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Basic Contact
Basic ContactBasic Contact

Labels

Mint Tea

Catno

MT005

Formats

1x Vinyl 12"

Country

UK

Release date

May 11, 2021

Mint Tea presents the next edition of its VA series Basic Contact.

Mint Tea presents the next edition of its VA series Basic Contact, with artists hailing from the UK, Estonia and Georgia. This VA combines tracks from Abdul Raeva, Boulderhead, Zobol and Toke. Side A encapsulates the psychedelic groove ridden dance floor focused styles of Abdul Raeva and Boulderhead. The B-side showcases the more uplifting ‘light and airy’ side of Zobol’s melody enriched productions intertwined with Toke’s fully charged open/close/sunrise/sunset masterpiece. A ton of hardware, software, technical expertise and musical flare com- bined with hours of practice have been funneled into this next blend of which I thoroughly hope you enjoy. I hope it helps bring joy and love into the much-needed dance floors of our post-pandemic society.

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A

Abdul Raeva - Basic Contact

7:19

AA

Boulderhead - Néana

5:44

B

Zobol - Optimistic Octopus 2.0

6:41

BB

Toke - Ori

5:42

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