer 2021

Hypnos is characterized by a sinuous fluctuation of intensity that reflects how humans experience the textures of life. PAAX (Tulum)’s second E.P. on Scorpios Music looks to the varying energies of the everyday and transposes them for the dancefloor, with the occasional reference to Spanish and Latin culture. Instrumental flair comes from revered names such as Daniel Herranz Gómez and Nelson Williams. Introspective yet with the sun’s movements in mind, Hypnos contributes to the richness of life from which it draws inspiration.

Menuda

PAAX (Tulum) - Menuda

Aaroon’s illustrious production career takes another sharp turn with his second release on Scorpios Music, titled Where The Earth Meets The Sky. An intricate combination of organic sounds and synth keys unlocks the door to another dimension, taking the listener on a whistle-stop tour of the post-industrial spaces of central Europe’s club scene to temporary jungle clearings and tropical beaches via the recesses of Aaroon’s own psyche. Despite shifting tempos and tones between tracks, the E.P. as a whole blends elements of Middle Eastern psychedelia with hallmarks of house, tempting the spiritually adventurous to skyward introspection.

Where The Earth Meets The Sky

Grasshopper

Aaroon - Grasshopper

From the upcoming album "Aroma" (Release Sept. 9th), Valeron releases “Fragile” as the first single. Pre-Save Album: https://save-it.cc/scmusic/aroma
 
As Valeron explains: “Fragile is one of my favourite Sting songs, so I decided to release it as an official single with Gabriel Russel on vocals and guitar and adjusted synths and vocal phrases. This track holds a special place in my heart and it’s one that has brought the band closer in the past — we always play it as the last track when performing live.”

A rare feat for a well-versed hand that has helped shape an island’s electronic music scene and now DJs from a pedestal, Valeron’s 2022 album Aroma frames Greece’s diverse musical history through a contemporary lens and acts as a testament to the current collaborative milieu of the island — a dance between Mediterranean and Middle Eastern instruments, all acoustic and recorded live, with the Mykonos native‘s hovering hand on mixers and synths.
 
As Valeron explains: “Fragile is one of my favourite Sting songs, so I decided to release it as an official single with Gabriel Russel on vocals and guitar and adjusted synths and vocal phrases. This track holds a special place in my heart and it’s one that has brought the band closer in the past — we always play it as the last track when performing live.”

Aroma

Fragile

Spotify/ Apple/ Amazon

Valeron - Fragile

Conceptually, Lannka’s Alhambra E.P. is an auditory transposition of the imagery of Spain’s Andalusia community and a self-assured stride on the pursuit of his own organic deep house aesthetic. 
With folkloric sounds and ancient rhythms taking inspiration from the mosques, minarets, fortresses, and flamenco traditions that signpost the region’s rich history of cultural exchange, the four-track E.P. is analogous of Lannka’s own musical identity: “Every trip is a transformation where I meet different artists from different cultures — all different people but all connected together somehow in my head.” 
Two such souls make appearances on the release: Satori’s title track mix draws from elements of the E.P.’s previous two tracks, “Daraxa” and “Mexuar”, to trance-inducing effect, while Derun’s remix of “Daraxa” brings a touch of contemporary Istanbul.

Alhambra EP

Alhambra

Lannka - Alhambra (Satori Remix)

Music to make people dance with big smiles on their faces. With a penchant for strong groovy base and melodies with "a nice bit of tension", Arkadyan and Demayä set about work on their collaborative E.P. Esperanza: “In an early mix of the title track, we used a sample of Manu Chao’s voice, saying ‘esperanza, esperanza’, but a chance encounter in Dubai with mezzo soprano vocalist Yana Mann changed the course of the E.P. Inspired by the trumpet melody and the beat, Yana Mann came up with a vocal line and the result was a one-shot success. One enlightening taxi ride with Jean Claude Ades later and things started falling into place. The result is a miniature collection of “octopus rhythms”, with organic percussion and electronic beats jostling for attention with a plethora of live instruments and on-the-road pocket-mic field recordings.

