Rafael Garnica has been involved with music from an early age since the late 90s. Starting out as a drummer and touring with bands, he eventually lost his soul to electronic music. DJing and studio work, together with 7 years of running his own radio show, has lead Garnica to develop a very distinct sound, taking influences from Venezuelan and South American music, old funk, disco vinyl and early 4-to-floor from the UK and neighboring regions.
His debut album, Fool Again, represents his many years in the music scene as a DJ, music lover, drummer and producer and embodies the sound of Garnica: melodic, nostalgic and optimistic with a fine balance between pop and underground. Sampling vinyl from the 70s, 80s and 90s and combining this with his impeccable taste and musicality, Fool Again is a masterpiece that has been achieved through enduring work and his love of music.
Remaining true to his first love, he continues to be a drummer with the hotly tipped Pulshar band on Desolat, as well as rock band GALGO and live sessions for many Barcelona based musicians. He's produced and remixed for home brand Galaktika, with numerous releases, as well as 2 CD compilations: Cae Nieve en Caracas and 5 Years of Galaktika. Furthermore, he's remixed for internationally known labels like Moodmusic, Wet Yourself and Trenton. The album includes a variety of top-notch remixes from Mario Basanov, Massimiliano Pagliara, Undo, Fur Coat, Trujillo, Pablo Bolivar and Txef-A.
Artistic designer Alex Trochut, who has worked for bands like Arcade Fire and The Rolling Stones, designed the artwork of the album. The process for the design was extraordinary and was conceived in an artistic way, starting with drops of water falling in different colors and resulting in a pop art design and very unique typography.
Tracklisting:
1. No Regrets
2. Love Someone
3. Put Your Hands
4. Fear Test
5. Interlude
6. I Don't Care About Winning, I Care About Playing
7. Getting
8. D.B
9. Oh Korea Featuring Paulo Orlarte
10. Outro
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After time spent whipping up singles for Moodmusic and My Best Friend amongst others, Maurice Aymard makes the leap to the long-player with a selection of jams that reflect his propensity for live instrumentation and thoroughly musical constructs within the disco-inflected realms of house music. As if Metro Area were played out by hand, tracks such as "Home" groove hard on plush live bass lines, poignant Rhodes chords and romantic lead synths. Gui Boratto turns up to chip in to "Colours & Drops" with its more prominent techy backbone, but that's offset by the non-dancefloor roll of "1994". It's a diverse album that provides the perfect platform for a skilled craftsman to explore, er, his craft.
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Galaktika Records delivers it´s 40th release and what a treat it is. One of the main acts on the label and a true protagonist in the Barcelona electronic scene, Pablo Bolivar is well known all over the world for his quality output for labels like Desolat and Avantroots.. The EP starts with Last Change - a journey thru deep Chicago territory with the immaculately crisp production we are used to hear from Mr Bolivar. Deep but driving house music, this will find it´s place on sundowner sets as well as main rooms. Man of the moment, Jay Shepheard takes things into an 80s flavoured disco landscape with a boogie approach and a massive bassline, this will fire up any floor this summer. Stand By is a building up perfectly with a chugging beat and soft pads, leading a way for a nagging synth line which grows and grows and shows the skills of Pablo Bolivar as producer. The hypnotic Behind Me ends the EP in fine style with a early morning belter, a bit more techy than the rest of the EP, but managing to the keep the deepness with modulating synths, a deep murky bass and monster groove. More

Klas Lindblad aka Sasse from Moodmusic is a Berlin resident, although his roots are in the Finnish skihills and lake shores. Now Galaktika presents you the first artist EP from Sasse in the form of 2 original tracks, as well as great remixes from Dosem , Maurice Aymard & Garnica

Save A Prayer relies heavily on a well known disco vibe from the Big Apple, boosted with big beats and a chunky bassline for an floor shaking experience. Maurice Aymard and Garnica tackles Save A Prayer in fine fashion, bringing their South American vibe to it , grooving the night away.

Dosem puts a high gear on, bringing Save A Prayer to the next level with syncpated drums and slamming bassline, this is peak hour if there ever was one.

As a bonus Sasse delivers Do It Well, an old school inspired house tune with echoes from Henry Street and the sound of NYC in 1995.
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Galaktika's prepares their first vinyl of the year with the hand of Garnica, Paulo Olarte and Maurice Aymard teaming up with Mr hot guy Maceo Plex . The small compilation is meant to be for those floor killer sessions and those layback down mixes a mixture between deep house and techno. Why not give it a try in vinyl if we believe this are one the best original tracks the label's heads have made so far and with the support of one of hottest name in the scene. So take advantage of this exclusive 200 copies. More