He thought about the town’s founder, Francisco Piria, and the alchemy he used to build this "City of the Sun." Laureano felt like an alchemist himself, but his elements weren't stone and mortar; they were synths and basslines. He wanted to capture the feeling of the wind whipping through the eucalyptus trees and the specific, lonely neon glow of the arcade signs along the boardwalk.
He closed his eyes and could almost see it: a crowd of silhouettes dancing on the sand, their movements synchronized with the flickering lighthouse beam. The music was a gift back to the coast—a "Free Download" for the soul of the city that gave him the melody. Laureano Mattos - Piriapolis
: "Piriapolis" was released through the Moscow-based label Worst Date Records . He thought about the town’s founder, Francisco Piria,
For Laureano, Piriápolis wasn’t just a coastal town in Uruguay; it was a frequency. He sat on the Rambla, the salt spray misting his face, watching the shadows of the Cerro de los Burros stretch toward the water. In his headphones, a steady, driving beat began to take shape—a reflection of the tide coming in. The music was a gift back to the
: Laureano Mattos is an electronic music producer known for EPs like Neptunia .
The sun was a bruised orange, sinking behind the silhouette of the Argentino Hotel as the first notes of a rhythmic pulse began to echo off the sea wall.