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Parity proudly presents...
Gustavo Lamas - Colmado EP
w Syphon dub
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ARTIST: Gustavo Lamas
TITLE: Colmado EP
LABEL: Parity
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DESCRIPTION
Techno producer Gustavo Lamas drops three very strong originals and
one remix for his latest release on Parity Records. The new label is
an offshoot of Panama Red, run by the well-respected producer Antonio
Caballero to showcase his tastes for what he likes to call,
“Congruent Techno”. “Calles” is a mood driven ambient piece,
suitable for an opening track for a mix or set. The synth lines are
textural rather than melodic, while the rest is comprised of heavy,
downbeat drum blips that rise and fall in precise cadence. About
three-quarters of the way through the track, however, the slightest of
melodies are introduced above a swirling mass of white-ish noise. It
is elegant chaos that demands attention. “Colmado” is a lazy
groover with wistful melodies that give it a very relaxed, chilled out
vibe. “Colmado (Syphon Dub)” is a dark, late night track with a
funky house vibe groove and thick layers of techno soul over the top
courtesy of Antonio Caballero’s alter ego Syphon. Things build
nicely with the aid of shakers and twisted chimes to a satisfying
culmination that does everything it is supposed to and a little more.
“Siempre” is armed with an old school house vibe and a thick
garage bass line that is unmistakable. Imbued with melodic motifs
found throughout the release, this one delicately balances chunky
modern beats with ambient subtlety.
TRACKLISTING
01 Calles
02 Colmado
03 Colmado Syphon Dub
04 Siempre
ABOUT GUSTAVO LAMAS:
Gustavo Lamas is part of the electronic scene in Buenos Aires,
Argentina. Between 1994-97 he developed his first musical experiences.
A self-made debut cd called "Disperso" came out in 1998. This CD is
based on collage work done with a sampler as only instrument. He began
playing in the local underground scene in small clubs, museums or
cultural centers. In 1999 he released “Plural” with Frágil
Discos, in which he continues the sampler aesthetic, concentrating
mainly on textures and dub swing with pop dynamics. During the same
year, two tracks from “Plural” were included in the "Elektronische
Musik aus Buenos Aires" compilation by the German label Traum. In the
end of 1999, his first European full CD “Celeste” came out on the
same label.
In 2000, he collaborated with Argentinean musician Leo Garcia in a
project called Rascacielos and they released an EP called “Camote
Galáctico”. This work is based mainly on samples of Argentinean
rock of many eras Rascacielos played in the Sónar festival at
Barcelona (Spain) in June 2000. Afterwards, he traveled to Germany,
together with other Frágil label artists- and played both in Cologne
and Düsseldorf.
At the end of 2000, “Mañana” came out by German label Kompakt. A
12” with three tracks that show different aspects of his work: no
beat ambient, down tempo dub and a personal vision of house. The
ambient track of this vinyl is also included in the “Pop Ambient
2001” Kompakt compilation.
Since 1998, he has been a member of the Argentine
DJs-musicians-designers collective called “Agencia de Viajes”
(Travel Agency) that promotes "deep concentration" events in
post-Chill out rooms installations in museums and after hour discos.
During 2001, he was invited to participate in the second edition of
Mutek Festival in Montreal, Canada. He was one of the 13 artists of
the event to be asked for a track to be included in the Mutek
compilation. He also played in neighbouring countries like Uruguay and
Chile. Without forgetting his more experimental and ambient material,
he started developing more dance-oriented music playing in several
local events.
In 2002, after Argentina’s political and economic crisis, local
musicians found their work even harder. Because of the difficulty of
finding his foreign material in his own country, he released a CD
called Sacachispas on a crafty independent local label. He continued
playing both dance oriented music and experimental sets (specially
with Agencia de Viajes). Some of his more experimental music was
released on the Canadian label Oral as a CD called “Desatanudos”.
Meanwhile, in Germany a 12” called “Presente” was released by
the label Onitor. He also took part of the “45 seconds of…”
compilation in Simballrec from Los Angeles, USA.
In June of that year his first 12” was released in the US on
Stewart Walker’s label Persona Records. He has also prepared the
music for an artistic installation to be presented in Barcelona’s
art gallery Doque during the month of june. In September he released
another 12” “Lejos” in the german label Onitor, together with a
full CD called “Brotes”. It had very good reviews in different
magazines like de:Bug or The Wire. After that, he toured Europe and
continued releasing material for the same label with the 12”
“Seguimos” in 2004. While he produced some remixes for local
artists like for the pop ones Gustavo Cerati or Rosario Blefari to the
electronic duo Microesfera. At the same year he participated one more
time in Creamfield in Buenos Aires. During 2005, he made a new 12”
for the label Safari Electronique and selected the material for a new
album to release in Casa del Puente. He also became a resident at the
Faena Hotel and Universe. He did a live set at Mutek México and also
at the “Encuentro Electronico” in Bogotá where he shared the
stage with people like Vladislav Delay, Sieg Uber Die Sonne, Luciano,
and Deadbeat.
His last full album appeared in 2006 under the name “Mareo” on
the local label Casa del Puente. In the last four years he has
released several EP on labels such as Affin, Modelisme and Hidden
Recordings.
FEEDBACK
Early support by Dubfire, Richie Hawtin
Q-Burns Abstract Message [Eighth Dimension]
The dense + melodic music is quite appealing here. Would be
soundtrack-ish on some of these if the beats were stripped away...
Fine Cut Bodies [CHi]
Nice chilled electronica!
Russell Deeks [i-DJ]
Nice atmospheric vibes..
Karraskilla [Biatch Corp]
Interesting textures and ambience, thanks..
Pole Folder [Bedrock]
Syphon Dub for me. Thank you.
Pointbender [Harmonious Discord]
Nice sexy groove on this one!
Slam [Soma]
Cool EP - will play thanx.
Sebastien Bromberger [Modelisme]
Siempre is a deep, floating & sexy tune! Good one!
Todd Burns [Resident Advisor]
Thanks, downloading.
Andrea Ferlin [Sleep Is Commercial]
Full support!!
Luigi Madonna [Analytic Trail]
Nice work!
Andrew Grant [Barraca]
Luv the sound....
Philip Sherburne [Resident Advisor]
Beautiful!!! I'm so happy to hear new music from Mr. Lamas. "Calles"
is very cool; looking forward to mixing with it. And "Colmado" is
gorgeous.
Merlyn Martin [Subdivisions Global Radio Show]
Really dig Siempre and Colmado tracks. Low slung and super solid!
Jonra [Designforms]
Great ep love the dynamic of it. Great space and vibe to this release
. Really like Colmado.
Franco Cinelli [Esperanza]
Amazing stuff always from Mr Lamas!!
Mathias Schaffhaeuser [Ware]
Very very good EP. Actually the best i've heard for days! Like all
tracks, will play + chart + recommend.
Laurent Garnier [Crosstown Rebels]
Perfect tunes for my radio show -- Will present very soon - Thanks.
Signal Deluxe [Trenton]
Nice dubby trippy beats from Gustavo, liking this a lot
Israel Vich [Pantamuzik]
Thanxx.
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