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Toy Tonics presents "Para Mytho Disco", the 2nd album by Toy Tonics label founder Mathias Modica operating under his Kapote alias.

"Para Mytho Disco" is a futuristic mix of sounds. It's far away from the dark monotone techno and trance music from Kapote's hometown Berlin. Instead, he creates warm friendly atmospheres full of sonic colours and little musical surprises. Kapote's knowledge of music history and his background as a jazz piano student and son of classic music composer is clearly inside this music. Before turning into a DJ and electronic music producer he has been playing in bands since he was 13 years old.

The album is full of emotional chord progressions played by Kapote on various keyboards. The basslines and melodies are inspired by jazz fusion from the 1970'S. And he programmed syncopated grooves that come from Afro-American dance music. There are influences from Japanese electronic music (Yellow Magic Orchestra), from 1980s synthwave and from 1990s electronica (like Squarepusher and Luke Vibert).

Kapote plays keys, bass, flutes and percussions, he plays synth solos and sings on a few tracks. The complexity of the arrangements makes keep the music interesting throughout. Quite an accomplishment from the artist formerly known as Munk. 

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Nice to see Kapote return with album number 2. More housey than the nu-disco of the last; it's nonetheless soulful and seductive and should appeal to fans of Bitter End, Roisin Murphy's work with Crooked Man, Crazy P and even Confidence Man.

TRACK LISTING

A1 Spaceship
A2 Hot & Sick (Extended Version)
A3 Berlin Boogie Town
B4 Mystery (feat. GUINNY)
B5 Prana & Passione
B6 Selfish Gods
C7 Arte Poverina
C8 Jerks Of Neukölln
C9 Stoicus Lex
D10 Doyum
D11 Miracle Club
D12 Ritual Of Unconformity