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Frigio is beyond proud to release the first album “Actus Tragicus” from Alessandro Parisi’s sepulchral dwelling pseudonym Hesperius Draco and a monster Ep by editor extraordinaire, Sneaker who welcomes you to marvel at his "Midas Touch"
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Sneaker - The Midas Touch Ep - Frigio 022 - 12” Vinyl Edition - Handmade details on artwork
Happy disco or chirpy funk edits these ain’t. Instead the Rat Life man unearths three dark obscurities and further blackens their already sinister sounds.
“Playground” by Click Click first came out in 1988. Sneaker maintains the tension, the steady and strained notes as vocals tell a tale of shrouded menace. Ralph Lundsten opens the flip, his 1970 track “Through A Landscape of Mirrors” is bolstered with snapping rhythms, synths are smeared and wrenched as the twisted hand of Dunkeltier takes control. The last instalment, first released on Ant-Zen in 2006, is Geneviève Pasquier’s “Fairy Tale.” A gritty track of reduced industrial essences, the original has been extended and further muddied for ready-made dancefloor corruption.
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Hesperius Draco (aka Alessandro Parisi) - Actus Tragicus 2Lp - Frigio 023-2LP1
Donning the ceremonial robes, the conventions of house, techno and horror soundtracks are blurred as past, present and future merge. Stalking darkness and light, bordering the divine and profane, “Actus Tragicus” pulls the dancefloor into the murky shadows of Rome. Ritualistic chants, chilling choirs and hissing beats are brewed across two slabs of vinyl. BPMs dip and rise as Hesperius Draco takes you on a winding journey through the catacombs of his world.
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NEW FRIGIO T-SHIRTS !!!
100% Hand Made Serigraphy Prints - 100% Cotton - Very soft and great quality! Choose your size (S, M, L, XL) and color (Black, Dark grey, Grey ) After you choose your color and size we´ll need about a week to prepare it because it´s hand made serigraphy so it will be shipped within 10 days from your order. Includes unlimited streaming of There is a Silence via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
OUT NOVEMBER 2016
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Artist: Juanpablo / ArD2
Title: “Gliptolito” (Ep)
Format: 12” Vinyl
Ref: FRV021 - STR002
200 copies – Hand made details on artwork
Gliptolito sees Frigio return to its beginnings whilst making a bold statement of future intent. This time in collaboration with Seti Recordings for a split release by the heads of both labels. Juanpablo shares the platter with ArD2, the team of Ekis and Penélope Martín (of NSRB-11 and Zwischenwelt.)
Label boss Juanpablo opens with his ever evolving sound. Rasping beats and subtle key changes are warmed by basslines in the cerebral “Ica”. “There is a Silence” comes from a similarly esoteric place, gentle chords shimmering against glitchy undercurrents and clean drums. ArD2 follow up their 2010 appearance on Frigio with two tracks of complex machine funk. Sidelined is their trademark electro sound as the pair lean towards electronica and broken percussion for “Winter.” Colder tones arrive with “Utopia”, sublime string work warming them through to bring “Gliptolito” to a close.
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Side A by Juanpablo
A1. Ica
A2. There is a Silence (ft Susan Lemon)
Side B by ArD2
B1. Winter
B2. Utopia
OUT MAY 2016 !
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Artist: Le Chocolat Noir (ft remixes by June & Cute Heels )
Title: “Transform” (Ep)
Format: 12” Vinyl (200 copies)
Ref: FRV020
Following a brief stint in Italy with Hesperius Draco, Frigio Records is on the road again, this time crossing the Adriatic to hook up with Le Chocolat Noir. The Croatian artist, known for Disco Panonia and his work as Honored Matres, is no stranger to Frigio, having featured on All Stars Vol 1 in 2014.
“Transform Ep” is introduced by the industrial mental sounds of “Greedy Pets” and followed by a new name to the roster as June delivers his interpretation of it. A grimy wave edge is pursued by the Greek machine man for a driving take. Drums slip and bass rumbles in a tense and terse piece of gritty music. Then Le Chocolat Noir offers the dark and looming “N.E.T.”. Blackened lyrics are sampled as thick bars of synth and licks of acid make for a menacing curtain fall on side A.
On the flip side, the steely claps and burbling bass are rinsed in metal for the gleaming EBM infused “Doing Dishes” with vocals ghost beneath the currents. Following up, vocals picked up by Colombia’s Cute Heels as the electronic savant debuts on Frigio for a simmering aquatic remix.
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A1. Greedy Pets
A2. Greedy Pets (June TZ remix)
A3. N.E.T.
B1. Doing Dishes (Instrumental Edit)
B2. Doing Dishes (Cute Heels remix)
WATCH GREEDY PETS (JUNE TZ REMIX) VIDEO !!
OUT DECEMBER 2015 !
Artist: Hesperius Draco (aka Alessandro Parisi)
Title: “Northern Sages” (Ep)
Format: 12” Vinyl (300 copies – Full color sleeve)
Ref: FRV019
Frigio Records are delighted to announce that Alessandro Parisi is once again donning the darkened robes of Hesperius Draco. "Northern Sages Ep" ft Drvg Cvltvre rmx!! 12" vinyl.
