Joseph Capriati / Indira Paganotto - Mantra EP [Artcore Records]

DJ support: Wehbba, Ilario Alicante, Marco Faraone, Paco Osuna, Cristian Varela, Mauro Picotto, Adam Beyer, Richie Hawtin, Luigi Madonna, Joseph Capriati, Eli Brown, Marco Carola & Charlotte de Witte.

‘Mantra’ by Joseph & Indira is yet another testimony to ARTCORE’s ever-increasing weight in Techno and electronic dance music at a global level. This release introduces a duo of intense cuts loaded with both artists’ characteristic sounds, starting with “Ananda,” which offers a potent classic Techno essence, with a prominent core in Capriati’s style: impactful kicks, a crisp percussive drive, progressive energy shifts, and dynamic twists, interlaced with Indira’s exotic and hypnotic vocals and gritty LFO bursts.

‘Mantra’ closes the release with an inverted sonic transition, leaning more into the ‘Psy’ sound that has driven Indira’s notoriety. Loaded with undulating low-end movements, off-kilter creativity, shifting rhythmic patterns, and inspiring musicality, its immersive blend of dark sounds and spiritually utopian undertones makes for a unique and unmistakable track.

While Joseph Capriati is renowned for his endless run of unforgettable mainstage and international club performances, including prominent Ibiza residencies, his studio productions have been carefully curated and infrequent in recent years. With the arrival of his latest productions, Joseph and Indira’s ‘Mantra’ release stands as a stamp of approval from one of Techno’s most respected names, as well as providing a perspective on the indelible impact ARTCORE promises on global dance music.