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Complementary Minds present their new album, the second one, Complementary Minds Vol 2. It picks up right where the first one left off and just like that one, it's out on their label, Terapia Records. Complementary Minds Vol.2 is, as the duo has been treating us to lately, a subtle yet striking evolution from the first chapter of what will be a trilogy. The tracks are a mix of influences from all sorts of genres like hip-hop, breakbeat, electro, house, acid jazz and much more. But the compositional style here is more mature, even more aware and refined, less raw than the first album, which showcased their creative talent in an instinctive way. This is a big step in the musical maturity of Luca and Michele. As usual, they flaunt their passion for movies by stuffing the tracks with film references in the form of samples: you'll find samples from The Goonies in "Goonietown," Natural Born Killers in "Born Dead," and even Fantozzi Contro Tutti, a wild obsession of Luca, in the track "Rmx & Chips!" Continuing from the first album, the tracks on what should be the first side are named starting with C, so the second side is the D side, kicking off with "Goonietown" and its absolutely smashing four-on-the-floor groove. The breathless sprint of Complementary Minds sees the finish line approaching, but not before tackling the sonic leaps of a world crafted by their vintage touch and the late '80s rhythmic evolutions of the ruggedly classy "Explorer '85". "Ambient Kontakt" anticipates the 9th inning of this record with a touch of healthy weirdness, a must by the pair, and sets the stage for the fleeting and dreamy outro of the spacey "Ω" Omega for the Greek scholars, symbolizing the end, the final letter of the alphabet. The tune is inspired to Jerry Goldsmith's majestic soundtracks; he composed, amongst others, the music for Alien and Rambo. As always, they send their regards from Milan and invite you to keep your eyes peeled and your ears open for the final chapter of the trilogy!
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Terapia Records present the first release of its catalog, a stunning LP by the two founders Luca and Michele (aka Complementary Minds) called Butch Haynes Introduces Complementary Minds Vol. 1. The newborn label launches its ambitious, yet very much considered project, after the debut of one of the two head-honchos Luca Ferrara aka Butch Haynes on Apparel Music and Sistrum Recordings. He metaphorically introduces the first LP by the Milan born and bred duo, who share a deep love for music and a great productive connection. They deliver a brilliant eleven-track album, full of diversified sonic influences and quite representative of their bright talent. The record, which will be presented to you both on vinyl and digital, starts with a couple of masterly produced beats ("Fantastic", "Teacher Carey"), both with an analogous mellow, warm energy, some brilliantly crafted bass-lines and a substantial harmonic presence. The album keeps rolling with the deep feeling of "Flower Diva": its soulful, skillfully arranged vocals and the dreamy synthetic chords help the pair to perpetuate this passionate, balmy vibe. "Insomnia" ends the first quartet of sexy tunes with some seductive improvised spacey key stabs and its delicate pensive chords while "Q Orchestra (The Lost Tape Mix)" speeds up the heartbeat and leads to the closing track of the A side, "Bebi": a gorgeous groovy interlude. B side kicks off in style with the slightly darker feel of "Myers Boogie Man" where the pitched sampled vocals, the solid rhythm section, a profound array of sonic details and a marvelous warm synth melody towards the end of the track make it a true ghetto hit! "Right On", with its broken-beat and a radiant harmonic progression, "Contact 911" with its tight kick-snare connection and some far-out, whimsical chord evolution and "G Buster" with its irresistible slightly acid driving force, pave the way for the grand finale where "Maam", a proper club banger, ends this amazing LP in epic fashion. Butch Haynes Introduces Complementary Minds Vol. 1 is such a cohesive, yet incredibly diversified album and their authors, Luca Ferrara and Michele Fallabrino, achieve the challenging task of telling their sonic story with a flawless work. What a way to start Terapia Records' experience.
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