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Concret – First Of All EP [Nein Records] (2016)

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The British imprint of Nein Records (managed by Tronik Youth) for the new reference presents the duo of Concret, an eclectic duo formed by the italo-Mexican artist, dj and musician Diego Angelico Escobar and the Italian sound designer, keyboardist and producer Matteo Cuffaro aka Q-Pha, a duo who met in Italy to be part of a band of a band of psychorock called YUT, and that in an art installation from Diego Escobar Angelico in New York in 2014 produce music together, publishing their debut album of ‘Play The City #0’ in the label of Truth Underground in 2014, since this they composed music together as Concret from Mexico City, New York and Milan, publishing a new Ep that same year for the label In Textures, and the year passed a new single, a jam together with the Mexican artist of Mijo in Trafico Music, and their side more house for the German label of Toy Tonics (sub-label of the german Gomma), and now reach Nein Records with ‘First Of All EP’, a new example of their musical eclecticism, an EP in which the duo presents 2 new compositions, a dark compositions that has the influences of techno, disco, electronic, creating a sound personal and on the line of the label, 2 cuts complemented with 3 remixes, the first with the veteran and owner of the label, Tronik Youth aka Neil Parnell; the second remix comes from Mexico with Andre VII aka Andre Fernandez, who is part of the Sicario team, aside from being part of the projects of The Wookies, Vice Fever and Golden Dead Boyz; and the last remix, from New York with the mysterious duo of Perdido Key, who last summer already published an EP for Nein Records.

By opening this new EP of Concret in Nein Records with the 2 original cuts, first with more than 8 minutes of ‘First Of All’, a track full of dark atmospheres, threatening beings in one mysterious night, synthesizers are showing the way to follow in the midst of the thick fog, creating mystery, in constant progression to make way for the vocal parts that call us from the darkness, hypnotic composition.

In the second track of ‘Caravan Birds’, things will take a slower tempo, metallic percussions give start to the composition, synthesizers re-created a dark and mysterious atmospheres, and a cold female voice puts her menacing touch, a delight of composition.

For remixes, first with Tronik Youth and the remix to ‘Caravan Birds’, raising the tempo of the track, some stronger percussion and a sound for a dancefloor, keeping the darkness and mystery of the original, the vocal parts call us from the darkness, the hypnotic feeling increases, the threat becomes more persistent, heartbreaking remix.

And then 2 remixes for track of ‘First Of All’, first with Andre VII, with pulsing, galloping pace in the midst of darkness, a sound closer to the dance floor, and a few more deep atmospheres. For their part, Perdido Key, add a few more warm synths, a bassline with a sound more for a club, and careful development and progression of the remix.





Concret – First Of All EP [Nein Records NEIN 062] (1 February, 2016)
1 Concret – First Of All (original mix) 08:31
2 Concret – Caravan Birds (original mix) 07:23
3 Concret – Caravan Birds (Tronik Youth mix) 07:39
4 Concret – First Of All (Andre VII mix) 08:31
5 Concret – First Of All (Perdido Key mix) 06:10

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