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Looking back, one could be amused by the fact that Xavier Gasseman, best known as Don Rimini, first burst onto the scene with a track titled 'Let Me Back Up' - rather ironic coming from a guy who hasn't lifted his finger off the fast-forward button since 2007. Four EPs, innumerable gigs, and within the last year only, 120 DJ sets spanning over 5 continents, leaving Australia, America, Japan and Europe with their head spinning and not as little as a rose on their pillow. Sets that are intense, hysterical, frantic even; truly an experience.
Don Rimini is never predictable (his vigorous take on Young MC's 'Bust A Move'for the legendary Delicious Vinyl imprint, for one) yet inevitably all over every spot you'd wish to see him at (breaking legs on the dancefloors of Barcelona's Sonar, I Love Techno in Gent, or Hard Fest in Los Angeles). He has accumulated remixes like as many more-than-legitimate kids (Sinden & Rye Rye, Designer Drugs, Steel Lord...), and dropped his own hymns for people to feast on in clubs worldwide (2 Many DJs, A-Track and Diplo can be counted amongst the craving predators).
You've got to give it to the Don, the title for his fourth EP ('Nlarge Your Parties') does set the tone uncompromisingly: even though he's already destroyed dancefloors worldwide, the man has decided to see bigger, enlarge the party until the string breaks and leaves a nice big red mark on the turntables.
XXL-sized sound ('All About'), X-rated broadcasts ('G.O.O.D.'), mutant beats for X-Men ('Riminology'), eXtreme musical cascades ('Whatever').. Efficiency found a new partner in musicality, and the result is definitely increased sexiness and fun.
"Recently, a friend told me that if all the Fidget House guys had played that card instead of pushing the buttons to the limit, we'd have been having a far better time lately, and who knows, perhaps also seen more girls smile. I was truly touched", Rimini confesses. He had sketched the ideas for the new tracks' lyrics before he had even produced any, and recorded all the vocals in advance with Silver Jonz. "Silver is a genius capable of shaping any and all voice one could possibly imagine, that to perfection".
'Nlarge Your Parties', it's not a hollow promise, it's a record that will rock your disco balls and make you dance without looking back until the night is done. No wonder, Don Rimini has always kept a well-advised eye on the rear view mirror, throwing deferential glances at the Chicago school - DJ Rush, DJ Sneak, Paul Johnson - and the pantheon of house music - Armand Van Helden, Underground Resistance, Basement Jaxx, and all those who drove right over dance music's conventions in a Hummer.
The Don has disposed of the turbine and started a first-name basis relation with ghetto house to create bold tracks that grab you by the belt in order to best shake your brains up (such as 'Riminology'and its homage to the mythical drummer Bernard Purdie). The kind of smacking that makes you want to say thanks and turn the other bum cheek.
TSUGI Magazine
Don Rimini Nlarge Your Parties:Ep of the month summer issue -
"Built atop a true talent at composing, efficient but not coarse, groovy
as can be, (the tracks on Nlarge Your Parties) are as many candidates to
the much coveted 'dancefloor hit of the summer' title. A producer is
born."
LES INROCKUPTIBLES
Don Rimini Nlarge Your Parties :single of the week
"Don Rimini has what it takes to leave red marks on French Touch's
bum-cheeks and make everyone sweat for the whole season."
"Don Rimini is simply the most exciting french producer of the moment."
TRAX Magazine
"XXL-sized single where humour and sexiness cohabit to great effect,
somewhere between Hard House and Ghetto House."
URB
"The note from his label calls this new cut by French electro producer
Don Rimini more subtle. But tell that to the full-force synth lines that
power this cut off his upcoming EP. Well, these analog lines are a big
and sticky as an oil spill. Be warned."
XLR8R
"Now here's a solicitation for enlargement that we can get behind."
DJ Mag
"Don Rimini makes your little brother bounce off the walls."
The San Francisco Weekly
"French producer Rimini's dance music thunders. Rimini blasts out the
back door in an ultracompressed assault of punk distortion and cymbal
crashes. Getting kicked hurts like hell."
i-DJ Mag
"A kind of sonic equivalent of a rollercoaster - it makes you feel sick
and you really shouldn't enjoy it, but you do."
i-DJ Mag
"Don Rimini has definitely sprung from the blogosphere to win his first championship belt."
The Guardian
"Bliss it is to be alive when squiggly sawtooth synths are such a popular mode of self expression."
Soul Reflector
"Don Rimini's new Nlarge Your Pants EP is one of the best releases of the summer."
No Vegans
"Behind the album's clever raunchiness is a grab-bag of influences from
the old school from Miami bass to techno, electro, and hip-hop. Don
Rimini has a way of updating the sound into massive floor bangers that
no matter the subject are built for dancing."
Clash The Disco Kids
"The EP contains four tracks which are all BOMBS! Pending between old
school techno and dancefloor bangers, you'll probably hear that a lot in
clubs this summer!"
Big Shot Magazine
"Despite gallivanting around the world and rocking clubs for much for
the year, one of our fave French phenoms somehow found time to knock out
another party-perfect collection of bass-heavy tunes. Electro? Dubstep?
Techno? House? Don't classify. Just download his guest mix and get your
groove on."
