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Mike Simonetti Announces New Album 'Solipsism'

The man behind 2MR continues his fine run of form.

Mike Simonetti Announces New Album 'Solipsism'

The man behind 2MR continues his fine run of form.

Mike Simonetti, the man behind cult labels Italians Do It Better and more recently 2MR, has announced the release of a new LP entitled Solipsism. Slated for release on September 28th, the record is something of a retrospective, seeing Simonetti look back over the most creatively accelerated years of his career: 2006 - 2013.

This period not only captures his time spent launching and developing Italians Do It Better, but also what came before it, and the controversial fall-out which followed its birth. Now, with the benefit of hindsight, the New Jersey-based artist is able to reflect upon and collate the music made behind the - sometimes volatile - scenes. View the complete tracklist for Solipsism below:

Tracklist 

01. The Edge

02. Through The Clouds

03. Solipsism

04. A Prayer For War

05. Illusions

06. Body Varial

07. Of One Mind

08. Requiem

09. Acceptance (Bonus LP – Side A)

10. Los Angeles (Bonus LP – Side B)

Stream Solipsism's lead single 'Illusions' HERE. 

Photo: Gemma Hamilton.

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