ARTIST Mikael Stavöstrand
TITLE Nothing More EP
LABEL AMAM Records
CATALOG NO. AMAM-014
FORMAT 12” / digital download
DISTRIBUTION Intergroove
RELEASE DATE 29 August 2011
CONTACT info@am-am.org
A1. “Seam”
A2. “Seam” (Agaric remix)
B1. “Nothing More”
B2. “Nothing More” (Argenis Brito remix)
X1. “Mackarena”
Pre-listen:
http://soundcloud.com/amam-2/sets/amam0 ... tavostrand
When Alessio Mereu founded AMAM last year, the label was
mostly a home for his own productions as well as from
friends in his Italian vicinity – but as AMAM’s beats have
pulsated throughout Europe and the rest of the globe, it’s
become a home for forward-thinking dance music
internationally. Case in point, the latest release from
Swedish-born, L.A.-based DJ/producer Mikael Stavöstrand,
offering three brand new tracks, plus remixes from Berlinbased
Argenis Brito (Cadenza) and Agaric (We Are).
Mikael Stavöstrand has earned respect over the last decade
for his early experimental-leaning work for Force Inc. as
well as his club-minded tracks for Mo’s Ferry and his own
label Sunset Diskos. This EP’s opener “Seam” finds a middle
ground with a laid-back house vibe and spacey, threedimensional
pads coupled with disorienting vocal samples.
Agaric’s version rearranges the elements into upper-fueled
realms with much more percussive interplay, a bit hectic but
still slick and classy.
On the flip, “Nothing More” finds Mikael exploring tribal
and tropical territory, kind of like an audio collage made from
National Geographic clippings. This cut is defintiely perfect
for summertime, and also ripe for remixing by Argenis
Brito, who strips down the parts to its essentials, offering a
more synthetic mood while retaining the energy of the
original. Finally, Mikael closes out with another original,
“Mackarena” (exclusive to the digital release), which is a
prime slice of dark, gritty and pumping sci-fi techno.
Played & Supported by: Matt John, Marco Carola, Tiefschwarz, Anja Schneider, Maceo Plex/Maetrik, Tim Green, Davide Squillace, Paco Osuna, Butch, Kaiserdisco, Stephan Bodzin, Timo Maas, Popof, Konrad Black, Phil Kieran, Hugo, Camea, Carlo Lio, Luca Bacchetti, Ida Engberg, Federico Molinari, Tim Xavier, Coyu, Cesare vs Disorder, Kabale und Liebe, Alexi Delano, Dirt Crew and many more...
