Alejandro Mosso pushes onwards on the exploration of deep groove, consistently showcasing a distinct brand of uniquely musical club production. Each new project effortlessly balanced the innovative and timeless, and it’s a journey we’ve seen first hand at XYZ. The Argentine maestro has developed into a pillar of the imprint in recent years through his several EPs and remix projects.

As the dial turns on the dog days of summer, Mosso returns to the XYZ fold for one of his deepest offerings yet – the Archipelago EP. The A-side is a crisp cut built upon Alejandro’s sensational knack for percussive rhythms & linear arrangements. Soaring synthetics keep the mind wandering, while a sub-laden bassline takes care of the feet. A blissful groover from Mosso.

Meandro continues to provide sturdy rhythmic mastery, whipping us into two-step as rising melodics propel ethereal energy. Playfully revolving hooks ebb & flow throughout this unpredictable and punchy B-side, offering a tool for the finest global selectors spinning smooth-sailing sounds.

On the flip, Pantano dives deep into the lush depths of timeless euro-minimal house. Swirling synths capture the ear right from the get-go, as restrained drums allow the melodic magic plenty of space to soar. Rich reverb creates a gushing build as we hit the EP’s energetic peak, before seamlessly flowing right back into the groove.

Closing out the project is Delta, drifting us into psychedelia with deviously delightful percussive patterns and synthetic soundscapes. Mosso threads the line between foreign & familiar as only he can, allowing dancers a chance to test new sinews of sound throughout this heady house cut. 

To celebrate the release of the ‘Archipelago EP’ we caught up with the Argentinian producer to see how his summer has been and how this masterpiece came to be.  

WWD: Congrats on the release Alejandro, always a pleasure to have you on XYZ. Are you writing in from Berlin today?

Thank you! I am very happy to be back on the label. Yes, I am writing from Berlin.

WWD: What have you been up to this summer? Seems like the shows are flowing!

Yes, it has been a busy summer with shows in Switzerland, Mexico, Poland, Ibiza and Berlin. Lots of traveling and gigs are finally flowing again after a couple of difficult pandemic years. 

I have also started playing with a different setup which is always refreshing and exciting. I am currently not using any laptop on stage and just play with a standalone groovebox, which is a big change after 20 years of using Ableton on stage. 

WWD: We saw you recently played at Garbicz Festival. Tell us about your time at that magical place – we’ve heard such amazing things from across the pond.

It was my first time playing for Garbicz and it was awesome! I’ve heard great things about it already, so my expectations were high and it didn’t disappoint! I played at the Buk Corner stage during the day, a beautiful location next to the lake with a great line-up of underground minimal house music. The festival brings a lot of people from around the world and the organization was outstanding. You can check the recording of my Live Set here:

WWD: Do you have a particular track you like to open a party with? How about a track you like to close out with?

It usually depends on the time of my set and the warm up, but lately I have been opening a few sets with Delta from the new Archipelago EP on XYZ. It has a friendly vibe and helps to ease people into what comes later 🙂

For closing sets I have been playing my remix of Tim Green’s Curious Smile. I like to end sets with a more emotional vibe and nice vocals usually do the trick!

WWD: Which track in this EP would you call the personal favorite? Meandro seems to be the team’s jam of late 🙂

Meandro might be my favorite one as well. It went through many different versions until I ended up deciding for that render. It is a bit raw and gritty compared to my usual “super clean” mixes, but still has a certain delicate and musical vibe I believe.

WWD: What’s next for Alejandro Mosso? Any exciting shows or projects we should be looking forward to?

At the moment I am working on a big field recording / experimental music project under an art grant. I have been recording hours of soundscapes at the Grunewald forest here in Berlin (a beautiful huge forest on the west-southern edge of the city), and composing a series of ambient or experimental music pieces based exclusively on these recordings. It involves a lot of listening, editing and advanced digital sound processing. It will be released in late October under the name of Sonic Grunewald Fields.

Besides that big project I have a new EP on my label “mosso” coming and more Live shows around Europe, including our XYZ showcase at ADE in October!

WWD: Alejandro Mosso, thanks again for joining us. See you in AMSTERDAM!!!!

Connect with Alejandro Mosso
Soundcloud – https://soundcloud.com/alejandro-mosso
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/AlejandroMossoMusic/
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/alejandromossomusic/

Connect with XYZ – https://linktr.ee/wwd.xyz
Stream releases in full via Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2uDd07z

Alejandro Mosso – Archipelago [XYZ055]
Release Date – 08.26.2022
Stream – https://xyzlabel.lnk.to/Archipelago