Paul Angelo and Don Argento mark their Bonzai Progressive debut with the superb Ipanema EP. Born in Cyprus, they started writing and playing electronic music as a duo back in 2013. Since then they performed at top electronic music venues in Cyprus and managed to reach the Beatport top 100 with  their debut EP, Bromelain. Their music blends elements of Progressive House, Trance and Techno. They have seen support from big electronic artists such as Tim Penner, Capa, Robert R. Hardy, Pete K, Dmitry Molosh, Simos Tagias, Chris Zag, Haris C, Paul Anthonee and many more. Great to have them on board at BP and we hope to see more soon.

Exotic progressive house is one way to describe Paul Angelo & Don Argento's latest creation, Ipanema. The track just oozes pure progressive vibes and draws its warmth from the famous beach area. Well rounded punchy kick drums lead the way with bright crispy hi hats on the offset generating a solid rhythm alongside subtle percussions. A hypnotic arp cascades the track and blends effortlessly with swirling pads, soft pan pipes and a superb plucky bass. The break is a wonderfully blissful sequence, a mini track in the middles of the progressiveness if you will. Dominating the break is a fantastic guitar that enables the mind to drift away before we're drawn back into full on mode for the duration. A must have no doubt.

Punaluu delivers a superbly warm bass laden slice of progressive that makes us dream of the Summer months. A nice and tight drum arrangement takes us on our way and generates a solid rhythmic flow while the bassline adds an extra spicy groove. On the musical front we're treated to wonderfully crafted arpeggios and a bright, rich piano that stands out beautifully. The break throws up a serene image of beach life on Hawaii's third island before the party gets back into full swing with the return of the main track. Top notch stuff indeed that is not to be missed.

Ipanema EP

Paul Angelo & Don Argento - Ipanema - Original Mix (Bonzai Progressive)

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❂ Biography:

Born in Beirut, Lebanon, Edwardo’s childhood was in the neighborhoods of a small town in a mountainous area called Ballouneh. At an early age he was exposed to a lot of music through his family especially his uncle who was a musician and a soprano. He discovered the language of electronic music at the age of 14 through the incoming of trance and minimal techno to the Beirut scene. Once Edwardo became 18 years old, and as he started traveling and exploring the world, he started discovering a deep passion for music, and his soul leaned towards the electronic sound. 

In 2013 Edwardo went through a sever trauma with the passing away of a dear family member, and it almost crushed him. However, it was in music that he found salvation. Maintaining a lot of hard work and dedication, he learned the art of DJ-ing, and with a vibrant halo a “Crowd Favorite” the DON EDWARDO surfaced. His daytime career opened an opportunity in KSA, where he spent all his free time building a massive national and international connections platform across 5 continents alongside practicing his skills, and continuously performing across the region in clubs and events in Beirut, Dubai, and Tunisia. 

Inspired by his travels, and his musically rich social network, his taste in music engulfed a variety of genres ranging from Downtempo, through DeepHouse, to Progressive and Techno. Which allowed him to cover daytime beach gigs in addition to club bookings, and after-hours extended sets. 

Don Edwardo feels most alive when the crowd dances to his music. His message is to spread love, happiness and peace through a unique sound. Of his goals is to sustain the underground scene through supporting other talents and artists as he believes music is a sacred thing and is to be shared.

Here's an update about the music we are looking for.

History learns people have always seen us as ambassadors of quality electronic music regardless the genres we touch. Over the years music has evolved, so did our musical taste, a combination which is pushing us to think more forward.

In order to focus on what we really want to do and giving artists what they deserve, it's become necessary to discontinue some of our labels. Most of these labels are part of that trance scene which we helped develop in the early 90's. The trance scene of today does not fit our vision, so we will fully focus our 3 remaining trance labels (Subtraxx, Camouflage & Nemesis) on quality progressive trance.

You will wonder now what we really want to focus on, well deep progressive, mini tech, tech house and real progressive house as we have been doing in our own way over the past year on Bonzai Progressive, Bonzai Basiks, ...

We invite you all on this new and exciting journey…

So now you know what kind of music we are looking for! Send it here or contact http://soundcloud.com/fly or http://soundcloud.com/marnikbonzai

greetz,

Bonzai Progressive

Paul Angelo & Don Argento - Ipanema - Original Mix (Bonzai Progressive)

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