Maxi Vega & Emiliano Demarco - Triton

Astral Records opens the month of March by welcoming Emiliano Demarco & Maxi Vega to the label for their debut EP. Hailing from Argentina, both Emiliano and Maxi have achieved measurable success in their respective solo careers. Both approaching a decade's worth of production credits, Emiliano and Maxi have been producing a mesmerizing blend of melodic house and techno from their Buenos Aires based studios. As occasional production partners the duo have combined their extensive forces for releases via Eleatics Records, Future Romance and Sequence Music, amongst others, while also receiving support from 8kays, Coeus, Massano,Oostil and Tale of Us. Now, continuing to build on their creative partnership, Emiliano and Maxi add Astral Records to their resume with a three track showcase entitled 'Triton'. Emiliano and Maxi continue to explore their astral style on the lead selection 'Triton'. Fluid and energetic throughout, it's a framework of punchy kick drums and rippling basslines which lay the foundation for flashing percussion, crunchy rhythms and striking stabs to create an otherworldly vibe. Icy pads and panning arps emerge across the main break, adding a dose of character and emotion into the mix, bringing with them uplifting tones, as a pitch-shifting narrative perfectly sets the course for a rousing crescendo and electric peak time finale. The hypnotic foray 'Saturn' follows and further cements the duo's dancefloor minded ethos. Its rippling drive is anchored by powerful beats and a clever coax of vibrant percussive; nicely accented with sci-fi vocal samples and wonky chord stabs to tie it all together. A prophetic off-kilter narrative proves to be the most enchanting element however, tastefully building to a darker monochrome across the main break, before further vocal manipulation and hopeful sonics prelude a warped build and chunky drop, one which will bring life to even the most discerning of dancefloors. The third and final selection finds Emiliano and Maxi crafting a similarly club-effective cut entitled 'Felina'. Sitting as the most elusive sounding of the three, its titanium kick drums and meditative pulse build copious amounts of energy, as astral stabs steal the air, while rhythms ripple and driving percussion flows forward. A trance-inspired vocal shifts the mood leading into the break, bringing with it a unique balance of the past and present, pushing onwards to a finale of boisterous stabs and edgy designs that would be equally at home above a festival skyline, or sitting in the sweet spot of a main room set.