Hot on the heels of ‘Cavallina’ EP - a collaborative effort courtesy of Adiel and dub techno maestro Donato Dozzy, Adiel’s Danza Tribale welcomes Simona Calvani, aka DJ Red, for a three-track treat of deep, atmospheric body music, with local hero Lorenzo D’Angelo, alias Lory D, making a rare appearance on remix duty. 'The Prophets Are Smiling' is Calvani’s first material to surface since the release of her 'Raw Cacao' EP on Wolfskuil in 2016, which featured a remix from Chilean maestro Ricardo Villalobos.
A well-known figure of the Roman nightlife, resident of the city's iconic Goa Club and its infamous Ultrabeat nights, in addition to being a regular of high-rated imprints like Ellen Allien’s BPitch Control and Speedy J’s Electric Deluxe on which she issued one of her latest records, ‘Underwater’, featuring reworks from label boss Speedy J & Lucy as Zeitgeber and Stanislas Tolkachev, the Italian groove-slinger here steps up with three pulsating cuts that fit the label's trance-triggering ethos to perfection.
Immersive to the fullest extent, this new shape-shifting record finds the Italian DJ and producer rushing headlong into tropicalised techno grounds, halfway ethno-ritualistic music and a future-ready kind of big-room churn, primed for Berlin's fiercest subterranean raves as much as ayahuasca-induced rituals in the heart of a misty rainforest.
Dipping its toes in teeming beds of organic textures and ancient rhythmic tribalisms, 'The Prophets Are Smiling' fully gears toward awakening your senses and elevating your mind to a broader and further acute state of consciousness. Bathed in a mystique-imbued atmosphere, the track steadily oscillates betwixt a no-nonsense steely swing, glazed industrial tints and epic-sized primitive chants to better daze and confuse its audience.
Putting his spin on the title-track, Italian techno legend Lory D provides the wares with implacable efficiency, as he reveals the more intricate side of DJ Red original's cogs and wheels to turn it into a proper off-axis floor crusher. Rolling onto a more classic and functional pathway, 'Moon' is a paragon of hypno-tech efficiency. Channeling the pulsating energy of a thousand dancing hearts through a distinctively rich and deep melodic prism, DJ Red confirms her status as one of the Roman scene's most gifted pacesetters.
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