Mourad Sliti (DJ Mourad) – Blue Moon EP – Minimalsoul 12″

“Mourad Sliti aka DJ Mourad is a long standing veteran, since 2010 on the Minimalsoul roster. His 2015 “Tacotac” 12″ amplified his deep, diverse & funky Mediterranean production style.

Hailing from Tunisia, he was heavily influenced by the sounds of Detroit. He brought these influences to Boras, a small city not far from Gothenburg in Sweden, one of Europe’s cradles for electro music.

Electro is de facto the main stylistic focus in this “New Moon” EP, but the peculiarity of Mourad’s work goes to show how boundaryless the genre is, as well as how he’s able to contribute in a very personal way. This is clear already by listening to the EP’s opener “La Lune”: a triumph of multiple synth layers, forged into an electro frame, with a slight UK taste, and a fistful of acidic resonance.