Salvador

From South America to Ibiza to Germany, Ricardo Villalobos is a now-legendary minimalist remixer and producer. Proving himself on countless labels and as an inimitable international DJ, Villalobos has a built a solid foundation on breathtaking, visionary pure club sound. Even from his earliest works on Frisbee from 1998-2001, his productions reflected the future of the dancefloor. Now, Frisbee opens its vaults to release long sought-after out of print and out of stock tracks alike, on this gem of a CD compilation -- entirely uncut with complete original and remastered versions. Salvador is an amazing body of work, documenting Ricardo's progression and constantly expanding aesthetic. Ricardo Villalobos has created his own genre: his flair, his intuition and high degree of musicality and rhythm make a giant impression. He has redesigned the culture of excess by pleasurably celebrating the excessive momentum in his compositions ("Electrolatino rmx" for Señor Coconut) and by intensifying the individual elements, causing the entire sound architecture to escalate ("Lugom-ix"). But one must not forget that Villalobos is a classical minimalist: small, inviting elements of surprise are embedded in his trademark sound, and the listener becomes an alert follower, succumbing to the most minute variations of each track. The pulse of Ricardo's sound is less synchronized with the big beat/big bang of the techno universe, but follows the constantly ramifying flow of a psychedelic tradition of free structures ("Que Belle Epoque" even features a melodic progression borrowed from the '70s). Ricardo's work and life are presented on Salvador in a unique, relaxed jam session, tracing back the source of this flow, unearthing many stunning and electrifying moments.