By We love The Juan Maclean. The Brooklyn-based DJ and producer has been a defining fixture of the New York scene for two decades. Juan’s produced an extensive catalogue of 12”s and albums, mainly for his mate James Murphy’s DFA Records. Now he’s come through with a cracking EP for Man Power’s Me Me Me imprint – I Can’t Explain.
The Juan Maclean and Man Power collaborated under their Juan Power moniker on Life & Death back in 2019. The five-track I Can’t Explain EP showcases the upbeat vibrancy of Juan’s productions. Funk-infused energy combines with spirited synths and spacey elements. Berlin-based Twirl and Fantasy Life boss Alinka turns in a bubbling remix of the title track. Listen to Juan’s original of I Can’t Explain below.
Head Down Dancing
The tracks came to life after weekends of head down dancing in dark clubs. “They are long, linear tracks to induce the type of trance that comes from repetition and a certain kind of moodiness. They also have a bit of old school house flavour with the looping of mangled one-bar disco samples,” said Juan.
“Per usual with these kinds of tracks, they were in my DJ sets for a couple of years as I fine-tuned them. I end up getting very attached to them, particularly when other DJs start asking about them, and then I get to a point where I actually don’t want them released! But when Man Power asked if he could release them on Me Me Me, I immediately agreed. I knew they would be given a sort of care and support that would make me happy to have them released into the world, as opposed to feeling they would just be released into a black hole.”
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