L_cio DOC Records welcomes L_cio for a beautiful full-length album entitled ‘Poema’. L_cio is a Brazilian artist who brings his own flute playing to his music. He has previously collaborated with the likes of Portable on the huge hit ‘Surrender’ and is a live act who has held residencies at plenty of key clubs in Brazil. He’s also toured all over the world from Egg London to Robert Johnson in Frankfurt and released on labels like Perlon, Soul Clap Records and D.Edge. His eight-track album is an emotive affair with deep house grooves embellished with his own spine tingling instrumentals and flute. ‘Paqe’ kicks things off with five minutes of springtime sounds and fluttering flutes that carry you off into clear blue skies. ‘Canto’ is more driving, with crisp drums and synth stabs all getting you into a groove. ‘Forte’ then drops into techno mood with powerful kicks and busy snares then ‘Complet’ re-sets with two minutes of blissful flute lead ambience that is utterly calming. ‘Poema’ is another beautiful interlude with floating synths and shimmering synths and ‘Avante’ brings back house drums with dramatic synths and icy hi hats. ‘Canto2’ again blesses you out with more exquisite flutes and some melancholic organ work and closer ‘Lagoa’ is a dreamy track with animal sounds, flutes and languid chords all encouraging you to get horizontal. . More

Henrique Oliveira aka HNQO, is the man responsible for this exciting full album release on DOC Records. HNQO is one of the fastest rising young stars in the techno, house and indie dance scene in Brazil. Causing much attention and hype with his recent EP release on DOC Records (Balinese Death - also featured in MAGNUM VOL 1) and having reach the #1 spot at Hot Creations Top selling single, it is time to introduce his first album "The Old Door", (influenced by Marlin Stimming and Anders Trentemøller, two of his heroes). A weird string sound marks the opening of "The OId Door". By mixing old sounds with new ideas, while recording different instruments, the track shows HNQO's life and it features Urzula Amen in the vocals. "The Death of the Elephant" is a soundtrack to remind us how destructive human kind has been to the nature. Using sounds of Pizzicato Violin, "40s Cartoon" continues to take us to a journey through the artist's imagination. More

“Chico Buarque Construção Revisited” by L_cio is a beautiful debut project part of a DOC series of releases combining classic Brazilian names with DOC artists and producers. L_cio (Laercio Schwantes) the man with the transverse flute known for some of the freshest and unique tracks coming out from Brazil is behind this gemstone. Increasingly building a legacy of fans following his live performances and recent releases on DOC Records (Vazio; Traffic; People Talk; Schwantes), this man is a non-stoppable 30 hours machine gun. On this long awaited 2-track limited edition vinyl release, L_cio and Gui Boratto kept the roots of this classic track “Construção”. However they added all the proper elements of a techno dance floor knockout. By inserting malicious baselines, flutes and strings they generated aggressive melodies while keeping all characteristics of this epic song.
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Headed by a Carioca who was blessed with the name of his own city, MooDisco contains a 3-track bomb from Leo Janeiro with DOC label boss Gui Boratto and a very special remix by French act Rodriguez Jr. More

Paula Chalup is one of the most important figures of the underground Brazilian electronic scene, and has been at the epicentre of each of the revolutions throughout these almost 20 years down the road. In a musical symbiosis with producer and multi - instrumentalist Lucas Parisi, a member of "São Paulo Laptop Orchestra" - an experimental electronic music project, which was presented at the Virada Cultural in 2011 and FILE (International Festival of Electronic Language). Together they form the IAO Yoruba word that stand for “initiate”. Building soundscapes that lead to a spiritual journey. More

