ARTIST Alessio Mereu
TITLE Tripolarity ALBUM
LABEL AMAM Records
CATALOG NO. AMAM-015
FORMAT CD + 12" / digital download
DISTRIBUTION Intergroove
RELEASE DATE 23 June 2011
CONTACT info@am-am.org
Tracklist
01. First Pole
02. Only You Know Who I Really Am
03. Purity
04. Perfect Lover
05. French Connection feat. Bloody Mary
06. Second Pole
07. Hypochondriac
08. Distraught
09. Lucky Sinners feat. Naph & Carlo Caronti
10. OK, Now Stop and Restart
11. The Case of Mr. Bishop feat. Acumen
12. Survived Boy
13. Third Pole
14. Tripolarity
Pre-listening: http://soundcloud.com/amam-2/sets/amam0 ... sio-mereu/
In less than two years, Sardinia’s Alessio Mereu has made quantum leaps in his DJ/production career: After releasing an impressive string of EPs for respected labels like Contexterrior and CMYK, many top-name DJs took notice, including Dubfire and Duke Dumont who picked some of Mereu’s tracks for their respective Cocoon and Fabric mix CD compilations. In early 2010, he set up AMAM, which has quickly become one of the most popular techno/house imprints in Italy, and as savvy dance music enthusiasts are catching on, throughout Europe as a whole. Earlier this year, his increasing international presence led to his debut Berlin DJ appearance at Arena Club to headline an AMAM label night.
All these accomplishments would be impressive for any 23-year-old, but even more so for Alessio, who’s done it all without having full movement of his body – composing beats, playing in clubs and managing a record label while remaining seated the whole time. Considering this, it seems especially poetic that he has such an intuition for crafting and mixing such seductive grooves, keeping dancers on their feet for the duration of his sets. With his debut full-length album, Alessio Mereu captures the magical energy of the club and distills it into a personal statement, resulting in the title Tripolarity, which reflects his three different musical personalities.
Played and supported: Dubfire, Sis, Adam Beyer, Karotte, Luciano, Agaric, Slam, Tim Green, Popof, Davide Squillace, Luca Bacchetti, Thomas Shumacher, Anton Pieete, Butch, Carlo Lio, Hugo, Phil Kieran, Joseph Capriati, Okain, Pig & Dan, Tim Xavier, Marco Resmann, Stephan Bodzin, MANIK, Mathias Kaden, Timid Boy, Toni Rios, Riva Starr and more..