Territory: WORLD excl.US

Format: 1LP black vinyl

Tracklist:
A1 – Out of Reality (feat. Alejandra Deheza)
A2 – Body Control
A3 - Asher
B1 – I'm Gonna Get You
B2 – Out of Reality (Skream Remix)
B3 - The Endless Knot

Release Info:
Today, beloved DJ, producer and songwriter Lauren Flax announces her forthcoming EP, Out Of Reality out August 6 via 2MR. Much of Out Of Reality’s cohesion comes from Flax’s expansive production, using simple elements to craft intricate backdrops for the questions posed by her songs. On the EP’s titular track, Alejandra Deheza (School of Seven Bells)’s crystalline vocals are woven against a delicate tapestry of arpeggiated keys, sparse percussion and haunting cello. Watch “Out of Reality” here.

Detachment isn’t always detrimental; sometimes you have to step outside to get a better view. Lauren Flax knows this - as a DJ, producer and songwriter, her discography is notoriously genre-defiant, consisting of an impressive array of solo tracks, collaborations, and remixes. The most recent of these – her mesmerizing take on Pale Blue’s “Breathe” - saw her experimenting with a new style of writing. “I wanted to explore that sound more,” Flax explains, “more of a synth exploration, textures with less beats.” The pared-down songwriting approach lent itself to thematic considerations as well: she’d been thinking about the repetitive nature of the life cycle - the Indian concept of Samsara - and felt a general disappointment at humanity’s lack of progress. On her new EP Out Of Reality, she washes that disappointment in lush sonic hues, stepping outside the quotidien for a new perspective.

Though its themes span beyond the scope of our current socio-political moment, Out Of Reality feels, right now, like an especially tantalizing proposition. Pandemic-driven escapism has bred a new crop of otherworldly music designed to transport the listener somewhere better. But Flax isn’t interested in escapism for its own sake - there’s still work to be done here on Earth, after all. Instead, through a combination of live instrumentation and ethereal synths, Out Of Reality grants us a respite from the real so we can return to it with a clear head.





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Solipsism is an archival release of music from Mike Simonetti's tenure as owner of Italians Do It Better Records, spanning from 2006-2013. During that time Mike wrote a lot of music. Some of it was used for films, some for TV commercials, some for fashion shows and he even released a record or two. Influenced by the intersection of 80's arena rock bands like AC/DC and Judas Priest, glam rock/dance bands like Rockets and Supermax, and especially the underground Italian producer Piero Umiliani - the album is chock-full of atmospheric rock-inspired arpeggiated riffs. The mixture of metal and chugging dance music makes for a unique listening experience. Every song has a riff, every song is heavy and dense. Only one song goes above 118 BPM. These are heavy chuggers that make for a tense emotional experience that exceeds your standard, easy-to-write-off "soundtrack" fare, mainly because it was never written with that in mind. It was meant to be a fist-pumping arena rock inspired thumper! You can hear that in the one two punch of "A Prayer For War" into "Illusions", which is an outtake from his "The Magician" sessions. Other songs like "Solipsism" showcase the airy melodies of that were to come with his other project Pale Blue, but that is not typical on this album. If you listen closely, you can hear how Simonetti's music and dark vibes inspired his then label partner Johnny Jewel to take his own bands Chromatics and Glass Candy in a different, more cinematic direction. This was written and recorded years before the Drive soundtrack and all the hoopla around the sudden soundtrack resurgence. In 2011 Mike was asked to submit some songs for a soon to be released Hollywood remake. He submitted most of the songs from this album, and they were slated for release on the soundtrack, but the project fell apart, and the film went in a different direction and changed producers. Soon after, because of all the drama and foolishness, he left Italians Do It Better to start over with 2MR and Pale Blue. This is the nail in the coffin. Godspeed. More

Zombies In Miami maintain the disco heat with their debut on Mike Simonetti's 2MR.

Tracklist:
A1. Take It Off
A2. New Odisea
B1. Where Is The Voice Of That Man On Acid
B1. Where Is The Voice Of That Man On Acid (Jackie House Remix)

Press Release:
Hot on the heels of their recent EPs on Roam, Correspondant and Futureboogie, Zombies In Miami maintain the disco heat with their debut on Mike Simonetti's 2MR. Three tracks and one remix deep, the entire release is a full trip to the senses…
'Take It Off' leads by example: strident, uplifting and dynamically arranged so a whole new level of feels is unleashed when you least expect it, there's a real timeless energy and focus coded deep into every element. 'New Odisea' takes more of a cosmic approach with its slinking bassline and soaring, yearning chords that weave and wave above it. Buckle up; even the slightest variations and percussive additions are so well placed, they create an almighty rush every single time. Finally 'Where Is The Voice Of That Man On Acid' attempts to ask the question we've all been asking for years. Fittingly psychedelic, layered and circuitous, its springy riff persistently tickling under waves of evocative atmospheres and it comes complete with a sublime, sub-loaded rolling technoid trip-fest from Honey Soundsystem's Jackie House.
The duo describe the EP as "the result of hours of jamming, trying to imagine and recreate the loudest, most energetic and sweaty dancefloor tracks that we could play in Mexico, Europe and all over the world no matter the borders." We'd describe that as mission accomplished.

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