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KOM 228EP
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Matias Aguayo returns to Kompakt with his first new recordings for the label since 2009's acclaimed full-length Ay Ay Ay (KOMP 076CD/KOM 205LP). Aguayo takes it back to the dancefloor with his first foray into house music. I Don't Smoke is here -- pure electronic body music. The music here is a tour diary of sorts -- tried and tested on the crowds, these tracks were improved and built up, then finally mixed down with Scott Monteith aka Deadbeat.
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KOM 215EP
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"Menta Latte" from Matias Aguayo's acclaimed full length Ay Ay Ay (KOMP 076CD/KOM 205LP) gets the remix treatment. Who else could be more perfect to do his own rendition than the maestro of Northern disco Prins Thomas -- keeping the organic sensibility of the original by making it RAW. Acid flirts with bongos and wonky bass in a diatribe of immense magnitude. The results are a tremendous, gallivanting steamroller of a track.
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KOM 204EP
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"Rollerskate" is the first single from Matias Aguayo's full-length Ay Ay Ay (KOM 205LP/KOMP 076CD). Aguayo has already established significant buzz, and "Rollerskate" was already included on Pitchfork's "Best New Music" list. It's easy to get drawn into the organic earthiness of Aguayo's musicianship -- his voice is the source of the song, ingeniously layered and contextualized into what seems like an endless mantra. Remixes by Marcus Rossknecht, Diegors & The Don, Sanfuentes & Alex Thunders, and Rebolledo.
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KOM 205LP
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Repressed on vinyl. Gatefold 2LP version with CD of the entire album.
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KOMP 076CD
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This is Matias Aguayo's second full-length for Kompakt. Chilean born, German raised Matias Aguayo is one of those rare talents you come across that genuinely works in music for the sake of loving music. Kompakt's long love affair with Matias Aguayo runs all the way back to his first official act (together with Dirk Leyers) as Closer Musik back in 2000. Though short lived, their releases were foundation builders for the label and still stand as relevant as the day the songs were recorded. Following their demise, Matias felt the urge to abandon the rules that he felt techno imposed on him and moved towards a more organic approach to making music. His first foray into this would be with his 2005 debut solo album Are You Really Lost (KOM 044CD). Matias returned to Kompakt in 2008 with 2 12" bombs -- the club anthems "Minimal" and "Walter Neff." Feeling refreshed and inspired from travelling throughout Latin America, Aguayo was back to end the cycle of boredom that was permeating dance music! That brings us to his sophomore full length Ay Ay Ay. Recorded in Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile and Paris together with Vicente Sanfuentes (Original Hamster), Matias has conjured an impossibly unclassifiable full-length that is certain to surprise and elate anyone that should come across this true breakthrough of a recording. Take opener "Menta Latte" -- countless layers of his voice revel in a psychedelic dream park together with a simple xylophone chord. The chorus of Matias' unpretentious first single "Rollerskate" is damned to stay on auto repeat in your head for days. His leanings to traditional African music resonate with the beautiful crooner "Koro Koro." Fans of his recent singles will rejoice to the rhythm of songs "Me Vuelvo Loca" and "Juanita" -- Latin harmonies embraced with Matias coaxing you to get up and dance. To call Ay Ay Ay ambitious would be an understatement -- Matias Aguayo has managed to come up with a recording that is undeniably all his own and a landmark release for Kompakt.
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KOM 183EP
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Walter Neff: "Suddenly it came over me that everything would go wrong. It sounds crazy, Keyes, but it's true, so help me. I couldn't hear my own footsteps. It was the walk of a dead man. Yes, I killed him. I killed him for money -- and a woman -- and I didn't get the money and I didn't get the woman. Pretty, isn't it?" --excerpt from Billy Wilder's Double Indemnity (1944)
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SJR 209EP
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"Amazing, sublimely catchy new EP on Soul Jazz Records of glitchy deep techy, dubsteppy, dark electronic beats from celebrated international DJ and producer Matias Aguayo. Matias Aguayo has been releasing much praised music for the last ten years most notably on Kompakt records as well as Soul Jazz and working with and remixing artists such as Tiefshwartz, Michael Mayer and Macondo. As well as his own releases he has done numerous collaborations such as Closer Musik (with Dirk Leyers), Zimt (with Michael Mayer) and Broke (with Marcus Rosskecht). Born in Peru, Aguayo moved to Cologne where he became deeply involved in the electronic club scene, working closely with Kompakt records. He currently lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina and travels the world DJing. In 2005 he released the album Are You Really Lost on Kompakt and began a creative partnership with Marcus Rosskecht who also mixed these tracks."
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KOM 177EP
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This is the 12" version of Minimal. DJ Koze delivers a remix that recalls the early days of International Pony. Also includes a mix by Markus Rossknecht (aka Roccness).
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KOMMAXI 001CD
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Chile's Matias Aguayo delivers a smasher. Funky and cheeky, "Minimal" is Spanglish you will have no choice but to sing along to. "Minimal" is everything and anything but minimal: rhythm-driven disco tunes and Aguayo's childish voice make this song a complete hook. DJ Koze delivers a perfect radio edit and a full version that is so summery and so fresh, it makes you want to ride in your Cabrio all day. Also includes a mix by Markus Rossknecht (aka Roccness).
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SJR 163EP
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2007 repress. "Amazing new EP on Soul Jazz Records of glitchy deep Italo-disco and dark electronic grooves from international DJ and producer, Matias Aguayo. Matias Aguayo has been releasing music for the last ten years on labels such as Kompakt, Closer and Mute and working with and remixing artists such as Tiefshwartz, Michael Mayer and Macondo. As well as his own releases, he has done numerous collaborations such as Closer Musik (with Dirk Leyers), Zimt (with Michael Mayer) and Broke (with Marcus Rosskecht). Born in Peru, Aguayo moved to Cologne where he became deeply involved in the electronic club scene, working closely with Kompakt records. He currently lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina and travels the world DJing. In 2005 he released the album Are You Really Lost on Kompakt and began a creative partnership with Marcus Rosskecht who also mixed these tracks."
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