Bodytonic have been focusing on enriching Dublin city with bars of late but they are returning to the practice of releasing music in 2016 with releases forthcoming from Ocho, Adultrock and Hmeflght.
On April 15th, the label wing of the promoters will release an EP from Manzana Kicks, an Irish producer who operates under another name normally and has featured here many times.
Title track ‘In Knots’ is a rough shaker of a track, reminiscent of a scuzzier Floating Points or Dorian Concept. The track has received support from Dixon, Terrence Parker, Tim Sweeney, Medlar and Mister Saturday Night.
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On the remix front, there are two remixes from Chicago house legend Larry Heard aka Mr Fingers, along with Bodytonic buddies Optimo and another Manzano Kicks track ‘Slow Train’. Here’s Mr Fingers (AKA Larry Heard)’s excellent ‘After Dark Mix’ of ‘In Knots;.
https://soundcloud.com/bodytonicmusic/manzana-kicks-in-knots-mr-fingers-after-dark-mix-btonic005?in=nialler9/sets/march-1-6
Manzana Kicks EP Download tracklisting:
1. ‘In Knots’
2. ‘In Knots’ (Mr Fingers After Dark Mix)
3. ‘In Knots’ (Mr Fingers Midnight Ambient Pass)
4. ‘Slow Train’
5. ‘Slow Train’ (Optimo Dub)
6. ‘Slow Train’ (Optimo Mix) (Bonus track with entire bundle)
Vinyl tracklisting:
A1. ‘In Knots’
A2. ‘Slow Train’
A3. ‘Slow Train’ (Optimo Dub)
B1. ‘In Knots’ (Mr Fingers After Dark Mix)
B2. ‘In Knots’ (Mr Fingers Midnight Ambient Pass)
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
