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New EP’s out VORTEX 🌀 Loud, weird, fast just how I like it. I’ve reopened my label, @opera2000label . This is the first release of the new phase. No rush, no hype just putting stuff out when it feels right. More on the way. Now leave me alone, I’m chewing.

Next is “Black Kite”, which works a razor-edge chord ride to a hardgroove pulse — exact and uninhibited, and seamlessly ready to build momentum. @_asstnt

With “Steppenwolf” @_asstnt employs a new language for me; broken drums and percussion, an amen break that is distorted, extremely warped in tempo (distorted again) a piano and eerie coursing / drenched in some large echo; features a distant voice that registers like a broadcast signal transported from another time, while being remorselessly militaristic - yet oddly not cold.

“Unexpected Deal” blends warehouse intensity with rolling, swung percussion. A looped vocal works as a hypnotic layer, turning the track into a kind of trance-state groove — stripped-down but not minimal. @_asstnt

“Shooters” hits significantly harder, faster; a brutal high-tempo cut - _asstnt commits to a boundary pushing distortion and an aggression not entirely contained (a tonic is a real thing - we just had a lot of bourbon and vodka and we had to…) - to a once surface level track that hits lightly (and like a slap) and resets the set. @_asstnt

In “Vortex” the opening track, @_asstnt sets the tone with a spiraling synth, a hypnotic lead that builds intensity with no real payoff — it’s warehouse music to its logical extreme; tense, repetitive, intoxicating, surroundings full of unrelated products or every imaginable / desired thing.

Premiere of “Black Kite” by _asstnt (@_asstnt ), taken from “Vortex” EP, forthcoming on Opera 2000 (@opera2000label ) Listen: SC: /carteltechno/asstnt-black-kite-premiere-i-opr005 YT: /watch?v=MDKzMxwJDsg Pre - Order: /album/vortex-ep Label: Opera 2000 Artist: _asstnt Title: Vortex EP Track: Black Kite Format: Digital Catalogue Number: OPR005 Release Date: June 13, 2025 With “Vortex EP”, Madrid-based producer _asstnt signs the fifth release of his own label Opera 2000 - an EP that reintroduces the label, a six-track raw, focused and moving project. This is techno; devoid of fat — functional yet personal, floor-oriented but constructed with detail and depth. Vortex EP is about tension, groove, and mood. It doesn’t try to please — it just speaks clearly. Out June 13th on Opera 2000, available on all digital platforms. #techno

A year ago I started writing “Love War” in one of my old projects, around a vocal that said “I love you and nothing will change”. The project was going well, but I decided to start over and just keep the vocal. I started to develop the track and by surprise, flamenco came into my life. I had never been able to appreciate such art and virtuosity, it just fascinated me. At that moment, the idea of ​​merging these two styles emerged, and I thought, why not? I went crazy trying to figure out how to fuse these styles together. I tried Spanish guitars, but they didn't fit the rhythm, and putting them in the breakdown seemed too useful. I tried pure “flamenco” samples, but couldn't find a way to fit them to the style. Suddenly, I found some drums called “War Drums”. They sounded really good and gave it the character I was looking for. Later, I built the acid to complete the fusion of a techno track with the “flamenco” essence. When I fully developed it, it seemed like the perfect track. In its naming, I took advantage of two parts of its process: “Love War”. My intention has always been to reflect "the war of love", but never to "to love war". War is a dreadful situation which results in the suffering in innocent people. The only war that should exist is "the war of love". One of my goals with music has always been to tell stories and to express my emotions, or the situations I experience. “Love War” is accompanied by "Catwoman Spotlight", one of my most special tracks and the one I love the most. “Track for The Apocalypse” was made during the first lockdown. To add the finishing touch, my admired friend @slugos lent himself to make a spectacular remix. A remix in which you can see the talent of a person I admire and respect for a long time. The release was scheduled for February 25th, a date that history set out to mark in black. I do not want to compare my situation with that of the people who are suffering the greatest cruelty in humanity. The recent weeks have been difficult and its hard to find meaning. We canceled everything to focus on payin attention to what was really important.

The end of the celestial opens the gates of hell for us with ‘Track For The Apocalypse’. The frenetic start is on a hard beat, a beastly crunch that progressively introduces us into the apocalyptic atmosphere with aggressive percussion. The atmosphere develops with a paralyzing break in which we can hear the passage of the riders threatening with the arrival of the end. #videoviral #technoculture #technodj #technomusiclover #technolover #wearetechno #technoistheanswer #technotime #technosound #instatechno #onlytechno #technoraver

The journey continues with ‘Catwoman Spotlight’, which crosses a rainy and gray city with a seductive female voice as a guide. A sharp, and metallic snare takes over to give way to a warlike melancholy that takes us to heaven and gets broken by a stimulating and unsympathetic electric guitar. #videoviral #technoculture #technodj #technomusiclover #technolover #wearetechno #technoistheanswer #technotime #technosound #instatechno #onlytechno #funnyvideos #technoraver

The Berlin- based artist from Madrid, @slugos , does a reading of the song at a 4/4 rhythm while offering a respite to the bass drum that maintains the crunch of @_asstnt injecting his hard and raw style into the track. #videoviral #technoculture #technodj #technomusiclover #technolover #wearetechno #technoistheanswer #technotime #technosound #instatechno #onlytechno #funnyvideos #technoraver

‘Love War’ delves into the origins of the artist and dares to mix flamenco rhythms with acid. The zapateado and the cajón, two of the most characteristic sounds of Spanish folklore, are presented in the song accompanied by an hypnotic vocal that is soaked in techno 303. #videoviral #technomeme #technoculture #technodj #technomusiclover #technolover #wearetechno #technoistheanswer #technotime #technosound #instatechno #onlytechno #funnyvideos #technoraver