MANUEL TUR

ES CUB PT. 2

Freerange Records

FR192

MANUEL TUR

ES CUB PT. 2

Freerange Records

FR192

FR192
ARTIST
MANUEL TUR
TITLE
ES CUB PT. 2
LABEL
Freerange Records
CAT NO.
FR192
FORMAT
12"
RELEASE DATE
    2014/06/30
TERRITORY
WORLDWIDE
BARCODE
197188511890
GENRE
FEATURING
Manuel Tur

SALES NOTES

With Manuel Tur’s Es Cub LP just out and winning high praise from all corners of the electronic music press we present you DJ’s and vinyl aficionados with the second part of the two separate 12’s highlighting Manuel’s brilliant third album. As RA put in their review - “This is among the most seductive collection of house tracks so far this year.”

In 2012 Manuel spent a year living in Ibiza, the birthplace of his father and
somewhere he has always felt a strong connection with despite never having lived
there. This period became something of a sabbatical, a year of orientation both
privately and musically and despite managing to visit not one single club in his
entire time there the esoteric and cabalistic nature of the island clearly became
a big influence.

Here in Part 2 things get off to a suitably raw and bumpy ride with El Soplo where a depth and certain majestic beauty are created from the simple, stripped back, rolling beats and flowing pads. Flux takes things in a more minimal direction with echoing percussion hits and plucked synth line giving a sense of space, the driving, the single note bass reminding us of the more techno side of say Ame or Baikal.

Flipping over we have Basilia which picks up the tempo and pushes a single
reverberating vocal hit to the front of the mix before we are introduced to the
glassy chiming arpeggiations that have become Manuel’s signature sound for this LP.
Finally, El Dub goes for a subaquatic vibe with a slow pace and dubby FX allowing us
to get absorbed in the foggy haze Manuel creates with his thoughtfully conceived
minimalism and minute attention to detail.
Expect to be hearing much more from Manuel in the coming months.  He has become
in demand for his mixing skills, working regularly with Andre Hommen for
Objektivity, Shit Robot for DFA and Marcus Worgull for Innervisions.

Published: 29th May 2014