Light Echoes by nICo & Grand Riviera

We are back on digital and do it properly with a new solid EP, made up by five original electronic tracks plus a killer remix, from the milanese duo nICo & GrandRiviera.

The album "Light Echoes" is the result of a long time collaboration between childhood friends Niccolò Gobbi and Federico Civardi.
The project was born back in 2019, when the duo met for a jamming session at Federico’s studio and began to experiment with machines and rhythms. A few sessions later, the structure of "Disco Paradiso" was completed, becoming the track of the EP that they feel the most connected to because it marked the beginning of this adventure.
"Heat-Haze Controller", "Stalled Memory", "Heavy Cycle" and "Cosmic Orchestra" followed it shaping the concept behind this work: the exploration of vary sonic sensations, enriched by bold basslines, distorted industrial pads, rarefied synthesizers and acid sounds, creating an ethereal atmosphere.

It took a few years to take this EP to completion, which was entirely produced in the same way it started: at Federico's studio, featuring sounds from a bunch of analog synths and FX such as Roland SH201, Crumar Cougar (an organ from 1969!), Korg Minilogue, Model D and Pro1, Roland JU-60A, Nord Drums and Roland Space Echo, plus some beloved VSTs like Roland 303 and various samples.
Their mutual love towards spacey electronica is always the focus, while maintaining a dance approach that is a relevant part of their composing process.

Acclaimed french Dj and producer Romain FX completes the release offering a stompy interpretation of "Stalled Memory", giving it a little Italo touch with an acid character and a rolling bassline to provide ecstatic dancefloor moments.

Tracklist

1.	Heat-Haze Controller	7:05

2.	Disco Paradiso	8:00

3.	Heavy Cicle	6:24

4.	Stalled Memory	6:48

5.	Cosmic Orchestra	5:33

6.	Stalled Memory (Romain FX "Rapturous" Remix)	7:01

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released July 14, 2023

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