Cat. : ASG/OR004
Artist : Mr. Mau
All tracks written & produced by Mr. Mau
Title : The Manchurian Candidate EP
Format : Digital & Limited CD-R (soon)
Tracks :

1) The Manchurian Candidate
2) The Assignment
3) Execute & Disappear
Release date : 18/09/2010 worldwide

Mastering by Da Goose Mastering
Publishing by Alaska Swimming-Gear
Distribution by EPM Distribution
Info :

The Search for the “Manchurian Candidate”: vast secret mind-control experiments.
Based on a documentary on National Geographic and inspired by influencing the mind, Mr. Mau composed a track in the deepest of the night that scared the hell out of him. Mind-control has been used in war and several assassination assignments, but was always kept secret by instances we don’t even know about. Capturing that same thought, Mr. Mau started experimenting with music so bad he ended up with a track called ‘The Manchurian Candidate’. One you never heard before. Imagine walking in a dark alley with someone following you and you have nowhere to go. Goosebumps!
He tells the story in three tracks:

‘The Manchurian Candidate’ is the start of a breathtaking musical story. A hand picked person gets brainwashed and gets an intensive training. His “Assignment’ is his burden. And the last thing he’ll ever do is ‘Execute & Disappear’.
However, hypnotised subjects do not lose consciousness, control of their behavior, nor their normal scruples, … there is something manchurian about this release for sure. Experience it yourself.
Previews @ http://soundcloud.com/orbisrecords and http://www.myspace.com/orbisrecords

Feedback :

Jamie Behan (Bastardo Electrico Recordings, Subject Detroit, NG415 – UK)
“Thanks for sending this. Proper old-school techno. “The Assignment” will fit perfectly into my sets. Full support and will play this weekend”

Samuli Kemppi (Pakkas-Levyt, Prologue, Mote-Evolver, … – Finland)
Really like ‘The Assignment’. Other tracks are also good, but The Assignment is my favorite. Will play this a lot! Thanks.

Jeroen Search (Mission6277/Axis, Ion, Outland records, Smallville records,… – NL)
Great stuff. “The Manchurian Candidate” is my favorite.

Grovskopa (Pohjola Records – SWE)
I shall enjoy this

Franco Cangelli (Mowar Records, Aesthetik Records – BE)
Loving this, especially the eerie and drugged out feel of The Manchurian Candidate. The Assignment and Execute and Disappear could easily be mistaken for a Jeff Mills production, which says everything about Mr. Mau’s productions. Quality dark techno. (Too bad it ain’t vinyl…)

Ozka (Aesthetik Records, Labrynth Records, Mowar Records – BE)
The Manchurian Candidate is seriously mental and you are immediately absorbed by its dissonant waves. This is a very deep track that leads to a kind of meditative state… it really takes me far away from Planet Earth. This one is absolutely brilliant Dries ! Love it !

The assignment is raw and nervous. Really interesting the way you can keep a tune captivating from start to end with so little elements… and it proves again that a reduced toolbox can give birth to the best structures. Serious techno killer !

Execute and Disappear is another dark tune. Like if you’d have to go through a suffocating tunnel full of small sinister creatures and you never see the end of it. Hypnotic and mental piece that could be described in one single word: Pressure !

DJ Kr!z (Token Records – BE)
Execute & Disappear for me!

Arrestar (Token Records – BE)
Great release!