Month: December 2018

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Aiden’s “Arboretum (Clawz SG Remix)”

The 2017 EP single "Arboretum," featuring Clawz SG's remixed version.
I'm experiencing one of those writer's block kind of days. So everything I intended to post today, I'm scrapping and starting from scratch. And the first track I landed on is a classy slice of spacey progressive house title "Arboretum." It's from Rotterdam-based DJ/Producer Aiden, with Frenchman Clawz SG giving it a deep house remix …

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Lindstrøm’s “Drift”

Hans-Peter Lindstrøm. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.
Norwegian house and dance music is a fun quirk-filled curiosity. It carries a bit more sophistication than stateside electronica. It's not quite as dark as its German counterparts. But it's slightly more serious than some of the UK offerings. It's also minimal, melodic, and meandering, playing against expectations while delivering exactly what works. I'm generalizing, …

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Black Cab remixes Lowtide’s “Southern Mind”

Lowtide's Anton Jakovljevic, Gabriel Lewis & Lucy Buckeridge. Photo by Tajette O'Halloran; sourced from artist's Facebook.
Last night, I ran across this ear-catching remix of "Southern Mind" by Australian indie act Lowtide. I originally posted this track back at the beginning of November, when I was taken by its spatial wall-of-sound atmospherics and glistening vocal layers. I still am. But now I've got a new perspective.Typically, I prefer not to rehash …

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Foreign Air’s “Chakra Daemon”

Foreign Air is Jeesse Clasen & Jacob Michael. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.
Foreign Air's another artist that's been circling the rotation, waiting for me to find the right words of recommendation for this blog.I'm not entirely sure if I've got the right words just yet. But I do like the catchy abstractions of their synth-pop single "Chakra Daemon." The title, for one, speaks to my metaphysical mind, …

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