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Following their recent debut on MindTrip, Italian duo Esilum return with Deception EP — a new chapter in their evolving sound exploration. If Observation traced the tension between structure and emotion, this release expands that spectrum, amplifying the distance between its highest peaks and deepest layers. The result is a sonic landscape of striking contrasts — where precision meets fluidity, and intensity breathes through moments of silence. Across four immersive cuts, Esilum refine their distinctive fusion of hypnotic design and analog character, once again navigating the delicate balance between mental depth and physical release. A new orbit in motion.
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Pfirter is back with his first release for 2022 on his imprint. ‘Expander’ EP unveils his signature sound consisting of driving tones, hypnotic flow, extraordinary energy and mind focused elements. ”Tu Mirada” sets the vibe of the whole release straight; Hypnotic, raw, driving techno from head to toe. ”Stalemate” follows a similar approach, yet with a modular twist and a persistent tension. ”Expander” sends the listener straight to the darkest dancefloor with its peak-time energy and tunneling hi hats. ”From nod To nothing” moves in & out of an eerie musical journey and gives an ethereal closing to this exquisite project.
Pfirter’s ‘Expander’ EP proves that we can still find ways to escape reality during these dystopian days.
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Leipzig’s DJ, producer & label owner Oliver Rosemann is no stranger to the MindTrip world. Following his debut ‘Intermediate World EP’ back in 2019 and two collaborative releases with head honcho Pfirter, he returns with his second personal work on our label called ‘The Machinist’. Oliver’s new 4-track EP is inspired by the sounds of the machines in a psychologically thrilling setting in an old movie. He used a modular case, mostly Roland 909 drums and the Elektron Digitone and most parts of the tracks were recorded live and rearranged in Ableton Live.
The wait for Oliver’s return on MindTrip has been worth it as these four high octane tools are what’s missing in a dark, sweaty night environment.
Release Date:
26th November 2021 (digital)
13th December 2021 (vinyl)
Format:
vinyl, download & streaming
Tracklist: A1. Venus
A2. Boiler
A3. A Future In Chaos
B1. Yearn
B2. Habitable Zone
C1. Commitment
C2. Altered States
D1. Unilateral
D2. Convergence
D3. Dissolution
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What is techno if not a powerful conduit for energy? The movement of a sequence, the surge of an effects rush, the respondent reaction in every individual dancer and the moving mass of the crowd as a whole. Whether the frequencies transmit directly into the brain through the intimacy of a headphone reverie, reverberate through the architecture of a space or fill the formless void of the open air, techno’s potency to initiate and stimulate energetic events is profound. This is something Pfirter understands intimately, having spent more than 15 years exploring ways of manipulating the energy on a dancefloor.
Of course, energy is not just about volume and aggression. Tonality, spatial processing and composition can have just as profound an effect as the thump of the kick drum. On his new album
Altered States, Pfirter proves that point by zeroing in on the cerebral, psychedelic elements of his craft across 10 incisive tracks. The Argentine producer consciously approached his second album (following 2019’s The Empty Space) with a minimal mindset, using a very focused set of drum machines and synths to achieve a consistency across the record. Captured over a short burst of creativity, it’s the sound of an artist pushing a limited array of tools as far as possible. Despite this concise palette, it’s not an album that repeats itself, but rather an extended trip that flows from one detailed, textured immersion to the next.
The dense, febrile waves of hard-oscillating ripples in ‘A Future In Chaos’ and the sparkling, off-key chimes adorning ‘Yearn’ all speak to Pfirter’s gift for extravagant, surrealist expression within his tracks. ‘Altered States’, by way of contrast, succeeds in its absolute immediacy – a piledriving statement of bleep-driven intent. ‘Boiler’ and ‘Convergence’ land somewhere in between, coiling around kinked rhythmic incantations which still push forwards with precision while offering a different angle from which to approach the dancefloor. Cementing the idea of the whole album as a listening experience, Altered States is bookended by ‘Venus’ and ‘Dissolution’, two minimal exercises in drone-oriented mood setting.
Pfirter understands the role of his music, and his own instincts as a performing artist. It’s crafted to be captivating for DJs as much as the attentive listener. Spanning linear rhythms and broken beats, moments of calm and writhing intensity, Altered States offers a multitude of energetic possibilities in the mix or as a standalone piece of music. Ultimately, it’s a masterful return from a leading light of the contemporary techno scene.
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At the end of 2019, label boss Juan Pablo Pfirter was talking about a busy year ahead for MindTrip and now we know exactly what he had in mind. Fresh and new collaborative projects will debut on the label in 2020, starting with his powerful shared EP with Oliver Rosemann who is no stranger to the world of MindTrip.
Together they go as dark as they feel across 4 impressive cuts on their Alpha release, blending peak time-intensity with Industrial grooves and dark side body music their own way.
Alpha becomes the first of multiple collaborative concepts that will expand further over the year.
