Antinote

A practice that would spread throughout Europe during the Renaissance. Northeastern Italy, at the beginning of the 1980s, an entire local scene gathered around a handful of DJs who put their dancefloors in a trance to the sounds of ''rare, new, and singular'' music, under the strong influence of ethnic and world music. A1 Fred DJ & Boran DJ - Cosmic Patch (Lazy'gal Edit)A2 African Project - Ethno Beat (Afro Version)B1 Mamukata - TantawinaB2 Zendy - Zymotic (Plastic Version)C1 Claudio Diva - Funky NephosC2 DJ Fred, DJ Otti, Jay Pee - Indien SummerD1 DJ Stefan Egger - Cosmic EsmeraldaD2 Virtual Roots - Sonar (Virtual Version) (Ygal Ohayon Low Gravity Edit)

The final chapter in the D.K. trilogy has arrived adorned in a hooded cloak. Sword by his side, the warrior master is rising. This time taking a decidedly darker and determined approach, D.K. is here to fight the final battle - and make it out alive. A1 Storm Of SteelA2 Frozen SwordB1 Code BreakerB2 Rising

Like many productions stamped “D.K.”, the structure is linear only in appearance: it winds up and down between fantasized exotic landscapes, digital plug-ins mimicking “far east” instruments that are barely recognizable. It gets even snakier with the Samurai Showdown-inspired Shoubuari (Battle): pixel swords brushing past our ears, martial drumming and menacing synths. A1 VoicesB1 Shoubuari (Battle Mix)B2 Riding For A Fall

Sitting somewhere between some sort of timeless and somehow aquatic dream pop and blurred visions of an eerie grunge sound, that probably never was. That being said, the genesis of 18 RAYS might explain why their debut EP turns out to be such an intimate affair: while it took its members down memory lane, the listener will embark on an ethereal trip, taking him to a parallel universe in which the sounds of Cocteau Twins, Durutti Column or A.C. Marias endlessly resonate while Wild At Heart keeps on running for the Palme d’Or. A1 I Feel RainA2 These Empty StairsB1 Long Time AgoB2 North West Plaza