Harnes Kretzer * Alio Die / Lorenzo Montaná
Harnes Kretzer‘s EP is like a short score for a major box-office hit *** while Alio Die & Lorenzo Montaná present their musical antidote for dark times.
Harnes Kretzer‘s EP is like a short score for a major box-office hit *** while Alio Die & Lorenzo Montaná present their musical antidote for dark times.
Matthew Florianz’ Mass Object feels like a trip into deep space.
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The mix title, Radical Candor, comes from the (management) philosophy that argues that feedback (on behaviour) is most effective if it is ‘challenging’ but at the same time shows that you ‘care’.
I felt there was a resemblance: the mix is ‘caring’ at times but can also be quite ‘challenging’ to the listener. At least, that was my intention. Now you decide.
Michael Begg and Marcus Fischer & Burke Jam each explore “Vanitas” (a symbolic work of art showing the transience of life, the futility of pleasure, and the certainty of death, often contrasting symbols of wealth and symbols of ephemerality and death) in their own way.
Dave Wesley breaks through the fourth wall with cinematic references in atypical dub-techno… while Dr.Nojoke also explores unbeaten tracks (with his bass guitar).
“For me, personally, a mix has the most impact when it feels like I’m watching a movie. With ups, downs, some drama, sentiment, moment of joy, climax and anticlimax. And yes: tension and release.”