For Kiosk ID catalog no. 031, Argentinian upstart Manucho cooks up a slow-burning seance
of enveloping melodics, stripped groove structures, and heaving fields of synth-crazed
emotionality. Across eight tracks, the Barcelona-based DJ and producer plumbs the depths
of his deeply melodic vision, delivering five distinct dancefloor energies alongside three
inspired reimaginations by Jorke, thea & schtu, and Martin Cozar.
Blazing patterns of morphing saw waves are at the energetic core of Manucho's sublime
brand of electronic dance music. 'Uni' opens the EP with intricate soundscapes and powerful
anthemic qualities: a morphing hook builds and gradually disintegrates, reforming into
erratically cycling waves of searing emotive stabs. Thea & schtu's rendition artfully
transforms 'Uni' into an acoustic down-tempo ballad of delicately morphing blips, celestial
pads, and sweeping sawtooth chords. 'Yuzu' delivers a warm, down-tempo tranquilizer with
a pulsating synth mantra, incandescent blips, and an array of electric strings that explode
into bursts of uplifting emotionality.
On 'Idea Reset,' Manucho morphs his stripped drum structures into a throbbing cascade of
metallic bells and blips. Reverberating synth figures delicately bubble to the surface,
conjuring a soothing hypnotic throb with blinding bursts of melodic beauty. The first of two
remixes strips 'Idea Reset' to its shuddering core: transmuting the original's subdued
melodies into a hovering, cavernous ambiance, Jorke turns 'Idea Reset' into a relentless
dancefloor mantra built around a scorching acid line. Martin Cozar's version ups the energy,
reimagining 'Idea Reset' as a floor-focused peak-time groover with surging electric stutters
set to darkly booming low-end.
'Art for Someone Else' delivers troves of floor-focused energy with a staccato bassline,
detuned, hovering synths, and an infectious arpeggio. Finally, the title track 'Mazuma' brings
Manucho's signature soundscapes to their creative apex: an opulent orchestra of mangled
electric impacts, phasing pads, and blippy, pitch-bending synths merge into a
dancefloor-centric vision brimming with maximalist melodics, beautifully rounding off a tour
de force of unique energies anchored in Manucho's overwhelmingly melodic style.
With Kiosk no. 031, Manucho builds on his uncompromising vision of deep, expansive, and
highly danceable melodics. 'Mazuma' ends up an artful vessel for pure dancefloor serenity:
dynamic, floor-focused, and with a powerful and life-affirming sense of beauty and hope
transported in every sound