Matteo – Lust

Whiskey Pickle Records welcomes the fresh air of 2015 with its first release of the year, courtesy of Austin, Texas, based producer and visual artist Matteo. A stalwart in the local DJ community, Matteo has been featured on releases from the acclaimed Bush Records and has shared the decks with the likes of Bit Funk, Palmbomen, and Walter Jones, in addition to operating his own events and parties.

Whiskey Pickle is proud to present Matteo’s first artist EP in the form of Lust, which features the masterful vocal talents of J. Burnside plus a sleazy remix from label founder Adam Warped under his kidney-failure-inducing pseudonym Johnny Blackouts. The title track is a slinky, deep number that creates a hypnotic tapestry of chords and arpeggios for J. Burnside’s delicate vocals to flitter upon, while the Johnny Blackouts remix strips the melancholy away to reveal a grimy, acid-fueled workout with a rock-steady beat and dubby low end.

On the B-side action, “Aluminum Blvd” comes crashing in with a rolling bass line, waves of pads, and a chirpy 8-bit synth line that brings the entire affair into prime steppers territory… one for the heads! Wrapping things up nicely is “Poppy”, a low slung joint with loads of delayed synth work, dubby vocal snips, and some lovely movement making for a beautiful closer.