Max HeyraudStep into orbit as Talinho helms this week’s Mix Of The Week with his hour-long mix for Bipolar Disorder, a sci-fi-tinged techno voyage that feels purpose-built for deep space.
Over the past year, Talinho has been a steady presence across Dublin’s clubs, and his sound has undergone a considered evolution. Recently, he’s pared things right back to the core: tripped-out, futurist sonics that nod toward the later years of Jeff Mills and Oscar Mulero. It’s a lineage made even more fitting by his support slot for Mulero at Dublin’s Index not long ago, a natural pairing for an artist clearly gravitating toward a cosmic strain of techno.
His latest mix pushes that trajectory even further. The tempo simmers at a controlled pace; nothing booms too heavily or jars too sharply. Instead, Talinho works in a palette of deep, tubby, almost introspective techno, built for long dance sessions on cavernous floors. Techno is hypnotic by design, but when handled with this level of restraint, every movement feels magnified. Decisions are precise, details are deliberate, and the whole thing unfolds like a genuine journey, an overused metaphor, but in this case entirely accurate.
It’s bleeps and minimalism from the outset: bare-boned sine waves as the main course, preceded by sub-bass appetisers and followed by a dessert of enveloping atmospheres and drifting soundscapes. Techno may thrive on repetition, but these sounds still point firmly toward the future. Do it right, and Talinho does with elegance and intent and the result is pure chef’s kiss.