PLASMA, Manao's first EP for Kontra, is the culmination of years of sound and visual exploration, of learning in the electronic music environment, of creative exercises that led to a new approach and a new narrative. His sound is the result of not being afraid of transformation, of ideas that are born from research. The result, whatever it is, is accepted for what it is.

As a child influenced by his father, he grew up with the Latin rhythms of Cuban and Puerto Rican salsa brava, and hip hop merengue; to its beginnings in electronica with hard style and hard trance, through the discovery of the broken wave in the United Kingdom with drum & bass and dubstep, to its flirtations with R&B and hip hop, the essence of Manao has always been the of a shapeshifter: inspecting and striving to mutate. This is how he finally arrived, through the path of underground techno, to the original sound of electro born in Detroit in the eighties and nineties, and based in Miami, which are the basis of his current creations that fuse electro, techno and breakbeats. , and they know dance, because their music is a one hundred percent connected to the life of the club.

From this perspective, this EP makes itself felt in the bloodstream. PLASMA is the name that Manao wanted to give to a sensation: that of wanting to move to the rhythm of club music. It is in this work, and at this specific moment in his career, which he himself defines as in continuous transformation, in which all his sound moments and ideas converge and merge, generating a sound that is totally new for him and that, Despite being influenced by European and American trends, it is built from its Latin American roots.

PLASMA also serves as a laboratory in which Manao experiments by meeting with other Latin American sonic producers. The result can be tasted in the song REALDEAL, produced in collaboration with Elektor, whose remix, by Bimol & Jauri, has also been included on the EP. For Manao, PLASMA is just the beginning of a journey that is still in its early stages; a narrative that is only now beginning to be told, to develop, and that it hopes to guide as it takes shape. It's about a sound, an exploration and a concept that aligns perfectly with Kontra's manifesto and actions, and that's why we're so excited to have this work brought to you today.