Enrico Mantini ToGETher EP
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Veniceberg, Verona’s finest underground club space, are proud to inaugurate their newlyminted
label with Together , a deep EP from Italian maestro Enrico Mantini. Since debuting in 1990,
Mantini’s tough, yet sensuous cuts have appeared on tastemaking
imprints from UMM to
Smoothsounds, and seen him make his mark internationally as a DJ at venues like Tresor, Pacha,
Ministry Of Sound, and Space. Together bears the signature of the producer’s decades of
experience, and announces a special outlet for crafted club music.
Together contains two Mantini originals, which artfully marry the physicality of a chugging pulse
with warmer textural elements. Opener “Inside Of You” allows smooth keys stabs, a relaxed jack,
and a mantralike
vocal to gently propel one another forward. A prickly Rhodes line takes the fore
on “The Creator”, punctuated by slowmo
cymbal crashes, vocal snatches, and seductive
convulsions of bass.
Testament to Veniceberg’s sense of intimate community, both of Mantini’s cuts receive inspired
remixes from burgeoning producers working with the deep house templates pioneered by the
Italian producer. British producer and Lize Records affiliate Isherwood submerges “Inside Of You”
under an unnerving layer of haze, and errant machine pops, recalling Actress at his most
clubready.
But Together ’s pick is Imprint Records boss Domenico Rosa’s sultry take on “The
Creator”, where undulating synths and a distant monologue hover over delicate, tinkling
percussion.
