Less Hate – Memento
Release Date on May 25, 2015 (Beatport)
The Hype
Call it Indie Dance, NuDisco, Deep House or Tech House, or call it what you will. Just make sure you call it GOOD. Italian DJ & producer Less Hate (aka Mattia Marotta, aka Nihil Young) has come on the scene quite recently by most House Music standards, but the tunes he’s put out have been getting a good buzz with support from the likes of M.A.N.D.Y., George Morel, Danny Tenaglia,German Brigante,Giom,Kolombo,Tony Humphries, Laurent Garnier, Technasia, Animal Trainer and others.
He’s also seen a few releases on King Street & step-sister label Street King over the past couple of years with some Original & super-dope remixes. King Street has been known to break new artists in its 20+ year history and it’s always looking to break new ground.
Enter Less Hate who now comes to us with a full debut artist album jam-pa cked with musical flavors, musical Partners, and 3 exclusive mixes for this very special Beatport edition of Memento.
Every track on this album has a special feel-good sensibility combined with real production quality from the bouncy instrumental “Peace” to the delectable collab he did with Deep House Master DJ/Producer, Jerome Robins, “Empty” feat. the vocal talents of German-based singer/songwriter, Hllywd, and “Looking At You” he did with EU outfit, Inner Rebels, the album starts off with a even Housey keel.
Up next though, is a super synthy downtempo tech track collab with German singer/songwriter Mehrklang and “One of a kind,” followed by a far-out funky team-up with alien producers 7th Star and “Party With Me.” The album takes a slightly darker turn with De Sade & Death Bird ‘s “Perception” and a few effective collabs with Deep House maven, Valentina Black also featuring vocals by London songstress Grace Ashaye.
If you’re looking to discover a brand new artist whose quality productions don’t stray too far from bouncing synthy basslines, cool hooks and that good deep, groovy 4/4 vibe we all love so much, this is definitely the album for you. All aboard!