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Alexandre Trochut
January 24 · 2025
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01.24.2025
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01.24.2025 · 12:00 AM
With CONTROL ALT DΞLΞTΞ new single “Maniac” featuring P Money, Don Diablo debuts a new Drum & Bass project which reworks Michael Sembello’s ’80s hit.
Global music innovator Don Diablo has launched a bold new alias, CONTROL ALT DΞLΞTΞ, diving into the cutting-edge world of drum & bass. This side project channels Diablo’s visionary energy into a raw, futuristic soundscape, paving the way for a fresh underground chapter while he works on his highly anticipated 2025 album.
With CONTROL ALT DΞLΞTΞ new single “Maniac” featuring P Money, Don Diablo debuts a new Drum & Bass project which reworks Michael Sembello’s ’80s hit.
Global music innovator Don Diablo has launched a bold new alias, CONTROL ALT DΞLΞTΞ, diving into the cutting-edge world of drum & bass. This side project channels Diablo’s visionary energy into a raw, futuristic soundscape, paving the way for a fresh underground chapter while he works on his highly anticipated 2025 album.
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With my new alias CONTROL ALT DΞLΞTΞ I am exploring a more bass music-focused side of myself as a producer. (…) I have been making bass music most of my life, but at the start of 2025, the timing feels perfect to launch this new project.
"With my new alias CONTROL ALT DΞLΞTΞ I am exploring a more bass music-focused side of myself as a producer. I have been in the studio nonstop these last few years, and this creative switch-up has given me so many new insights and ideas. I have been making bass music most of my life, but at the start of 2025, the timing feels perfect to launch this new project. Maniac by Michael Sembello has always been one of my favorite songs growing up as a kid. It's one of those timeless 80ies tracks that's just pure adrenaline and emotion - it's cinematic, intense, and unapologetically bold. The driving rhythm and iconic synth lines feel like they were destined to be reimagined in a drum & bass tune, where high-energy beats meet raw nostalgia. The perfect canvas to merge the past with the future." - Don Diablo
With my new alias CONTROL ALT DΞLΞTΞ I am exploring a more bass music-focused side of myself as a producer. (…) I have been making bass music most of my life, but at the start of 2025, the timing feels perfect to launch this new project.
"With my new alias CONTROL ALT DΞLΞTΞ I am exploring a more bass music-focused side of myself as a producer. I have been in the studio nonstop these last few years, and this creative switch-up has given me so many new insights and ideas. I have been making bass music most of my life, but at the start of 2025, the timing feels perfect to launch this new project. Maniac by Michael Sembello has always been one of my favorite songs growing up as a kid. It's one of those timeless 80ies tracks that's just pure adrenaline and emotion - it's cinematic, intense, and unapologetically bold. The driving rhythm and iconic synth lines feel like they were destined to be reimagined in a drum & bass tune, where high-energy beats meet raw nostalgia. The perfect canvas to merge the past with the future." - Don Diablo
The debut single, “Maniac”, featuring UK grime legend P Money, reimagines Michael Sembello’s iconic ’80s track with high-tech DnB production, merging nostalgia with boundary-pushing beats. This release signals the start of an exciting new direction, with more genre-expanding tracks in the pipeline for 2025.
Released on HEXAGON records Don Diablo pres. CONTROL ALT DΞLΞTΞ - Maniac is out now on streaming plateforms here.
Don DiabloCONTROL ALT DΞLΞTΞ
Written by Alexandre Trochut
The debut single, “Maniac”, featuring UK grime legend P Money, reimagines Michael Sembello’s iconic ’80s track with high-tech DnB production, merging nostalgia with boundary-pushing beats. This release signals the start of an exciting new direction, with more genre-expanding tracks in the pipeline for 2025.
Released on HEXAGON records Don Diablo pres. CONTROL ALT DΞLΞTΞ - Maniac is out now on streaming plateforms here.
Don DiabloCONTROL ALT DΞLΞTΞ
Written by Alexandre Trochut
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