DD Mix (October)

David Bowie

We start a new year by welcoming for the first time Mexican duo Damo Mementto teaming up with Anna Forest on Darlyn Vlys' Polaris.

Combining indie dance and electronic rock, ‘Futturo Desconocido’ is nostalgic and, as the name suggests, ‘futuristic’, taking the audience on a deep and cosmic adventure.
The original is a collaboration with producer Anna Forest and has been remixed with two of the monster names in indie dance, Damon Jee and Rigopolar.
Get ready to dance


The track gets off to a strong start with a psychedelic base intertwined with hypnotic synths and distorted guitar riffs merging perfectly with Anna Forest’s poetic and evocative Vocals. Blending romanticism, cosmic imagery, and spiritual empowerment, leading the audience to a mesmerizing drop.

Damon Jee raises the tempo with his version of Futturo Desconocido, keeping the vocals but bringing in the drums and reworking the original into a dark, dancefloor-oriented work, with convoluted arpeggios and echoing vocals in a unique remake of the original.

Born in Mexico but based in New York, Rigopolar's mental remix of Futturo Desconocido will take you on a magical journey through time and space with its shimmering, arpeggiated synths, while the deeper cowbells will have you tapping your feet.

FEINSTOFF PREMIERE: Damo Mementto - Futturo Desconocido ft. Anna Forest (Rigopolar Remix) [POLARIS]

Vice

Beyond The Struttosphere blast back into orbit with the release of ‘Planet Ogo’ on Discolypso Recordings.

The title track is inspired by early progressive trance and fuses a driving chug bassline with a hypnotic 303 sequence, distorted robotic synth stabs and a trifecta of meandering arpeggiators, creating a wormhole through space and time. Thunderous power chords and nuanced percussion layering guide the track towards its cosmic void, echoed with mind-bending vocal samples from the cult sci-fi film ’12 Monkeys’, before a high-voltage crescendo transports you to Planet Ogo. 
Remixes are provided by two masters of the scene: South Korean cosmic disco royalty, Shubostar, applies her signature sound to the original, introducing playful synth melodies, kinetic arps and retro-futuristic pads that elevate its seismic breakdown into outer space. Spanish new wave maestro, K-Effect, provides a moodier and more psychedelic contribution, weaving in tripped-out FX, clinical drum arrangements and mercurial low-end synths that propel the tune towards its ominous conclusion.

‘Cosmic Stuntman’, the EP’s second offering, is intrepid and galactic as its name suggests. A track of two halves: the first a minimalist soundscape defined by groovy guitar riffs backed by energetic tambourines, cowbells and an array of spacey FX. The second opens up in throttle with the addition of a ferocious mid-range bass, cutting snares and cosmic pads that build in magnitude as the track reaches its spellbinding climax. 
Remix duties are provided by the legendary Dionigi, alumnus of the Italian ‘cosmic sound’ movement, whose take repurposes the track into a low-slung cosmic chugger complete with glitchy vocoders that resemble scrambled UFO transmissions.

Completing the package are two reinterpretations of ‘Storming Heaven’ which first appeared on Emerald & Doreen Recordings in 2023 and pays homage to Jay Steven’s eponymous book on LSD and the American dream. The UK’s godfather of chug Rich Lane isolates the original’s soaring guitar solo and reimagines the track into a mesmerising downtempo chugger, tinged with psychedelia, ideal for the ALFOS dancefloor. 
Argentinian producer Julian Sanza, resident of Bogotá’s Kaputt Club and member of Ralph Lawson’s seminal electronic outfit 2020 Soundsystem, delivers the second remix. His version cranks up the funk, reconfiguring the track as a Balearic sunset trip; a shimmering ending to this cosmic journey.

The EP concludes with a bonus remix package of hits from the BTS back catalogue. ‘Replicants’, originally released on French imprint Mélopée Records in 2021, is resurrected with two new remixes. Berlin-based electronic rock n’ roll band, the Tegel Boys, transform the track into a krautrock-infused kosmiche space odyssey, driven by bongo rhythms, perfect for tuned-in psychic travellers.

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