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After a three-year production hiatus, Barcelona's techno kingpin Paco Osuna returns with not only a new release for Richie Hawtin's M_nus label, but also his debut LP, entitled Long Play -- eight precision tracks, purposely built for the dancefloor in his inimitable style. Long Play is a meeting-point of Paco Osuna's past and his future. The product of nearly 20 years behind the decks, from early residencies at Amnesia in the late '90s, to an integral role in Hawtin's current ENTER. events at Space and a push forward for techno, house, minimal, and tech- house, Long Play's sleek and exuberant tracks are thread together by Osuna's always-addictive bass lines. "The bass line is my obsession," he says -- the key ingredient to making picture-perfect techno and playing incredible, unflaggingly energetic DJ sets.
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PLUS 8129EP
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Another EP of studio collaborations from Spain's Paco Osuna. "'Art Confusion" with John Lagora explores woozy synth lines and sci-fi cinematism. "Ponsatu" finds Osuna teaming up with Tamamovic to go deep into the stripped back realms of techno. Uner steps up the controls on "Paner." Finally, "StaBass" with Tony Rohr is a techy ending.
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PLUS 8117EP
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Paco Osuna is one of Spain's finest electronic exports, investigating everything from dark and fierce to stripped and raw techno, and that's the case once again on his Four EP. "Atopisimo" features unbalanced kicks, scattered glitches, dry claps and a churning percussion line. "What That" displays Osuna's propensity to make heavy bass lines and "Jackathor" comes on like a distant train. To close is the more clipped but equally driven "Pum Pum."
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PLUS 8115EP
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A spiral of evolving and heady, sample-laden tracks unfurl on Paco Osuna's latest EP, a richly produced melding of continent-spanning talent, with Paco partnering up in the studio with real-life amigos Daniel Sanchez, Alex Under, Joseph Capriati and Alexi Delano. The Amigos EP presents driven, moving grooves with satiating build ups, over densely-layered samples and drums. Osuna's seasoned skill-sets in the DJ booth and as a producer come together knowingly in this release.
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PLUS 8106EP
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Paco Osuna proves once again that he's in a league of his own when it comes to serving up futuristic nuggets of Southern-fried techno. "Party In Chicago" alternates between black run sequences, huge build-ups and intense, reverb-drenched breakdowns. "Looking For v2" is packed with static, reverbs and sudden changes in atmosphere, "My Friend" features an understated intro, more cut-up vocals, and a barrage of snare rolls and "What's Up!!!" builds up a cracking hi-hat line into drawn-out howls.
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PLUS 8096EP
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Paco Osuna scales new heights of innovation and intensity with Orbeat. The title track features a frenzy of percussion and silky sub-bass pressure and the effects leave warm, glowing trails in the night air. "Influence" is driven by an old school bass line with breakdowns that will catapult the crowd into a state of delirium. "Transheet" features seductive vocal samples and growling bass lines. "Alarm" presents tidy rhythms that orbit around a one-note riff that's stretched in every direction. Top-notch.
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WOWREC 005EP
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"Wow! 5 presents a very good friend of la familia Wow!: DJ and producer Paco Osuna. After working for the labels of Richie Hawtin (M_nus and Plus 8), Paco comes this time with two tracks of twisted minimal house. Enjoy."
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PLUS 8093EP
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One of Spain's most influential DJ/producers Paco Osuna joins the select group of Plus 8 artists with this sublime 4-tracker. Crazy is packed full of flowing techno grooves, innovative arrangements and tricky, melodic twists. The title track motors forward as the hi-hats struggle to contain the roving bassline and the acid riff goes into overdrive. "Alsound" provides glitch, discordant bleeps and infectious percussion, "Joakhim" is a percussive groove with bubbling basslines and "Sechamps" is a journey through the darkness accompanied by a mischievous, dancing synth-line. Top class.
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MIND 001EP
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"Out of Barcelona Paco Osuna launches his new Mindshake label with this two-track EP. 'Mindacid' on the A-side goes straight forward with his groaning, dark metallic sounds and brings this classic build up track in a claustrophobic tight room where nobody can run away. Separates from this 'Reencuentro' on the B-side follows with his interacting male and female samples more hypnotic and make you slowly wild."
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