Every artistic scene is lead by their artists and kept alive by their fans, but mostly by its talents, who can look outside of the box and have a great relationship with their crowd. Junior C is a great example of how this theory comes true for a DJ and Producer. Junior C is a very versatile artist, who consolidated his career in three columns: Technique, Feeling and Crowd-Reading; Important skills that added to his strong musical taste made him able to adapt his sets to many dance-floors, from underground to mainstream without loosing his musical identity. As a producer, he got a lot of attention by his latest tracks “Relax” and “Sweet Acid Talk” released by Impact Records, produced in partnership with Wehbba and Propulse. Both tracks in just a couple of weeks hit the top 20 in tech-house at Beatport.com receiving compliments from: Sven Vath, 2000 and One, Karotte, Hector Couto, Joseph Capriati and many more; afterwards “Sweet Acid Talk” was the best seller of “Ibiza Underground 2013” released by Toolroom Records. In this EP he has worked with H.O.S.H., Gui Boratto and Gunjah to create new approaches of his latest single “Coming Over” and the result are 3 different interpretations of this dance floor timeless song, full of groove, lush harmonies and organic undertones. It doesn't take much to imagine this EP owning dance floors in the months and years to come. Engineered to perfection by label head GUI BORATTO, it's an exciting step for the imprint and the project alike. More

When an 8 year old kid asks for a drum machine and Atari 500 computer with the intention of starting his own band, you know his future does not lie anywhere but in music. Introducing: Jeroen Hofer aka Melon. Not your average human being. Something that becomes obvious the second he enters the room – a beaming, larger than life personality that cannot possibly be ignored. Flair and charisma have never hurt anyone in this business. Melon is a natural artist, over the last few years, he has managed to create a high production profile. "Nitzi" on Innervisions and "Spring" on his own "Ratiomusic?" imprint are incredibly subtle and timeless masterpieces, while his work under his Je Dàvu moniker, such as his infamous re-edit of INXS's "I Need You Tonight" and "I Zebra" on Platzhirsch, showcases a more rocking side of his repertoire. In this EP he has worked with D.O.C. label mastermind Gui Boratto, their new EP sports music for the dance floor, full of groove, lush harmonies and organic undertones. More

Iggor Cavalera is best known for his part as the drummer of Brazilian super-group Sepultura. Having toured heavily around the globe, winning several 'Best Drummer' accolades and sold over 10 million records, Iggor's incredible ability to project emotion and evoke thought through his percussive talents is being given an outlet in the form of his exciting collaboration with his DJane wife Laima Leyton, MIXHELL. The exercise of performing live tracks that were made to DJ comes to life even more on this acid house release with the collaboration of acclaimed producer GUI BORATTO. When rock turned into "bubble gum" music, when EDM sounded too shallow, Mixhell continued their research - reviving and recreating what they loved in each style. Let there be house, let there be techno, let there be rock, in the end what really matters is the MUSIC. More

Last summer, a stunning single called "Wish" (FM X / Wish 001) made quite a splash in the international techno community. It was released on a limited edition picture vinyl only and delighted listeners worldwide with its intimate melodies, lush harmonies and organic undertones. Composed in memory of Muddy Waters, the bluesman that electrified the Delta blues, it came from the hands of ELEKFANTZ, a project completely unknown to most floor hounds: speculations about the originators ran rampant and the name Gui Boratto was brought forward more than once. Now, the curtain is lifted with DIGGIN' ON YOU on the new Kompakt-distributed label outfit D.O.C., revealing two incredibly gifted musicians: Daniel and Leo first met 20 years ago, when they played together in a blues band. Leo continued his carreer as a professional musician while Daniel started to discover a new musical path. The latter was born and bred at the electronic music temple in South America, later becoming a resident DJ and local hero, known as the right guy to prepare the dance floor and set up the right mood. He's one of the finest DJs of the Brazilian new wave of electronic aficionados. Leo is a professional drummer, singer and composer since the age of 15. He played and recorded with some of the greatest artists in Brazil. After two decades, they met up again and created "Wish"... and it was indeed Gui Boratto who heard it first, deciding that not only this was music he'd love to see released, but also a talented duo he absolutely wanted to work with, becoming their manager and collaborator in the process. Thus, a new label was born: D.O.C., Gui's very own label imprint. Sure enough, ELEKFANTZ were the first artists to be signed. "They just sound different and beautiful", Gui says, "real musicians". The rest, as they say, is history. More