- Title: Genesis
- Artist: Disconova
- Label:
- Catalog: ASTR028
- Released: 28.04.2023
- Type: Album
- Genre
Presenting their first ever artist album, Astral Records welcomes Kostas Maskalides to the label with 'Genesis'. Hailing from Athens, Greece, Kostas emerged from his country's electronic music landscape in 2009. Noted for his dance floor minded productions, Kostas' craft shines through vividly, making each one of his creations an absorbing experience. Currently calling Belgium home, it was a 2014 debut on Sasha Carassi's Phobiq Records which foreshadowed what has been a near decade long creative swell. A string of well-received projects for 1605, Frequenza, Syncopate and Unity Records have yielded play and support from the underground's premiere tastemakers in Adam Beyer, Deadmau5 and more. Now, embarking on his second and much anticipated artist album, Kostas debuts on Astral Records with 'Genesis'.
Comprised of eleven distinctive and equally compelling creations, it is the charming cinematic qualities of 'Star Formation' which set the tone for the album. Instantly seductive, its character-rich textures, chanting motifs and melodic phrasing provide the perfect prelude to the album's first dancefloor piece 'Exoplanet'. Here Kostas flexes his free-thinking muscles, with evolving, emotional and hypnotizing structures building anticipation towards an array of Bodzin-inspired synth swagger. Continuing to diversify his portfolio with the title selection 'Genesis', Kostas delivers a concise dancefloor minded approach where nostalgic chord changes provide the backbone for wavy arps and goosebump inducing symphonic themes to work their magic.
[3:05] 1. Kostas Maskalides – Star Formation
[6:24] 2. Kostas Maskalides – Exoplanet
[5:38] 3. Kostas Maskalides – Genesis
[6:48] 4. Kostas Maskalides – Last Call for Jupiter
[6:21] 5. Kostas Maskalides – Red Moon
[6:10] 6. Kostas Maskalides – Antares
[8:24] 7. Kostas Maskalides – Pulsar
[7:28] 8. Kostas Maskalides – Timeless Voyage
[5:40] 9. Kostas Maskalides – Gamma Rays
[6:50] 10. Kostas Maskalides – Sunlight
[6:02] 11. Kostas Maskalides – Aeons Away![]()
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