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Founded in 2021 by Berlin-based duo Local Suicide, Iptamenos Discos has steadily evolved from a passion project into a prominent platform for cutting-edge electronic music, championing leftfield dance sounds while remaining rooted in DIY spirit and cosmic aesthetics. The label’s output spans Indie Dance, Dark Disco, EBM, Electroclash, Synth Wave, and Italo-tinged club music, serving as a home for a growing international community of genre-defying artists. Over the past four years, Iptamenos Discos has released acclaimed music from artists such as Dina Summer, Boys’ Shorts, Kalipo, Wiener Planquadrat, Curses, Psycho Weazel, Skelesys, Alexandra Feusi and many more. Titled after the label’s own event series, Iptamenos Discotek Vol. 2 continues the tradition of its predecessor with two distinct volumes: the first composed of fifteen original tracks, and the second a curated collection of remixes by some of the most respected names in the scene. Volume 1 features standout contributions from Local Suicide, Psycho Weazel, Boys’ Shorts, Dina Summer, Kalipo, T.Raumhouse, Oh!, Jëan Fixx, Wiener Planquadrat, Alexandra Feusi, and others. Volume 2 showcases reinterpretations by a selection of renowned producers including DJ Hell, Marvin & Guy, Whitesquare, Gabe Gurnsey, Damon Jee, The Populists, Arnaud Rebotini, Andre VII, Karassimeon, and more.
This EP and its title track take their name from ‘Enemy of the Sun’ by Palestinian poet Samih al-Qasim, first published in 1970. The fact that it is perhaps even more relevant today makes it easy to be despondent, but reading poets like al-Qasim and June Jordan can at least offer some moral clarity and a direction of travel. In Andrei Tarkovsky’s ‘Nostalghia,’ the character Domenico is trying to carry a lit candle across the length of a mineral pool without the wind blowing it out, believing that if he can make it, the world will be saved. The task seems almost impossible, but sometimes persistence is the only available option. |
