VA043 Livio & Roby – Shinichi EP

After their Vakant debut in 2011, exactly one year later the Romanian duo Livio & Roby is back with their latest creation for the label. ‘Shinichi’, Hatzumoto’s little sister for the ones who know, is a classic 3 track EP, with 2 A-side cuts in unmistakeble romanian tech manner, raw, driving and twisted as only inhabitants of the Carpathian Mountains can deliver. On the flip you’ll find ‘Just Us’, Livio & Roby’s more deep approach on modern electronic music and the perfect appendix for this EP.

VA035 Livio & Roby – Moduri EP

To kick off 2011 Vakant presents Romanian rising stars Livio & Roby, the first new artists to join the label since 2008. After cutting their teeth on some of the biggest labels and world stages, Livio & Roby impart their excellent deep funk laden grooves on their first record for the perfectionist House of Vakant.

A side ‘Hatzumoto Song’ is nothing short of a siren song seducing any passerby or dance floor reveler, ship wrecking them on Livio & Roby’s divine private island. Deeply organic yet firmly routed in tech funk, the track floats effortlessly across time and dimension with perfectly sculpted groove and ambience.

Gracing the B side ‘Moduri’ picks things up a bit with a classic upbeat – downbeat house rhythm while strange and eluding synths carry Livio & Roby’s now signature flow of musical zest and smile inducing body motivation.
Finally the digital only ‘Resoftescu’ completes the 35th installment of Vakant’s life companion series with the push-pull of dark moody synths and uplifting acoustic piano chords. Combined with the steady cadence of tasteful percussion, the sounds melt to produce a gliding mélange of soothing beauty.