Suffused Music: October 2015

Saturday, October 10, 2015

Julian Rodriguez & White Resonance - Santa Maria EP incl. Monojoke, GMJ, Jakhira [SMD114]

On Suffused Music's 114th release Julian Rodriguez teamed up with White Resonance to deliver the dreamy 'Santa Maria', which combining the melodic vein of Julian and the groovy, club friendly vibes of Alberto. Both guys had a long list of releases on their own so far, with merging their soundprints leads to a fantastic piece, which can stable itself in the early, building phase of dj sets.

The original production was also handled by Monojoke, GMJ and Jakhira. Monojoke dropped a heavier baseline, with a more energetic approach overall, GMJ went deeper, using beautiful, floating textures, last but not least Jakhira spiced his version with a lovely, emblematic piano melody, which takes over the place.

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Atsunori Murata - Lapis Lazuli EP [SMD113]

Constantly delivering quality music this time we have talented producer Atsunori Murata bringing us his latest EP. The release has four original tracks, with distinct sound arrangements and great vibes relative to it’s name Lapis Lazuli.

First we have Azurite, kicking off with dreamy synths & pads along the driving bassline in the buildup. Which then transitions into a nice progressive techy melody with an array of effects and sounds in the background. The bouncy cadence with those kicks and beats, overlapping dramatic key notes in the breakdown peaking back into the soaring synth lines, is one of the main element in the whole track.

Next we have I Feel, pulsating rhythm, quickly establishing a deep funk with stunning warm bass & synths which maintains the irresistible groove. Bleary chords, punchy percussions along the vocal snip as the bassline kicks in followed by the melodic stabs takes the track higher and higher into a melancholic vibe that just keeps you coming back for more.

Following which we have Lapis Lazuli, opening with minimal tribal drumming flowing into a dubby bassline groove, the song is set on a great direction. Hard beats stabs leading you to the breakdown where the listener gets into a trancey mode slowly picking back into the towering synth melody with the light riffs & atmospheric dip. Atsunori has great style with his synth lines, piloting a more composed sound along some clever use of variations in tempo and melody.

Finally we have Twilight. One of my personal favorite from the release. Set on mellow slow atmospheric pads the tracks is built on some edgy filtered bassline. The breakdown sounds very melodious with the surprising sweet key progressions sounding like the bag pipe along the bleeped-out synths. The moment you play it you can feel its great control, along deep bass bump and hard stabs keeping the groove alive throughout the track.

Another quality release for Suffused Music. The 4 tracks on the release are all equally good. Recommended!

Text by Sarah Mathews

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