Having just spent five hours on public transport and the rest of the day battling the London hate machine, the tranquil vibes of ‘Lights’ from Midlands two — possibly-soon-to-be-three — piece Atlas have calmed me right down. Treading a delicate line between melancholy and optimism, delayed details of guitar combine with twinkling elements of synth to produce a contemplative and ornate tune. Soft vocals from Emily Harris further serve to complement the subtle complexities of the beat and add an ardent touch to an already emotionally loaded track.
I’d be surprised, not to mention disappointed, if we didn’t see any full releases from these guys sometime soon. Listen/download below.
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Considering the fact that his name is an amalgamation of Kaluha, Koala and Klonoa, it’s kind of fitting that Kiev’s Koloah produces smooth tunes evocative of dream-travelling escapism (although I don’t know where the koala element comes in). Billed as a collection of “deep stompers”, Love EP progresses from the powerful and rhythmically percussive vibes of ‘In the Beginnin’ through to the mellow stylings of ‘Love’ with effortless charm. The music is as pleasing as the name “Koloah” is to read out loud [in various different hokey foreign accents] and, as is customary with Cut releases, the artwork is beautiful too.
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It’s been a while since I immersed myself in the idiosyncratic pleasures of Guido. Even though he launched his new label, State of Joy, at the start of the year, his inaugural single kind of passed me by and I didn’t really get involved. I’m not going to make the same mistake twice though and as soon as I caught of a whiff of ‘Afrika’, I was all over it like appreciative gravy. I’m going to heap praise on it too, not only because of guilt, but also because of the fact that it’s genuinely brilliant. With every producer and his/her drum machine switching up to some kind of genreless high ground, it’s nice to hear an artist offering something consistent with their previous output.
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Out now on Black Butter records, Alphaville EP is the latest offering from one of my favourite producers of the moment, Kidnap Kid. Comprising three tunes: ‘Vehl’, ‘Lazarus Taxon’ and ‘Be More’, it lies somewhere between house, 2-step and extraterrestrial melodica, filling my ears with sumptuous imagination fuel. Also, having accidentally just watched a program on Sky Living for 10 minutes, the EP’s power to uplift may have just saved me from committing suicide. There was a walrus of a woman critiquing someone’s wedding…and…the hypocrisy…I just don’t want to talk about it.
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A fitting tune to post on a Friday because most of you are probably going to be drinking a few of these (or another drink of choice, ‘Brandy & Coke’ is on the flip) while you’re out later. If you have no friends and tend to spend Fridays alone however, then I recommend you drink a few by yourself….a homeless man once told me that alcohol remedies all and rolled off a bench onto the floor without spilling his beer. I can only hope that one day I reach level 99 like him.
As for the actual tune, it’s a funky/garage cracker from Radio 1Xtra’s DJ Q featuring vocals from Brandy that makes me want to shout things like “mash up de place”, wear a thick gold chain and pretend I can afford champagne. I would dance, but I’m clearly too cool to go beyond some carefully rehearsed raised hand movements.
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Hot on the heels of his recent Kindred EP, ‘Nova’ is the first track off Burial’s second collaborative single with Four Tet. Forthcoming on Text, the release date is currently yet to be confirmed, but we do know the ultra-exciting news that it has been assigned the catalogue number TEXT013. Wow.
I was tempted to gush about the nocturnal 4/4 vibes, but the fact that it’s 2am and I can barely keep my eyes open has led me to forego the writing of a tired, incoherent and pointless opinion. Instead, I shall ask you to have a listen to the stream below and let me know your thoughts!
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