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PLAYRJC 086EP
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Brussel's beat smith DC Salas is back on the block -- the Robert Johnson block that is! His third release for Live at Robert Johnson is also his 20th official release so far -- so there are two things to celebrate spread over Diego Cortez Salas's powerful four-tracks EP called Voces. Let's start with the title track: "Voces" is a call to alarm right from the beginning with its stabbing synth bass line and sirens. Add a couple of drumbreaks and a heavy beat -- et voilà: You have the first of four tunes to jump up and down to. Et oui, Salas surely knows how to build tension in a track -- even in a voiceless track named "Voces". Next up is "The Lights" -- and oh boy does Salas turn them on! These are quite trippy lights with a sound that could easily come from a twisted didgeridoo -- the beat of "The Lights" is (of course) groovy as f*** -- excuse the French. So, turn on "The Lights"! B-side opener "Metallic Glow" does just that: The track glows in bright metallic from the first second and features plenty of crazy sounds to do a crazy dance. Just listen to the groove. For "Safe Pace" Diego pulls out beautiful percussive elements and the 303 thus surfing on a not-so-safe pace to be honest: The last track of Voces is as fast and demanding as all the others. DC Salas again managed to build four really solid stompers here to set any dancefloor on fire -- without using any voice or vocal -- these are really serious sounds you all should listen and dance to. Now.
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PLAYRJC 060EP
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Live At Robert Johnson deploys a very true to its school release by one of Brussels finest, DC Salas. The Complicated Art of Dreaming tells a four-track tale of joyous and airy nights on the dancefloor. A few euphoric sixteenths and a few quirky acid lines, lush pads and irresistible drums -- it's all about giving you that driving and energetic feeling, with more than one genuine hands in the air floor-filler at your disposal. Things are what you expect of LARJ: Driving high quality tracks with an emotional twist, a nod to the luscious moments on the wooden dancefloor. DC Salas is thirtysomething year old Diego Cortez Salas, a skilled talent with Peruvian origins hailing from Brussels. His four-track EP The Complicated Art of Dreaming delves into classic territories, an eclectic amalgamation of his musical inspirations in 15 years of digging and DJing. A regular DJ at C11 and Kiosk Radio both in Brussels, Diego also co-runs Biologic Records with his mate Abstraxion since 2014.
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BIOLP 006LP
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Having established himself as a vital figure in the Brussels music scene, Biologic Records co-founder DC Salas presents his debut album The Unspoken. The eight-track LP features collaborations with fellow Belgian electro-pop duo Joy Wellboy and Mirror Minds. After a string of dancefloor oriented EPs, he draws inspiration from his live act and diverts away from the club to explore the more melodic aspects of his sound. More than just a format, the album structure is used here as a method of storytelling, using the spontaneity of live music making to express varying emotions without restraint. Lead single "Cala Falco" is a slow building track that treads carefully between warmth and melancholy, using subtle harmonic progressions to play with the mood of Joy Wellboy's vocals. Title track takes cosmic melodies and layers them in polyrhythmic forms to hypnotic effect, whilst "This Love" uses skeletal percussion to carry retro-futurist melodies. Many of the tracks produce textures that are only achievable with the use of hardware. From the somber harmonies and crisp drums of "Victor" to the swelling tension of "Enfant Bruit", DC Salas masterfully navigates his equipment to create emotive and powerful sonic spectrums. The entirety of the production process was done with close friends, including mixing by fellow label owner Harold Boué (aka Abstraxion) and a video collaboration with Victor Pattyn.
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BIO 023EP
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When You Left is the second EP from by DC Salas. It's released on Biologic Records, the label that he co-founded and manages with the French Producer Abstraxion. When You Left is an EP that overcomes sadness. This original material is complemented by two powerful remixes: One from the mysterious Cliff Lothar, who is supported by people as diverse as John Talabot, Delta Funktionen and Radiohead's Thom Yorke. The second remix is done by the Australian producer Inkswel.
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RDLGI 007EP
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DC Salas presents a positive tune -- a counterweight to all the darkness and dullness that invades our day-to-day life, backed by "I'll Win The World For You," an epic, trancey, dubby track. youANDme deliver their best remix yet, turning the original into a rhythmic, overloaded banger ready to take on Gadhafi, or maybe just the last dancefloor survivors.
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RDLGI 002EP
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This 12" vinyl release comes in transparent plastic bag deluxe packaging with obi. DC Salas' nugget "Peru" has been stuck on repeat at the Doctor Vinyl record store in Brussels, and here it is, plus some killer remixes, and another DC Salas track baptized "Petit Bonheur." The Mugwumpian version has already attracted massive attention from DJs everywhere, while Dave Dk's rendering reduces and teases the elements of the original into a relentless maelstrom with a hint of Basic Channel.
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