R-010, VENERANDI — Phenomena LP

R-010 & Venerandi – Phenomena LP arrives on Lapsus Records as catalogue LPS46, a nine-track 12-inch vinyl that maps the frontier between trip-hop, electro and bass-heavy experimentation. Built by Barcelona-based producer Lucas Rojo (R-010) and Madrid-born vocalist Giulia Venerandi, the record documents a collaboration that first unfolded live at Sónar 2025, where the duo paired human performance with the IRCAM RAVE neural network. The result is an album that treats voice, synthesis, percussion and guitar as interchangeable textures rather than hierarchical layers. Within Lapsus Records’ 2026 output, Phenomena follows the earlier releases of Lord Of The Isles’ Subtle Thoughts LP (LP33RP), Eden Samara’s Odyssey LP (LPS45) and Earth Trax’s Everlasting Flame (LPS44), while preceding D’Arcangelo’s Eksel (LPS-PS20) slated for later in the year. The label’s recent catalogue has also featured CoLD SToRAGE’s Zero Gravity Soundtrack Vol. 2 (LPS-PS19), Kettel’s Through Friendly Waters anniversary edition (LPS-PS18), Julien Mier’s Gradually (LPS42) and Pye Corner Audio’s Where Things Are Hollow (LPS41), positioning Phenomena among a string of releases that explore the edges of electronic composition and bass-driven sound design. Side A opens with “Tantalize”, a piece that immediately foregrounds the album’s central tension: the human voice is not a melodic overlay but a spatial element woven into the electronic fabric. The track’s shifting framework invites listeners into an evolving sound installation, where vocal timbres become part of the ambient field. “Lick Minds” continues this dialogue, sharpening rhythmic momentum while retaining fluid, unpredictable textures. The groove is enough to propel a set forward, yet the surrounding soundscape remains abstract, allowing the piece to sit comfortably between experimental design and dancefloor relevance. “Eutonia” adds a stronger sense of continuity, balancing atmospheric depth with a subtle structural backbone; the vocal presence here acts as both counterpoint and texture, blurring the line between organic and synthetic. “Ôba, Ôba” pushes the post-club aesthetic further, constructing rhythm through shifting percussion and low-end movement rather than a conventional four-to-the-floor pulse, keeping the body engaged without reducing the composition to a straightforward club track. The side concludes with “Her Simmering”, a suspended interlude where dense rhythmic sections dissolve into expansive ambience, using silence and reduced density as structural pillars rather than empty gaps. Side B begins with “La Notte”, deepening the nocturnal mood with an integration of vocal expression and electronic atmosphere. The voice is embedded within the sonic architecture, functioning simultaneously as language, gesture and texture, which reinforces the record’s overarching theme of blurred boundaries. “Passion Within” follows, further eroding the distinction between acoustic and electronic material as the track’s evolving layers interlock. The B-side also features “Raising Ritual”, a piece that extends the album’s experimental ethos through ritualistic percussive patterns and evolving tonal fields, and closes with “Lost with your Love”, a reflective finale that resolves the record’s tension by allowing the vocal and synthetic elements to coalesce into a unified, resonant conclusion. Phenomena occupies a distinctive place in the discographies of its creators. R-010’s trajectory has spanned techno, dub, IDM and breakcore, with recent work gravitating toward left-field bass forms; Venerandi’s solo output, including the 2021 Songs and Demos, already interrogated the relationship between voice and synthesis. This LP crystallises their shared interest in treating voice as an autonomous sound source, and the result feels like a natural evolution of both artists’ experimental impulses. From a DJ’s perspective, the record offers multiple entry points. “Lick Minds” and “Ôba, Ôba” provide enough rhythmic definition for late-night peaks, while “Her Simmering” and “Lost with your Love” serve as atmospheric bridges or set-closers. The vinyl’s sequencing—alternating between kinetic and contemplative moments—supports dynamic set construction, allowing the listener to ride the tension between movement and stillness that defines the record’s narrative. The release is pressed as a 12-inch vinyl, matching the format of Lapsus Records’ recent output and preserving the analog warmth that complements the album’s textural depth. The physical medium reinforces the tactile experience of the project’s interplay between organic performance and digital processing. R-010 & Venerandi – Phenomena LP, Lapsus Records, catalogue LPS46, 12-inch vinyl, nine tracks, trip-hop/electro/bass, released 27 October 2026. Tracklist: A1. R-010 & Venerandi – Tantalize A2. R-010 & Venerandi – Lick Minds A3. R-010 & Venerandi – Eutonia A4. R-010 & Venerandi – Ôba, Ôba A5. R-010 & Venerandi – Her Simmering B1. R-010 & Venerandi – La Notte B2. R-010 & Venerandi – Passion Within B4. R-010 & Venerandi – Raising Ritual B5. R-010 & Venerandi – Lost with your Love