Fully immersed in
the UK’s underground music scene for well over a decade, Chris Sterio &
Matt Black have both celebrated impressive solo careers. As the duo join forces
for the first time as a collaborative pairing, Suffused Music is delighted to
oversee the release of “Jupiter Rising” with remixes from the USA.
Founder of the
iconic Source of Gravity imprint and latterly, Soundscapes Digital, Isle of Man
based producer, Chris Sterio, has been at the vanguard of the underground scene
for almost two decades. A well-travelled and seasoned DJ, performances across
North & South America and continental Europe, have secured Sterio’s
reputation, cemented further by his work for Mistique Music, Polytechnic
Recordings and Bonzai Progressive. Similarly, UK DJ and producer, Matt Black,
has been a regular in the clubs across his homeland since the mid-1990s with
performances in London and Bristol, in addition to gigs in Europe and South
America. Co-founder of the Segment Records imprint, Black’s production work for
Keep Thinking, Hot Cue Music and Pro B Tech Music have kept him at the UK dance
scene’s frontline.
Collaborating for
the first time, “Jupiter Rising” is an extraordinary combination of collective
talent that centres around a huge beat and head-shaking, stereo-panned,
percussive section. A vocoded vocal sample then plays a central role, referencing
the track title. Building with menacing bass line, a glittering arpeggio lead
plays a central role in the formation of a hypnotic melodic groove, as an epic
floor-filling track is sure to delight global club-goers.
Man of many
talents and multiple production personas, Eric Rydberg, is no stranger to
success with his Downgrooves production moniker. With an incipient commercial
production career that began in October 2012 with a trio of remixes for
Musicon, Downgrooves has gone on to feature significantly on Matt Black’s
Soundscapes Digital with a score of releases, most notably with April 2017’s
five-track EP, “The Deeper Shades”. Furthermore, OLD SQL, Elliptical Sun
Recording and Mistique Music have all played their part in furthering the
Downgrooves production career, with the latter accounting for 2013’s
successful, “Control Voltage” EP.
Now debuting on
Suffused Music, the Downgrooves remix is redolent in huge 909-kick and delicate
percussive cadence. Using Sterio and Black’s vocoded vocal component to full
effect, a host of additional production material takes “Jupiter Rising” in a new
melodic direction while intelligently resonating the themes central to the
original. Innovative chord progressions and rhythmic stabs create a new
dance-floor groove that is full of passion and verve.
Working his magic
further, Eric Rydberg’s Evotone moniker makes its release debut. A stripped
back rhythmic section provides deep house credentials as muted chord stabs and
multi-faceted pads add to the aural melange.
Intelligently entwining components from Sterio & Black’s original, a
gloriously dark and brooding atmosphere gives “Jupiter Rising” a sonic makeover
in mature and discerning fashion.
As the fifth
planet ascends into a new orbit, Chris Sterio & Matt Black see “Juipter
Rising” into a new dawn with remixes from Downgrooves and Evotone.
Sterio & Black - Jupiter Rising [Suffused Music]
Sterio & Black - Jupiter Rising (Downgrooves Mix) [Suffused Music]
Sterio & Black - Jupiter Rising (Evotone Mix) [Suffused Music]
Text by James Warren
Picture by Misha Alexeev
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