☉ Palpebræ Mix 16: Reeko Check out the full interview: palpebrae.com/in-conversation-with-juan-rico-reeko-architectural ☉ About Reeko: Juan Rico, also known as Reeko, considers his birth as a DJ around 1997 while the start of his professional career can be traced back to 2002 with his first production for the Swedish label Emergence. From his early moments in the music scene, Reeko has been acclaimed for his visionary approach and his ability to create soundscapes that transcend imagination. His best works from that era were showcased on his own label Mental Disorder, founded since its inception in 2003. In 2010, Reeko further expands his sonic spectrum and creates a new project/label called Architectural, where he showcases his more sentimental, sweet, luminous, and at times introspective and dreamy side, arousing great curiosity from the deep-focused scene, as his sound was strongly influenced by jazz but with psychedelic brushstrokes inspired by the surrealist art of Dalí, Rene Magritte, or Giorgio de Chirico, among others. All of this led him to release works under this alias on major labels, apart from his own, such as R&S, Music Man, Semantica, Ellum, Non Series, or Wolfskuil. His set, laden with intrigue, emotion, hypnotism, and a very distinctive sound design, has led him to perform at special clubs and festivals like Fabric London, Robert Johnson in Frankfurt, or Printworks, and has taken him on tours in Japan, India, or South America. As a part of the Spanish collective PoleGroup from 2010 through 2020, Reeko released several important works on that label. In the early part of the decade, he also releases his EP on the Soma label and two EPs on the avant-garde Avian, positioning Reeko within the realm of intelligent, conceptual techno. More recently Reeko opens himself up to new styles and experiment with new rhythmic structures. Proof of this experimentation is his collaboration with the English producer and techno living legend Surgeon, with whom he signed "Scoundrel" on Mental Disorder, a co-produced EP that clearly delves into different styles in each track. His recent EP on the drum n' bass label Samurai, as well as his new EP on the R&S label under the alias Architectural, make it clear that Juan Rico has found new ways to experiment with his sound. ☉ About the mix: - ☉ Follow Reeko here: https://www.instagram.com/reeko_mentaldisorder/ / https://reeko-mdisorder.bandcamp.com/music ☉ Follow Architectural here: @architectural-1 / https://architecturalrecs.bandcamp.com / https://www.instagram.com/_architectural_/ ☉ Follow Palpebræ here: on SoundCloud: @palpebraenetwork on web: www.palpebrae.com on Instagram: www.instagram.com/palpebraenetwork/ on Facebook: www.facebook.com/palpebraenetwork
