Oufman 537

Little Dragon "Crystalfilm"

(Dan Caster &amp; Sascha Braemer Edit)

Little Dragon - Crystalfilm (Dan Caster &amp; Sascha Braemer Edit)

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Fear Of An Extra Planet (Blackout)

Oliver Koletzki - Warschauer Strasse

The World, as we know it, has changed. A routine rethought has allowed time to create. With borders closed and friends isolated from one another, our ‘40 Days In Quarantine’ series has invited artists to connect us all together once more via the power of music, as we live out this surreal and dystopian period. 

Borders Of Light’s boss, Toto Chiavetta, delivers our first installment - three tracks characterizing and capturing the varying emotions felt whilst confined by himself in Italy. It touches against the chaotic, the calm and the positive - emotions we have all been battling with over the past weeks. It shows the testament of the human mind and the strength and emotions we have all been experiencing. 

Pink Floyd - If (Toto Chiavetta Re-Built): A calm state of mind

A delicate rework on the original released in 1970, Toto replenishes the track for a new lease of life. A drift of stillness at the beginning indicates a more relaxed mindset, with slight creaks woven in delicately to allow more depth in-between. The soft temperament of the added beat allows the original folk-inspired guitar chords to flutter towards the centre of attention, before the original vocals hit and pique our attention: our ears fully in tune with each word mustered. Although a track which was released 50 years ago, the lyrics remain more relevant than ever - ‘the spaces between friends’ and ‘if I were to sleep, I could dream’, reminding us of the fragility of the mind when it’s left to wander and how we so lust for human company when forced to be alone. As the vocals fade gently, the beat arises with more zeal for an optimistic and spirited finish.

Words by Joanne Philpott.

Fear Of An Extra Planet (Blackout)

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