Esperanza

Demayä, ARKADYAN feat. Yana Mann - Esperanza

Esperanza (Jean Claude Ades Remix)

Demayä, ARKDAYAN feat. Yana Mann - Esperanza (Jean Claude Ades Remix)

Riding a creative wave with such sophistication as @derunmusic requires a musical mettle made of something almost cosmic. The Istanbul-based duo drift around absorbing stories from afar for reinterpretation in the studio or behind the decks: "Every story you hear is one that has a significant impact on us." This mixtape gives a glimpse into Derun's travels and the inspiration that being on the road brings. 
Their advice: "Listen with your heart."

Alto Mare

Derun - Sonic Expeditions 006

A performance from @Lannka to capture the essence of Paraga Beach under the summer sun. Exclusive mix made for Scorpios Music beams the energy of Scorpios wherever you are.

Lannka - Sonic Expeditions 008

On a winter’s trip to a studio session in gloomy Berlin, Jean Claude Ades glanced out of the window and was hit by an idea for a new track. With the intention of bringing brightness to the gray, “Talk To Me” emanates the high-summer energy of Scorpios wherever it’s played, whatever time of year or day. An exercise in out-of-the-box thinking for Jean Claude Ades, the E.P. also features a Ulises remix of the title track.

Talk To Me

Jean Claude Ades - Talk To Me

Through stories, songs, and poetry, cultural heritage is passed down and preserved. Literally translating to “I want to live”, Quiero Vivir is a testament to how music is a both a lifeline for cultures across time and a conduit through which personal identity and a sense of belonging is expressed. Inspired by nomadic musicians in the Balkan states who, finding themselves out of work after the dwindling Ottoman Empire had no more use for its military bands in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, started up their own bands to fuse elements of military music with local folk traditions. 

A collaborative release from Lannka and ARKADYAN, Quiero Vivir is a celebration of brass instruments such as trumpets, tubas, and saxophones, with electronic sounds and percussive embellishments from darbukas, djembes and congas.

Quiero Vivir

Lannka, ARKADYAN - Quiero Vivir

Following his recent Talk To Me single, released via Scorpios Music, well-known dj and producer Jean Claude Ades recorded a fresh mix for the Sonic Expeditions series.
A perfect foretaste of what awaits us during his summer Sunday sets on Paraga beach. Tune in.

Jean Claude Ades - Sonic Expeditions 009

Mektoub

Spotify / Beatport

Adassiya ft. P.Rivas & Lorenz - Mektoub (Jean Claude Ades Remix)

Adassiya ft. P.Rivas & Lorenz - Mektoub

The Ancient New

The House Of The Rising Sun

Holed Coin feat. María García - The House of The Rising Sun

Hotly sought after and on a creative high around the release of the 2023 Quiero Vivir E.P. in collaboration with Lannka, ARKADYAN spent the summer flitting around the international club circuit with barely a moment's break. And that summer has a soundtrack. Here, the organic house three-piece share the tracks that kept them inspired while on the road.

ARKADYAN - Sonic Expeditions 010

We're excited to share an exclusive mix for our new home in Bodrum from Derun. 

Digging into their Turkish influences, the mix seamlessly blends older classics with contemporary club music.

Derun for Scorpios Bodrum

The waves wash in, sun sets over the island and the hypnotic sounds of the Yepa EP play out. 

Bringing the Mykonos spirit to a Frankfurt recording studio, this new release from Rey&Kjavik blends ethereal voices and chants with intricate oud harmonies and driving rhythms to draw in the night and conjure images of beach-side fire rituals. A hypnotic, energy instilling record from a Scorpios regular performer since 2018.

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Yepa

Zaiari

Rey&Kjavik - Zaiari

Rey&Kjavik - Yepa

Stick together during challenging times. This is the powerful message conveyed in Jean Claude Ades and Re.You’s latest single, “Together.” Written with the current turbulence in mind, the song carries a theme of hope and unity. By blending real piano recordings with a variety of synth sounds, including Novation peak, Prophet VS and Jupiter 8V, the track creates an uplifting yet profound sound. In the words of Jean Claude, “Whether society is divided, in times of war, or experiencing the loss of love, it is only through unity that we can rediscover ourselves and our humanity."

Together

Jean Claude Ades,  Re.You - Together

Earth-inspired sounds from Ghenway Nemnom, GAIA is building with layers of earthy percussive tones and plucked melody from the ancient Arabic qanun.

