Invidia by Ivan Masa

Known for merging infectious hooks and stripped-down tribalism into powerful dancefloor weapons, Italian DJ and producer Ivan Masa’s ‘Invidia’ brings a radically stripped amalgamation of gated synth chops, mangled drums, and arcing emotion to Dessert for catalog no. 34.

‘Invidia’ delivers a deconstructed dancefloor smasher that effortlessly oscillates between crushing minimal drum work and impassioned monumentality. Cycling through eerily shimmering synth revolutions, noise-infused drums, and vast, emotive saw waves, Ivan Masa unfolds a stripped storm of minimalistic tribalism and dramatic harmonics with a compellingly unique sound aesthetic.

In a powerfully jarring change of pace, ‘Don’t Know Why’ unfurls a passionate and energetic warehouse extravaganza. Fusing erratically pitching chord chop themes with a soulful vocal mantra and compact drum structure, ‘Don’t Know Why’ delivers a nostalgic Classic House reinterpretation with a driving modern edge.

For Dessert no. 34, Ivan Masa breaks down the boundaries of genre, energy, and emotion. ‘Invidia’ delivers force and feeling all at once, discharging a fearless sense of eclecticism and raw musicianship in two forward-thinking peak-time crushers.

Artwork by Flo Maas

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