SHKEDUL - YOU ARE NOW CONNECTED

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With its inaugural release, You Are Now Connected, UX-MENTALE delivers a masterclass in dancefloor utility and atmospheric storytelling.

Shkedul has crafted a massive 2x12" double pack that serves as an essential toolkit for any serious selector.

The genius of this album lies in its highly functional structure: eight distinct tracks meticulously engineered to satisfy eight different moments of a club night.

From the very first needle drop on the title track, "You Are Now Connected", listener is immediately pulled into a hypnotic, early-2000s infused trance state.

As the record progresses, Shkedul expertly controls the tension. Tracks like "Falling" and the atmospheric "Ethereal Light" provide expansive, mind-bendig mid-set journeys, perfectly blending deep progressive structures with subtle subtle psy-trance nuances, while "Outerspace" elevates the journey with cosmic, floating textures. When the night demands a shift in gear, the kinetic groove of "Motion" and the darker, peak-time intensity of "Dream Of Caos" take total control of the room. Moving into the final hours, the relentless puls-ie of "Trace Signal" sets the stage perfectly, before the raw drive of "Liquid Voltage" delivers the ultimate high-energy impact needed to close the night.

Far from just a collection of singles, You Are Now Connected is a cohesive sonic journey. It is a versatile, highly effective secret weapon that allows a DJ to seamlessly navigate the crowd's energy from the warm-up to the closing tracks. A flawless debut for UX-MENTALE.

A1 You Are Now Connected A2 Falling

B1 Ethereal Light B2 Outerspace

C1 Motion C2 Dream Of Caos

Di Trace Signal D2 Liquid Voltage

Produced by Shkedul at NORD Studio (Cesena, Italy)

Master & Cut by Marco Pellegrino at Analogçut (Berlin, Germany)

Distributed by vinyl-minded (Cesena, Italy)