Buy link: https://www.beatport.com/track/lost-in-silence/19270832
Presenting their third release of the year, Da Luka‘s roku welcomes Mazayr to the label for his debut EP. Manchester based producer Mazayr has been experimenting with electronic music for well over a decade. As a drummer in his youth, Mazayr’s love for rhythm and groove eventually found its way into electronic music. After years of perfecting his craft the UK artist made his debut in 2021 with ‘Pipe Dreaming‘, a release via Bulgarian imprint Magic Moment.
Mazayr’s emotive musicality and exotic, dance floor friendly grooves then caught the attention of Canopy Sounds, Musique de Lune, One Of A Kind, Stellar Fountain, The Purr and more, all of which have served as landing spots for his transcendent sound going forward. Also an accomplished DJ, Mazayr has frequented various venues across Manchester, including Pangaea Festival and the infamous Sankeys nightclub. In 2019, he began hosting events and a mix series under the Right Frequency banner to showcase melodic house music. 2024 has proved to be his most prolific production year to date, with four projects recorded across the first four months of the year.
Now, fresh off a remix for JFR’s Secret Feelings imprint, a release which highlighted a strong spring season, Mazayr adds roku to his resume with a three-track showcase ‘Without Permission’. The EP’s title selection ‘Without Permission” sets the pace and lands with many of Mazayr”s beloved production hallmarks. Tight kick drums and neatly manicured percussion provide a DJ friendly intro, as chunky bass tones and vocal fragments add rhythm and character. Cruising effortlessly across the first act, it’s a set of striking chord stabs which pushes energy into the main break.
Mazayr’s elusive vision shines during the interlude, as he maintains a balance of restraint and tension that astute dancefloor’s will appreciate, before smoothly shifting gears into a grooved-out finale. Selection two ‘Lost in Silence” finds Mazayr showcasing a darker side of his repertoire. Once again created with pristine production quality, it’s a free-flowing exchange of titanic kick drums, deconstructed vocals and clustered synth mutations which provide a sturdy backbone. The main break proves to be the highlight however, elevating mood through siren-like chord stabs, all while maintaining an underlying sense of flow for a devilish conclusion. Rounding out the release are the alluring qualities of ‘Falling’, a track where the Manchester resident aims squarely at the deeper dancefloors.
Mazayr crafts an aesthetic that is dark, groovy and effortlessly cool, one that balances a loud-soft dynamic perfectly. Holographic synths flash through a whirlwind of rebounding rhythms and darker monochromes across a buzzing first movement, as mood and tension continue to rise during the interlude, before reverent textures meet highly explosive beats and swing heavy basslines for a thunderous finale. A fitting conclusion to a unique look into Mazayr’s repertoire, one where he makes an impressive debut for Da Luka’s roku.
Release date: 2024-08-30
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