Following the acclaimed “Cathar Rhythms” this supremely talented Italian artist delivers. The five track mini- album continues the Draco search to balance tainted techno, sinister synth and soulful sounds.
The underhanded rumblings of “Tronitum Domini” introduces before filth encrusted bass blurs the menacing visage of “Mjolnir”, claps scarring the already grimacing sounds. To end the first side, the medieval blast of “ASI Kingdom (Mitt Hjerte)” is track that makes the difference. Blackened clouds build for the intense and tapering “Fenrir Eye.” Those skies crack with thunder as the finale is conjured by analogue alchemist Drvg Cvltvre.
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A1. Tronitum Domini
A2. Mjolnir
A3. ASI Kingdom (Mitt Hjerte)
B1. Fenir Eyes (Drvg Cvltvre Remix)
B2. Fenir Eyes
WATCH THE OFFICIAL VIDEO !!
FRIGIO LABEL NIGHTS !!
Frigio will return to Germany next September for 2 label nights and great performances by:
Fr 25 Sep @ Griessmuehle, Berlin with:
Room: Mick Wills, Le Chocolat Noir (Live), Juanpablo, Sneaker. Terrace: Vinilette & Jasss.
Sa 26 Sep @ Altes Wettbüro, Dresden with:
Le Chocolat Noir (Live), Juanpablo & Sneaker.
OUT NOW ON FRIGIO !!
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Artist: Most Significant Beat
Title: “Geometric State Compilation” (Lp)
Format: 12” Vinyl (Ltd. 300 numbered copies)
Artist: Most Significant Beat
Ref: FRV018
300 numbered copies – Handmade serigraphy prints and details on cover – Includes Poster (30cm x 30cm)
What did the pioneers of Industrial and Synth Wave do when the age of Techno dawned in the early nineties? The simple answer is, some made Techno. Well that’s what Clock DVA’s Maurizio Martinucci (aka TeZ) and Esplendor Geometrico’s Saverio Evangelista did back in the day as Most Significant Beat. This project has lain dormant for more than twenty years but has been dusted down, given a stiff drink and set to wax by Frigio Records. All tracks were recorded in between 1996 – 2000 and were released on CD for Geometrik Records years back except the first track “Geometric State” which is unreleased. “Geometric State” is the first finding. Rasp and resonance click and gasp. Gears grind and grate as the track blooms into a fledgling piece of thought-filled Techno. Jittering samples introduce “Amy Tekno” as a floor filling Electro takes hold. No parameters are adhered to, seeing as parameters hadn’t been set; instead Most Significant Beat establish their own. “Black Industry” conjures up the ghosts of the assembly line, sonic wraiths which haunt their way into the crack and thump of “SMB Nukleus Patternz.” The EP is sealed with the rhythmic ramblings of “Dose 1 – Brain Booster.” A cacophony of cymbals careen headlong into hi-hats as the duo deliver a warped and wonderful work of post-New Beat. Rediscovered prototypes from the founding fathers of electronic music.
33 bpm
A1. Geometric State
A2. Amy Tekno
A3. Black Industry
B1. Madrid Mix Part 3
B2. SMB (Nukleuz Patternz)
B3. Dose 1 – Brain Booster
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Frigio Label Nights in Germany to come on April !!
Two dates confirmed for a our Frigio Nights in April /w Juanpablo, Sneaker and Hesperius Draco aka Alessandro Parisi LIVE in Germany.
24th April - Griessmühle, Berlin
25th April - Goldhorn, Leipzig
OUT NOW !!
FRV017 "THE HIDEOUT" BY JUANPABLO
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Limited Collectors Vinyl Edition - 125 hand numbered copies Handmade serigraphy prints and details on cover - Includes High Quality Download Code & Sticker
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Artist: Juanpablo
Title: “The Hideout” (Mini-Lp)
Format: 12” Vinyl ( Ltd. 125 numbered copies )
Ref: FRV017
Following the excellent Lost Series (Part 1) and (Part 2), Frigio label founder Juanpablo is back, this time with a full five track mini-LP:
Darkness gathers above the needle’s edge as the Colombian artist delivers the shadow strewn The Hideout. Abstraction is balanced against dancefloor clout across this quintet of underworld electronics. Rhythms curve and bend, scattering into the blackened chasms of “Chrome Light” and “Shadow’s Color,” before resurfacing into the light of “Indumorg.” The title piece burns with a slow intensity. Sinister coils of Acid drip, skies bruise and ash rains before “They Watching You” closes.
Juanpablo’s builds on his past releasing, melting the lines of Techno, House and Electro and remoulding genres and blurring styles. Eclipsed sounds from the centre of Spain.
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A1. The Hideout
A2. Indumorg
B1. Shadow´s Color
B2. Chrome Light
B3. They Watching You
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Official videos from the Hideout on Frigio..
"Shadow´s Color" by Juanpablo.
"The Hideout" by Juanpablo.
"Chrome Light" by Juanpablo.
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Listen to snippets for the "The Hideout" by Juanpablo to be released this month.