3x12” with printed sleeves, poster, slipcase.
Tracklist 3x12”:
A1 Capsule B1 Concrete B2 Reloaded C1 Mound C2 Skin Trigger D1 Reign D2 SN Model E1 Dezarhiva E2 Sister In Law F1 Romaniac F2 Dimensioni

Short info:
Debut album by Livio & Roby featuring Martin Buttrich, Guti, tINI, Hector, Andrea Oliva, Julian Perez, Cezar Merveille, Enzo Siragusa, Ryan Crosson and Premiesku.

Music is an art, a journey, a personal exploration. It doesn’t start when we press play, nor does it stops when we press pause. However, with music being thrust upon us daily, it is near impossible to escape the preconceived notions of how we listen and discover it. We nd an artist we like and we convince ourselves we love their art – we forget to interrogate the melodies, to understand the harmonies, to feel the rhythm and connect with its soul. We learned to forget the value of it, we simply go by what we predict from the musician rather than what we actually hear and feel in the sound.
Cue Romanian duo Livio & Roby. Their conceptual album project ‘Phantom Circle’ challenges us to defy the constraints of these preconceived notions. They invite us to focus on one thing and one thing only - the music.
The audience is invited to listen to 11 original tracks, each of them co-produced with an anonymous collaborator from their “circle” of friends. And there certainly are some impressive names involved: tINI,EnzoSiragusa,MartinButtrich,Guti,JulianPerez,Hector,RyanCrosson,CesarMerveille,Andrea Oliva & Premiesku. The classic Livio & Roby nuances will prevail, of course, but there will be no clear evidence about the “phantom” collaborator behind each track, apart from the music itself. By keeping the mystery on the identity of each co-producer, the duo is challenging their listeners to bypass the involuntary pre-conception and focus on the essential: listen and feel.
Livio & Roby’s emotive and mind-moving grooves have put them not only at the top of their homeland’s list of nest producers but also at the forefront of the global electronic scene. The experience developed by the collaborators in this album only echoes the magnitude of Livio & Roby’s talent, which boils down to their stamp of ambition and courage, consolidated in this project. Above all, this album accentuates their clear intention to enjoy music for itself and nothing else.

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Tracklist:
A1) Electricity Reshape A2) Singular Reshape B1) Tidal Reshape B2) Modal Reshape
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Romanian house business at its best. Livio & Roby return to Vakant with this 4 tracker after their last excursion as Premiesku. Gotta love them either way!
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To kick off 2011 Vakant presents Romanian rising stars Livio & Roby, the first new artists to join the label since 2008. After cutting their teeth on some of the biggest labels and world stages, Livio & Roby impart their excellent deep funk laden grooves on their first record for the perfectionist House of Vakant. A side ‘Hatzumoto Song’ is nothing short of a siren song seducing any passerby or dance floor reveler, ship wrecking them on Livio & Roby’s divine private island. Deeply organic yet firmly routed in tech funk, the track floats effortlessly across time and dimension with perfectly sculpted groove and ambience. Gracing the B side ‘Moduri’ picks things up a bit with a classic upbeat - downbeat house rhythm while strange and eluding synths carry Livio & Roby’s now signature flow of musical zest and smile inducing body motivation. Finally the digital only ‘Resoftescu’ completes the 35th installment of Vakant’s life companion series with the push-pull of dark moody synths and uplifting acoustic piano chords. Combined with the steady cadence of tasteful percussion, the sounds meld to produce a gliding mélange of soothing beauty. More

Desolat are happy to see this notorious Romanian duo continue to stoke the buzz with a brand spanking new release, after a brief hiatus. Livio & Roby bring their signature contemporary blend of house music roots and simmering techno. "Sunday Offend" is a gutsy tune with a magical, timeless quality. A machine-like groove melts like a popsicle on hot pavement, as distorted Rhodes and bass jostle among vocal samples. Hipo features over top of the bubbling bass of "Stapanu Intergalactic", with synth pulses, strings and persistent high hats creating a subtle urgency. "Tribute" has plenty of room to breathe: stomping methodically along as synth burbles swing back and forth like a seesaw, enveloping a fairground-like melodic fragment. "Garaghivirap" rounds off the release with a techy, tribal vibe that seems constructed from dissected snippets of bicycle bells, whirring wheels and exhaust pipes. Livio & Roby have taken 2010 by the horns, participating in the Desolat US Bus Tour earlier this year alongside Loco Dice and Martin Buttrich, and are ready to blast back into your consciousness with their fresh new material.
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