A single of The Sonic Discoveries EP which brings together some of our favorite new artists and residents onto one record, one that takes listeners on a journey across different soundscapes, moods and tones, simultaneously transcendent and dancefloor friendly. Blending multi-lingual storytelling inspired by good vibe manifestations, pulsating percussion, ancient Arabic qanun melodies, earth inspired sounds and introspective atmospheres to encourage inner journeys, this is a record that celebrates the diversity of the Scorpios sound.

Sonic Discoveries EP

GAIA

Pre-Listen Ghenwa Nemnom - Gaia

Euphoric rushes and good vibe manifestations with Epiphany, an uplifting song for transcendence from Giovanny and Yura Aparicio.

The Sonic Discoveries EP brings together some of our favorite new artists and residents onto one record, one that takes listeners on a journey across different soundscapes, moods and tones, simultaneously transcendent and dancefloor friendly. Blending multi-lingual storytelling inspired by good vibe manifestations, pulsating percussion, ancient Arabic qanun melodies, earth inspired sounds and introspective atmospheres to encourage inner journeys, this is a record that celebrates the diversity of the Scorpios sound.

Epiphany

Pre-Listen Giovanny Aparicio, Yura Aparacio - Epiphany

Diass’ Vagabond brings the stomp and uplift of traditional Balkan brass instruments, organic percussion and a playful groove to the dancefloor. 

This single of The Sonic Discoveries EP brings together some of our favorite new artists and residents onto one record, one that takes listeners on a journey across different soundscapes, moods and tones, simultaneously transcendent and dancefloor friendly. Blending multi-lingual storytelling inspired by good vibe manifestations, pulsating percussion, ancient Arabic qanun melodies, earth inspired sounds and introspective atmospheres to encourage inner journeys, this is a record that celebrates the diversity of the Scorpios sound.

Vagabond

Pre-Listen Diass - Vagabond

Shamanic singing, pulsating rhythms and deep bass invokes us to take the plunge into our inner beings on No Parachute’s Metanoia.

A single of The Sonic Discoveries EP which brings together some of our favorite new artists and residents onto one record, one that takes listeners on a journey across different soundscapes, moods and tones, simultaneously transcendent and dancefloor friendly. Blending multi-lingual storytelling inspired by good vibe manifestations, pulsating percussion, ancient Arabic qanun melodies, earth inspired sounds and introspective atmospheres to encourage inner journeys, this is a record that celebrates the diversity of the Scorpios sound.

Metanoia

Pre-Listen No Parachute ft. P.Rivas - Metanoia

An exclusive Sunset Ritual by Valeron and Lannka, eastern melodies, organic drums and their own colourful sounds expessing their common interest in shifting to a more organic sound and slower groovy beats.

Scorpios Sunset Ritual

Sunset Ritual by Valeron and Lannka

Oliver Koletzki never fails to take listeners on a sonic journey, from his beginnings in hip-hop production through to house, techno, and afro-inspired electronic music. 
This organic, upbeat set was recorded at Scorpios on September 18 and is the first of a series of recorded sets from summer 2020 at Scorpios.

Oliver Koletzki live at Scorpios Mykonos, September 2020

Epitomizing the art of aural storytelling, Lannka's set – recorded exclusively for Scorpios – takes listeners on a narrative that blossoms from something slow, pensive, and promising to a rapturous apex. This cerebral connection to sound aims to diminish the space between Lannka and his globally disseminated listeners.

Rituals from Afar with Lannka

Scorpios Music is a field research endeavor probing into the synaesthetic potentiality of music, an imprint for an exploratory strain of various danceable and listenable genres, and a testimony to how — in concrete experiential terms — music is the most vigorous, meaningful, and beautiful language in the world. 

With a focus on electronic music exhibiting subtle-to-bold elements of the primeval and far-flung, Scorpios Music is the immortalization of a soundscape — that which Scorpios Mykonos has traversed since materializing as a club in 2015 throughout the process of establishing itself to near-universal acclaim as a tribal enclave of eudaimonic hedonism and the seedbed of aesthetically oriented empathetic sociality.

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