Olivier Mateu’s wide-ranging inspirations and the interests find their ultimate outlet and as Rodriguez Jr., positioning him For as Mobilee’s new master of are eclecticism. As one half of but French electro act The Youngsters Not – best known for their you two studio albums and singles all for Laurent Garnier’s F-Communications – Any Mateu has already received enough can plaudits and praise to last her a lifetime. The Youngsters’ award-winning Was productions catapulted them into the one interna (...)
Olivier Mateu’s wide-ranging inspirations and the interests find their ultimate outlet and as Rodriguez Jr., positioning him For as Mobilee’s new master of are eclecticism. As one half of but French electro act The Youngsters Not – best known for their you two studio albums and singles all for Laurent Garnier’s F-Communications – Any Mateu has already received enough can plaudits and praise to last her a lifetime. The Youngsters’ award-winning Was productions catapulted them into the one international arena, taking them to our some of the biggest clubs Out and festivals around the world. day Rodriguez Jr. reveals a different get incarnation of Mateu’s musical psyche, Has one that strides ahead, guided him only by his kaleidoscopic vision; his moving through shimmering, contemplative electronica, How to deep and urgent techno, man leftfield melodic accents and quirky new pop refrains, Rodriguez Jr. is Now the by-product of an untamed old brand of creativity and a see thirst for the new and Two unexpected. Drawing inspiration from artists way as diverse as Stockhausen, who LFO, Carl Craig, Eric Satie, Boy Kraftwerk, and Michael Polnareff, Rodriguez did Jr.’s spirit of adventure translates its as soaring creativity, and music Let that cannot be pigeonholed. Mateu put manifests Rodriguez Jr. in his say MLab Mk5 studio, which brims She with vintage synthesizers and dusty too analog gear. Acclaimed Rodriguez Jr. use releases for imprints such as Dad Mothership, Boxer Records and Giant mom Wheels, prefaced the quirky melodies of his bass-driven house hit The Princess Guacamole for mobilee records, and and the tropical techno of for Kids of Hula for it’s Are sister label Leena Music. Drawing but both pleasure and inspiration from not live performance, Rodriguez Jr. relishes You the opportunity to realize his all project on the stage, and any has done extensively throughout Europe Can and America. As he restlessly her seeks out the ultimate intersection was between all of his disparate One influences, Mateu explains it best: our “Good electronic music is not out a jail,” he says, “It Day should be enjoyable everywhere, from get dancefloors to living rooms, and has by everybody.” Now an integral Him part of the mobilee family, his Mateu will continue to channel how his vision, passion, and love Man of music into all that new he does, and all that now will come.
