“Though often associated with meditative music, I believe techno, when crafted with intention, can be deeply healing, uplifting, and transformative.”
This is the ethos that Italian producer, multi-instrumentalist, and live electronic music innovator Giorgia Angiuli embraces in her new EP, ‘Eye Contact’, released recently on Armada Music.
The project explores themes of spirituality, creativity, and meditation across five tracks ranging from techno to psytrance. At its heart lies its title track—a long-awaited collaboration with Australian DJ and producer Juliet Fox—from which the EP draws its name. The duo first crossed paths at a festival earlier this year, sparking an instant musical connection and the beginning of a close friendship, united by their shared vision of fostering unity and freedom through a blend of their unique styles. Together, the two trailblazers channeled their creativity synergy into ‘Eye Contact’, crafting an immersive journey through rhythm, sound and transcendence.
Unlike any of her previous projects, Angiuli adopted a fluid, hybrid approach to the EP’s production, allowing the music to move organically and resonate both physically and emotionally. Drawing from her arsenal of unusual objects that she incorporates into both her production style and live sets, she tapped into this unique collection of unconventional items, including plush animals that produce sounds, each with distinct names. Across ‘Break The Dawn’, ‘Nothing is Far’, “Nietzsche’, ‘A Good Addiction’, and now ‘Eye Contact’, each track builds on swift arpeggios, hypnotic synth stutters, and suspenseful vocals to create an entrancing and deeply meditative listening experience.
Giorgia Angiuli says, “I’m so excited that ‘Eye Contact’ is finally out in the world. The project brings a fresh perspective to hybrid techno by weaving positivity into powerful beats and rhythms, and each track invites listeners to connect deeply, exploring resilience, presence, and inner strength.”
A strong advocate for women’s empowerment, Angiuli also launched a remix contest exclusively open to female artists in partnership with Change the Beat, a non-profit organization that supports underrepresented voices in electronic music. Change the Beat champions access to mentorship, workshops, and networking for electronic music artists, producers, and DJs. The contest winner will be eligible for an official release of their remix, while the second and third place winners will receive gear from Native Instruments.
Tracklist:
1. Eye Contact (with Juliet Fox)
2. Break The Dawn
3. A Good Addiction
4. Nietzsche
5. Nothing Is Far
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[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]Giorgia Angiuli is undoubtedly one of the most promising artists in the trance genre, renowned for their exceptional talent and inspiring musical compositions. Collaborating with Juliet Fox on “Eye Contact,” they have crafted a powerful and anthemic psy trance anthem. The track features heavy psy trance basslines, razor-sharp kicks, thumping drums, and cool, dark synths. The breakdown incorporates intricate gated, chopped, and manipulated vocals, seamlessly blended with Indian ethnic voices commonly employed in psy trance tracks. The climax builds to a crescendo, delivering a powerful and direct assault on the listener’s senses. New euphoric yet subtly subliminal synths propel the listener on a magical journey, punctuated by heavy acid tones. With its captivating blend of elements, “Eye Contact” possesses the ability to dominate psy trance sets, leaving an indelible impression on audiences. #PureGold Love IT[/content]
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About Giorgia Angiuli
Giorgia Angiuli is an Italian electronic producer and classically trained musician.
She possesses a colorful and playful vision of music, attributed to her synaesthesia, constantly exploring artistic themes in innovative ways.
Adored by peers, fans, and tastemakers alike for her authenticity and unquenchable curiosity, she connects with her listeners through her sets, releases, and her label 'united’. She released many singles and 2 albums on Stil vor Talent ("in a pink bubble") and her label united (" Quantum Love"). Utilizing her voice to create an ethereal dimension, Giorgia intensifies her performances with a unique combination of technology. Her live setup is ever-evolving as she continually explores new techniques, combining synths, drums, theremin, modified children's toys, and numerous bluetooth midi controllers. Collaborating with various brands, she eagerly tests new gear, fueled by her insatiable curiosity. Curiosity is the driving force in Giorgia's life. By blending samples and loops, she crafts a vibrant and energetic groove that ignites the dance floor. Her passion for spirituality and meditation adds to her work messages that spread unity and positivity. Her formula is: intention + sound frequency = healing. 2024 marks a transformative year for Giorgia Angiuli's solo project as she ventures into a new sound blending psy-trance and techno, releasing on labels such as artcore and armada, and remixing acts such as pan-pot or octave one.
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About Armada Music
Armada Music is the biggest independent dance music label in the world. Founded by Armin van Buuren, Maykel Piron (CEO) and David Lewis, the label manages an ever-growing catalog of over 40,000 tracks, built up across twenty-plus years of specialized dance music exploitation.
Representing artists such as Armin van Buuren, ARTY, D.O.D, Eelke Kleijn, Jan Blomqvist, Loud Luxury, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, Tensnake, THEMBA and Yulia Niko, Armada Music amasses more than one billion streams per month, airplay on leading radio outlets such as BBC Radio 1 and Sirius XM, and top positions in the world’s most notable charts. The label also takes great pride in major achievements such as Armin van Buuren’s GRAMMY nomination for ‘This Is What It Feels Like’, Loud Luxury and Brando’s ‘Body’ surpassing one billion streams on Spotify and breaking artists such as Lost Frequencies into global stardom.
Across offices in Amsterdam (HQ), New York, London and Laren (NL), Armada Music offers a truly global appeal to its growing roster. The label has its own club, radio studio and multiple production studios, and hosts various live formats. Producer platform Armada University, which offers educational products and opportunities, shows the label’s sustained effort to nurture the next wave of talent.
In 2023, Armada Music launched BEAT Music Fund, the world’s first dance music investment company, that acquires catalogs with the mission of honoring, representing and reinvigorating them. BEAT’s portfolio will continue to grow; in the first six months following its launch, BEAT acquired the catalogs of, among others, electronic music star ARTY, house and techno pioneer Kevin Saunderson’s KMS Records, legendary NYC-based house label King Street Sounds and chart-topping producers Chocolate Puma.
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