Dino Sabatini - Mantis 06

Mantis 06 is an inspired meeting of minds, as Dino Sabatini teams up with Delsin. Sabatini was one of the architects of hypnotic Italian techno during the early 00s, and this release shows that he has lost none of the flair that characterised his earlier work for Prologue. “Dakarai” revolves around a gentle, organic groove, while on “Afra”, he embarks on a darker approach: tribal drums guide the arrangement, which is punctuated by dark textures. “Lewa” follows in a similar vein, as eerie hooks are realised over a hypnotic drum patterns. Meanwhile, “Akanke” is on a totally different tip, with Sabatini dropping hyper active break beats.