1 – Isolée ‘Beau Mot Plage’ (Freeform Reform Parts I & II)
The most beautiful house song ever made, for me it is always at number 1.
2 – David Alvarado – Aire
The vinyl that first brought me closer to the deep and traveling sounds, truly immense!
3 – Mr V – The Drum (SOLE channel mix)
This is the track that brought the afro deep sound into my life.
4 – Henrik Schwarz / Âme / Dixon Feat. Derrick L. Carter – Where We At (Version 1)
An absolute masterpiece that I never get tired of listening to, a real work of art.
5 – I-Robots – Dirty Talk ft. Donna McGhee (Video Edit) – Opilec Music
A record from a friend of mine and one that will never come out of my top ten. thanks I-Robots.
6 – Kuniyuki Takahachi – Dear African Sky ‘Henrik Schwarz rmx’ ‘Unreleased Live Version’
Kuniyuki & Henrik, total quality, I rediscover it every summer.
7 – NDF – Since We Last Met
In the after hours I would listen to this record looped in infinity, beautiful.
8 – Kraak ＆ Smaak – No Sun In The Sky (Henrik Schwarz Remix)
The synths and the melodies of this record make me crazy, Master Schwarz does not miss a shot.
9 – Pedro Madeira – Long Shadows (Christian Prommer remix)
I’d like to go back to these musical lines, immortal vinyl.
10 – Blunted Dummies – House for All (Original Mix) 1993
It does not need any comment, a masterpiece.
I-Robots present: Mark Evemport – Drone EP (Opilec Music)
Opilec Music’s next project finds label boss I-Robots select an E.P. of unreleased material by Mark Evemport. It comes with exclusive artwork by Tim Paulvè of Artefract France.
Evemport hails from Treviso in Italy and runs the Sticky Music label. His passion for electronic music was born in the late 90’s and seeing D.J.’s like Louie Vega and Jerome Sydenham. Inspired by disco, afro, techno and more, he achieves real depth in his music; tribal rhythms intertwined with synths and deep atmospheres.
Evemport has a forthcoming 22 track album, ‘Klin’, coming on this label before the end of the year featuring a selection of material from the vaults that has been carefully curated by I-Robots. I-Robots also included the track of the same name on the latest ‘We Are Opilec’ compilation back in June 2016, and it’s one that’s been supported by none other than Derrick May.
Evemport says of the ‘Drone’ release, “The E.P. in my opinion can be divided into three distinct parts, the first one explores the deepest African sounds, the second part is built around two tracks with hypnotic grooves but at the same time aggressive moods and finally three tracks that were born from my desire to get outside what I’ve produced so far.”
The moody ‘Drone’ opens up with deep and dubby techno, soft drums and pensive chords, then ‘Fyzz’ brings some spiritual melodies and ‘Kentu’ keeps you on edge with inventive pads and percussion that get you in an afro-trance. The elegant ‘Lambat’ is a more hopeful track with celestial keys and cosmic rays, ‘Nagano’ goes back into the depths and broods with deft percussion and well sculpted synths and ‘Tier’ is heady and atmospheric, with gently unfolding chord progressions and a late-night sense of enchantment.
Keeping up the intriguing nature and high-class production’ ’Trix’ is darker and more driven, with percolating percussion and a sense of menacing lurking underneath and last of all ‘Woxy’ is a spine-tingling track with icy synths and aching pads that encourage your mind to drift off into the ether.
