Category: Review

Kiasmos – Looped (Original Mix) [HFN Music]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/168996604″ params=”color=ff2c00&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] Icelandic duo Kiasmos is comprised of award-winning composer Ólafur Arnalds and electro-pop mastermind Janus Rasmussen of Bloodgroup, who discovered their common love of minimal, experimental music, and went on to create such works of refined beauty as “Looped.” This lovely, serene track features peaceful layered piano…

November 15, 2014
#TBT: Maher Daniel and Jon Charnis – Lonely Stars In Open Skies [All Day I Dream]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/129814854″ params=”color=ff0000&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] Just barely missing the release date cut-off to be one of my favourite tracks of 2014, “Lonely Stars in Open Skies” and its equally incredible Endless remix have a special place in the audio archive of my heart. Jon Charnis, known for melodically magical creations like…

November 15, 2014
#TBT: Rone – Nakt (Original Mix) [InFine]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/18263243″ params=”color=ff2c00&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] “Nakt” is a really pretty melodic techno track by French producer Rone. I’m a very big fan of bell-type sounds personally, and this dreamy tune has cheery chimes over a deep, humming bassline. The melody is uplifting and rather lovely, though a rather short track at…

November 15, 2014
Rodriguez Jr. – Mistral (Original Mix) [Systematic]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/170217073″ params=”color=ff2c00&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] It’s no secret that DeeplyMoved loves pretty melodies with bell-type sounds. Nor is it any secret that Rodriguez Jr. is really awesome at creating addictive moodscapes. “Mistral” is an especially lovely piece, with layered chime melodies over a deep, humming bassline. It’s a really beautiful track…

November 15, 2014
VIMES – Celestial (Gardens Of God Remix) [Needwant]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/169157666″ params=”color=ff0000&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] Lithuanian producer Gardens of God has been prolific over the past few months, with the fire “Glük” EP and the more recent darker “Jurassic” EP. Somewhere in there, he squeezed in a lovely remix of VIMES’ killer male vocal indie-pop track “Celestial.” Gardens of God takes…

November 15, 2014
Roman Fluegel – Wilkie (Original Mix) [Dial Records]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/168924414″ params=”color=ff4200&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] Heard in sets such as Adriatique’s October Diynamic Radioshow, Roman Fluegal’s “Wilkie” is a tune with an indie/nu disco feel. Tinkling arpeggiated synths rise and fall over a strumming deep bassline, concluding with the robotic-sounding snippet lyrics, “save me, because I am lonely, I thought you…

November 15, 2014
#TBT: A. Balter – You’re a Fish (Original Mix) [Digital Structures]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/15357990″ params=”color=ff1600&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] I first heard this oddly unique deep techno track in 2011 on Hybrid Soundsystem’s Nocturnal Radio May 2011 mix, and it immediately became special to me. I had all but forgotten about it until 2013, when wandering around Budapest alone at night, I happened upon a…

November 15, 2014
The xx – Angels (Parcel Remix)

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/169022820″ params=”color=ff0000&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] This gorgeous remix of The xx’s “Angels” by Los Angeles producer Parcel coaxes danceability out of the lovely original, and morphs it into a hypnotically addictive work of emotion. Beautifully flowing melodies intertwine with the slightly pitched-down vocals, and create a heavenly soundscape that more than…

November 15, 2014
Martin Roth – Mel (Whomi Remix) [Anjunadeep]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/167814168″ params=”color=ff2c00&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] Whomi has been inspiring awe with his latests works, including his hypnotic remix of Mashk’s “Home,” and melodic original productions “Roads” and “Near Walls.” His Anjunadeep debut is a stunningly dramatic take on Martin Roth’s “Mel,” with a beautiful hang drum melody, deep yet subtle rolling…

November 15, 2014
Lehar – Sargas (Mario Basanov Remix) [Connoisseur]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/168712292″ params=”color=ff2c00&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] Mario Basanov is something of a King Midas of deep house, transforming already awesome tracks into pure musical gold, and his remix of Italian producer Lehar’s “Sargas” is a definitely a dark treasure. Heard months ago in Adriatique’s Diynamic Radioshow, this incredible bomb of a tune…

November 15, 2014