YPIN x ISSA - Alfonzo (Extended Version) (Studio Barnhus) @Barnhus

Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

Debut single from Stockholm's best kept secret ISSA (a.k.a. Issatrinity, Dr. Echoe etc), who teams up with Studio Barnhus veteran Your Planet Is Next on the gloriously unhinged dance pop gem "Alfonzo". Rough and ready house beats with plenty of acidic twists and turns meet ISSA's frenzied vocals on this truly unique recording, out September 6 on Studio Barnhus.

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YPIN x ISSA - Alfonzo (Extended Version) (Studio Barnhus)

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