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MV009 Handsdown

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Handsdown of the duo Handsdown & Leigh Boy has a musical journey spanning over a decade, throwing parties of all sorts and delivering an uncompromising plethora of progressive and emotive minimal & techno to dance floors right around the globe.

Spearheading the Euphorie Bezirk brand, parent to the notoriously debaucherous Disco 2000 party series and festival favourites - the duo have recently brought the pairs signature sound to Rainbow Serpent Festival, Picnic Electronik, Strawberry Fields, Elrow, Babylon Festival, Elements , Subsonic, The Petting Zoo, The Pleasure Garden, Paradigm Festival, Esoteric, Carl Coxʼs PURE as well as residency at the fabled Tramp Bar for nearly 10 years.

After another huge festival seasons in oz and successes from their record label Euphorie Bezirk which has had the first 5 releases in the Beatport charts + a number one, in 2021 the duo set there sights on a big year in the studio - with several charting releases of their own on there imprint as well as established European labels such as Dense Audio, Alula Tunes, Techgnosis, and Alpakka, all the while writing music for a fresh set list all original for 2022 - with some huge releases on the horizon including a debut EP on the legendary Ibogatech.

Tracklist

Kuni, Scionuagh, Unknown Concept - Aftermath*
Enoki, Dark Design - Parapraxis#*
Handsdown - Dr. Strangelove (Doppel Remix)*
Tomchilla - A Modern Fairytale (Handsdown & Leigh Boy Remix)*
Handsdown & Leigh Boy - Sea Of Treachery*
Tomchilla - Take This Bitch Sideways
Beneti - N.D.E*
Ben Rama - Liber Null (Axon & Automata Remix)*
Haptic - Sleeping On The Floor (CAIN. Remix)
South Zone - Mr. Random guy (Biomass Remix)
Eager & Dark - Ubiquitous
Tim Light - Obsidian*
Boy With Boat - Thick Of It (Tom Baker Remix)*
Aves Volare, Doshpot - Sychronicity (Heerhorst Remix)*
Bongani - Komodo*
Ebony Willis - Fractals*
Arden - Why Don’t You*

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