Pepe Mateos – You Say EP

Late March will see the launch of an exciting new vinyl and digital imprint, namely Hide + Seek Recordings launching out of Soho, London with Pepe Mateos’ ‘You Say’ EP.

Ibiza based artist Pepe Mateos is a relatively new name to most but has been bubbling away on his home turf, clubbing mecca The White Isle for quite some time, releasing since 2011 and running his own Flow Musique imprint Mateos delivers raw and gritty compositions in the realms of House and Techno.

Thought Pepe retains a relatively under the radar status, he’s managed to garner the attention of Nicole Moudaber, Marco Carola and Cajmere to name but a few. Here we see him launch the Hide + Seek imprint with more of his infectious groove-led style.

Title cut ‘You Say’ opens up the release here and sees Pepe mould loose organic rhythms, bubbling atmospherics and whirring electronic tones into a hypnotic, groove-led workout. Label head Si King offers up a take on ‘You Say’ to follow under his Chemical Play guise, tipping the focus over to a more polished drum groove while echoing dub stabs and additional percussive elements gradually bloom over the records seven-minute duration.

Up next is the Vinyl Only Exclusive cut entitled ‘Pasadas Las Horas’ where Mateos creates a bouncy, loop-led track fuelled by elongated sub-bass tones, bumpy rhythms and sporadic vocal murmurs. Closer ‘Power Flow’ then rounds things off brilliantly, laying the focus on a classic house aesthetic with shuffling drum lines, an entrancing bass hook and dubbed out vocal licks.

Pepe Mateos’ ‘You Say’ EP is out on Hide + Seek 23rd Feb (Vinyl) / 23rd March (Digital) 2015.