Category: Release Features

Artist:
Raffaele Attanasio

Title:
Quasar EP

Label:
Mutual Rytm

Cat#:
MR009

Release Date:
27th January 2023

Format:
vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist Vinyl:
A1.
Quasar

A2.
Asterion

B1.
Blazar

B2.
Axial Inclination

B3.
Chara

Tracklist Digital:
01.
Quasar

02.
Asterion

03.
Blazar

04.
Axial Inclination

05.
Chara

06.
SGR

Press Info:
Raffaele Attanasio drops his first EP for two years as he heads to SHDW & Obscure Shape’s Mutual Rytm for his ‘Quasar’ EP.

A product of Naples’ rich techno history, Italian DJ, producer and musician Raffaele Attanasio is an artist who represents the city’s iconic sound while drawing from influences across the Atlantic and the genre’s home of Detroit. Garnering plaudits from artists including Jeff Mills, Len Faki and Ben Sims, while releasing on Mills’ Axis alongside Non Series, Third Wave Black, and his own Letter From Jerusalem imprint, Attanasio’s eclectic sound now delves into Italian techno of the early 2000s as he makes his label debut on Mutual Rytm – revealing his first EP in over two years and showcasing a new side to his sound with ‘Quasar’.

Title track ‘Quasar’ brings a tunnelling groove beneath floating melodies and zipping synths, before A2 ‘Asterion’ combines dubby stabs and punchy kicks effortlessly. On the flip, ‘Blazar’ is a squelchy acid-led trip guided by sharp metallic hats, with ‘Axial Inclination’ utilising jittering drums and slinking bass to keep the energy levels rolling. ‘Chara’ shapes up the physical package, a skipping, spirited and classy cut fusing hazy textures and crisp percussion, while digital exclusive ‘SGR’ sees things return to acid territories, with purchasers able to access a darker impactful take on techno.

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Recommendations:
Raffaele Attanasio’s “Credible Threat EP” on Letters From Jerusalem
Raffaele Attanasio’s “LFJ Remixes 1” on Letters From Jerusalem
Raffaele Attanasio’s “Lust It Fills The Space EP” on Letters From Jerusalem
releases on From Another Mind & Mutual Rytm

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Websites:
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Artist:
Invexis

Title:
Odyssey EP

Label:
Mutual Rytm

Cat#:
MR008

Release Date:
23rd December 2022

Format:
vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist Vinyl:
A1.
Silhouette

A2.
Non Return To Zero

B1.
Red Storm

B2.
Body Impulse

B3.
Odyssey

Tracklist Digital:
01.
Silhouette

02.
Non Return To Zero

03.
Red Storm

04.
Body Impulse

05.
Odyssey

06.
Transition

Press Info:
SHDW & Obscure Shape invite Invexis for his first 12” in almost 20 years as the German live act and producer returns to Mutual Rytm for his impactful EP, ‘Odyssey’.

With an ethos of merging the past with the present and future, harnessing classic techno influences and shaping them into the sounds of tomorrow, SHDW & Obscure Shape’s Mutual Rytm imprint has become an exciting home for rising talents of note and established artists to shine a spotlight on the genre. However, the next release on the label welcomes a long-awaited return from Georg Köhler, aka Invexis. Known for releases such as ‘Kalibreur’ on Salpeter Records and ‘Chiffre’ on Planet Rhythm Records, with further releases via Compound and Kazumi, the German talent crafted and shaped his own sound within the techno landscape in the early 2000s. Returning with his first EP release in close to two decades, late December welcomes a return to Mutual Rytm, following on from the inclusion of his track ‘Elektronenwind’ on the label’s ‘Federation Of Rytm I’ release, as he delivers a selection of dynamic, melodic and driving techno offerings across ‘Odyssey’.

‘Silhouette’ opens the package with authority as spirited drums and spiralling synths take hold of a twisting and turning lead effort, with ‘Non Return To Zero’ building a spiralling groove via frantic yet measured percussion, sweeping melodies and funky stabs. ‘Red Storm’ opens the B-side with a more up-front production combining harsher metallic tones with relentless drive and crashing hats, while ‘Body Impulse’ utilises dubby stabs and eerie atmospherics to balance light and dark. The title track ‘Odyssey’ closes the vinyl offering, with a euphoric and rapturous production harnessing resonant chords, looping drum grooves and elated leads to bring things to an impressive crescendo and deliver a record that will remain in the ears of listeners for a long time.

As always with the label, digital purchasers are treated to an exclusive track as Köhler combines zig-zagging grooves, refined synths and off-kilter glitches and bleeps across digital exclusive ‘Transition’.

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Recommendations:
releases on From Another Mind & Mutual Rytm

Buy Vinyl:
Mutual Rytm @ Bandcamp
Deejay
Juno
Decks
OYE Records
Red Eye Records
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more soon

Buy Download:
Mutual Rytm @ Bandcamp
JunoDownload
Beatport
iTunes
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Commercial Streaming Services:
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Websites:
Invexis
Mutual Rytm