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In Interview with MANT

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Underground London duo MANT have kicked off 2019 in style with a landmark new EP titled Higher Self on Solardo’s inimitable Sola label.

Featuring two heady house and techno cuts Higher Self is a bold statement of intent from the pair, whose distinguished house and techno sound has been attracting attention throughout the industry, tipping them for big things in 2019.

2018 was a seismic year for MANT. The duo’s highly respected productions have found their way onto labels like Cr2, Solotoko, Sola, and VIVa Music while their raucous DJ sets left a mark on festivals and clubs up and down the country. 2018 saw the boy’s support from tastemakers grow too, including the likes of Hot Since 82, Jamie Jones, Steve Lawler, Joris Voorn, Claude VonStroke, Nic Fancuilli, and many more.

MANT possess a committed work ethic and drive for all things house and techno, which means it comes as no surprise that 2019 is looking even brighter. Not afraid to hit the ground running, Higher Self marks their first release of the year and does so with hypnotic grooves, acid-inspired melodies and club-ready atmospherics that draw on the pair’s eclectic range of influences.

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Q&A: Brett Gould Releases on Solardo’s Sola and Lee Foss’ Repopulate Mars

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It’s been a big year for Brett Gould, with a release on Idris Elba’s 7Wallace label, his Get Down EP featuring a Huxley remix and flying up the Beatport top 50, on top of other releases on Glasgow Underground, Under No Illusion and Sola.

This heavy output has garnered him some mammoth support along the way from the likes of Claptone, Roger Sanchez, Prok & Fitch, Josh Butler, Richy Ahmed, De La Swing, Raffa FL and Riva Starr, who actually asked Brett to mix Snatch’s ‘Best of 2017’ compilation.

His track “Crazy”, came out on Solardo’s Sola label this past August, right as he was in the midst of busy summer gig schedule that also saw him perform at Privilege in Ibiza. Since then he has contributed “Orange 92” to Lee Foss’s Repopulate Mars, for the label’s Repopulate Stars Summer V/A compilation that will be released this Sept 21st, available for pre-order HERE via Beatport.

And to think that his summer took off on the heel of a fantastic guest mix for 6AM, which you can listen to again below!

Top top it all off, we had a small chat with Brett to talk about his summer and recent prolificness in the studio.

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