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Update: We are currently booking a North America tour for several Argentine Producers in September 2008. More info here
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Artist List

Soul Clap (Atmosflooric & Downce Music - US)

Soul Clap’s training goes beyond history lessons to mastering all the elements of the DJ: knowledge, mixing, programming, performance and experience. They honed their knowledge, Elyte taught a college course about dance music and Cnyce worked for UK booking agency MN2S. They locked themselves in a basement until their mixing was flawless and traveled the universe observing the most advanced programmers (Josh Wink, Carl Craig, Francois K). Then they went out into the world to perform at Ministry of Sound in London, Paradiso in Amsterdam, Avalon in Los Angeles, Rise in Boston, and in smaller places in New York, Baltimore, Washington DC, Miami, Dallas, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Chicago, Mars and Jupiter plus dancefloors in other galaxies that you haven’t heard. 20 years of experience has prepared Soul Clap to free your mind, and your ass will follow. AirDrop has just released its first collaboration with Soul Clap: The Giraffe. The track is huge and Franco Cinelli is on the remix. The track was edited as a yellow 10-inch limited edition record, and is now available on Beatport. Coming up AirDrop 002 on 12″ is Soulclap - die Ente (w/Tanner Ross Remix)…

Minimaril (Minimal/ Techno/ Drums - AR)

Born in Venezuela, 19 years-old Mariano Gabriel (a.k.a Minimaril) grew up in Buenos Aires.
Having DJed for five years, since he is 14, Minimaril has been playing in Buenos Aires’ most influential venues and started to collect experience very early. On the production side, the young artist’s talent and vision add up to his superior efficiency and diversity in exploring various horizons of Techno. Minimaril celebrated his career debut with a first appearance on the compilation AirDrop Presents Extraction. AirDrop has now released Minimaril’s first Digital EP featuring three original tracks and a remix by Boston duo Soulclap. With a 12-inch release scheduled for the Summer on AirDrop, needless to say: you will keep hearing from Mariano many times…

Fase Miusic Sender (Minimal/ Techno - AR)

Behind Fase are: Gustavo Gagliardo, Leandro Waisbord, Pedro Perelman and Martin Tibabuzo. Fase is a collective founded in the year 2000, that is active in Buenos Aires and works on both end of the audio-visual spectrum. From musical production to visual animation and street-art to VJing, Fase finalizes all-inclusive projects and shows, which create a truly complete realm, allowing it to fully expressing their vision. On the musical side, even if experimentation surrounds a Techno essence, some sounds have been surviving since the very foundation of Fase: Aquatic sounds, clicks and glitches, video-gaming bleeps. Fase keeps the groove as main purpose, using kicks and basses to create melodies coming right from the under layers of the earth, factory sounds and darkness. Detroit Underground and Jean-Michel Basquiat’s work can stand as referents to the universe they perpetually share. Fase Miusic Sender plans its live sets to build climates and organically evolving structures. The video sequencing that comes to complete Fase’s world, is solely dependent of, and exclusively adapting to the evolution of the music. Exploring the graphic language, Fase keeps fantasy, synthesis, abstraction and powerful colors as main visual focus. Music expressing visuals, visuals expressing music… The circle is now complete.

Clip (Deep Techno/ Minimal Dub - AR)

DJ for the last 9 years, Clip (a.k.a Peter Pan Project) built up experience and recognition to become one of the most sought after acts in the Argentine scene. Resident of the celebrated Shamrock Basement in 2004, Clip started taking part in large events such as the South American Music Conference or Personal Fest, playing at the sides of such artists as Andres Bucci, Violett or Superpitcher in 2005. Clip regularly travels to Uruguay where he successfully organizes parties featuring such acts as Barem (M_nus). His productions merge Tech-House with Minimal, creating original, funny and funky grooves, sometimes including dub structures. After appearing on the Extraction Compilation as Peter Pan Project, Clip will be presenting in July ‘08,  Dub Etnic his first release on AirDrop Records!

Louis Encontre (Techno/ Ambient - FR)

Young Louis was born in 1989!!! He lives in Paris and at age 15, he fell in love with the richness of electronic sounds, and has been translating his vision into music ever since. Being able to produce raging Techno and cristal-clear ambient, Louis defines his style to be both melancholic and angry. He is directly Influenced by German Underground Techno, and Acid. Louis is currently trying out the new softwares and synths he just received, giving way to his genius and incredible talent. An EP is planned to be released end of 2008. What a year this is going to be!

Paulo Reachi (Deep Techno/ Funky Beats/ Melancholic Waves - FR)

Paulo is a naturally gifted electronic DJ that has had the opportunity to play around the world in hot cities like Hong-Kong, NYC, Paris or Buenos Aires. Having done musical consulting for the past 6 years, you can also download his latest mixes on AirPod. Paulo has now three residencies in Buenos Aires, We Float Wednesdays at Levitar, Minigiri Thursdays at Neko and Monotennis Fridays at Hotel Home. Check-out AirDrop’s flyers for more info.

Telexx (Noise Pop - AR)

Not exactly Rock, Telexx defines its style to be Noise-Pop. Composed by five Argentine musicians, the Buenos Aires-based band is a favourite of many around the country. Featuring distorted and saturated sonorities, the group never fails to surround the beautiful voice of Shamz, their young singer, with the most challenging yet catching harmonies. AirDrop is currently working with Telexx in the studio, in view of an upcoming release.

Thank you for the Drum Machine (Electronica/ Rock - IT)

Surfing on the Modern Rock wave, TYftDM extensively uses and fuses electronic sounds into their guitars, drums and low voices. Leading the Northern-Italian Indie scene, they appear every week-end in Milan, Florence, Arrezzo being a favourite choice for the public and promoters. In addition to the recent EP release on AirDrop, a secret and purely electronic project is also on the way…

Rhythm Ruckus (Underground Hip-Hop - US)

Rhythm Ruckus has been called “the closest thing to Slayer that Vermont hip-hop will ever see.” From an inauspicious complex nestled in the abdomen of Vermont’s lush green mountains, Dr. Caucasian and Scribe1 dispense serrated infotainment from the barren, shrieking maw of Generation Dead. MSNBC’s “Current Magazine” says “their gritty, experimental music represents a re-emergence of raw, socially conscious hip-hop.” Their new LP, due in early 2008, is a sprawling meditation on rural existence, confusion, rebellion, depravity, joy, and ruin. It includes guest appearances from Kool G Rap, Vast Aire of Cannibal Ox, Sticman of Dead Prez, Cottonmouth TX and Chris Ballew of the Presidents of the United States of America. Their last gig was a sold-out hometown show. In the mean time you can go to myspace to listen to their music.

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