Roessler & Kratzer - Helololo + Johannes Klingebiel Malletopia Mix [Mireia Records 31]
ROESSLER & KRATZER craft music that thrives on contrasts: radiant, hook-driven melodies meet tropic-dystopian rhythms, all wrapped in a warm, time-bending soundscape. Their compositions balance minimalism with nuance, embracing a delicate roughness that opens space for dialogue, tension, and unexpected harmony. The result is instrumental music without words or vocals, yet deeply expressive—marked by the striking interplay of beats and melodies.
In HELOLOLO an endless balafon melody is propelled forward by trance-like rhythms and carried to distant shores by the drive of electric organ tones. The track unfolds as a formal experiment of abbreviation and detour—a playful exploration of minimalist expectations and delicate disruptions.
On remix duties we have JOHANNES KLINGEBIEL with his MALLETOPIA MIX. We always suspected Johannes, with his jazz drummer credentials, would infuse the original’s idiosyncratic grooves with something truly particular, and how right we were! Turns out, he was just as happy to take on the challenge. True to form, Johannes dialed in irresistible rhythms, dreamy textures, and sprinkles of mallet transmutations that get dance floors spiraling.
So grab your drumsticks, bang the frying pan and bust your wildest moves, we’re going nightclubbing!