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As far as innovative producers go, there aren’t many who can hold a candle to ATL’s own Shanti. Known for his
uniquely twisted take on bass heavy 140 music, Shanti has been making literal waves around the world, collecting
features on heavyweight labels such as Brunswick Sound and most recently Southpoint.

His latest EP, released via Elliptic Audio Research is truly groundbreaking stuff, focussing heavily on raw, crunchy
sound design and a collection of emotionally provoking synth sounds. The overall cohesion within the EP’s track
listing is phenomenal, bringing the phrase ‘Amphibious’ to life with such vivid colours and rhythmic progression,
similar to that of the ocean itself.

The first track ‘Portals Of Light‘ is an experience that sets off the whole project perfectly. Luscious layers of audible
aquatics sit balanced perfectly beneath sweeping synthesis alongside a beautiful key and vocal introduction. 

The progression is flawless as we move into ‘Reality Of Sonar’, which is built of a similar structure, with a twist. We’re now
below the waves rather than in the pools at the shoreline. This is where unpredictable rhythmic elements come into
play with skippy drum patterns switching at will between half-time and four by four.

The progression continues subtly into the most upbeat section of the EP entitled ‘Sensualist’. Here we start to hear
more typical Shanti styles come into play with some incredible organ work and dubbed out vocal arrangement. The
second half of the track suddenly strikes with more choppy rapid styles of drum pattern and bass sound design that
can’t help but feel Shanti has been waiting to unleash. 

Finally we start to ascend to the surface again with the
stunning arrangement of ‘Poseidon's Cove’. There isn’t much more to say than what a fantastic way to finish an
incredible musical journey. 

Shanti has certainly outdone himself with this one.

Shanti - Reality Of Sonar (Ft. Pete Saturn)

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"I think both tunes come at a point in my life when I was forced to accept the idea of working for the capitalist society. At the moment by being a teacher for the French state, which is something that goes at the opposite of my view of what real knowledge is and how education should be lead for children's life, and at the extent, adult's life (knowing should lead to doing.) I try to conciliate my own thoughts and vision of the world with State’s schools, which are places where most indoctrinate the youth with the capitalist ideology (and the neoliberal doctrine), or a place of “miseducation”, as Malcolm X expressed in his own time.

So 'Prone' is about being forced to incline to a higher power. But there's a duality because you could prone for the capitalist and dominant society, but you can also decide to fight against this ideology, which lead 'Prone' to also be understood as some kind of predisposition (the “artistic destiny” in art’s aesthetic) of some people in every society, a group of individuals than can and will deconstruct traditions and ordinary views of the majority in order to achieve, for humankind and/or themselves, a greater view, a greater purpose and a greater meaning to life than just being a tool in the Machine.”





In regards to Active Sleep, I wanted to express the idea that when I'm out of my little bubble (alone or with like-minded people), I feel kind of trapped in a society I can't accept as it is, surrounded by people that think too differently (which as, for me at least, a lot to do with the power of capitalist's ideology). So when I have to go out of that bubble, for example by going to work, I'm in some kind of 'active sleep', I'm some sort of ghost, just here pretending I'm the same as people around (but they and I both know it's not really the case). I want to be that ghost to protect myself, and I'm pretending to act normal but deep inside I’m fighting against the structure I'm in and the people that decided to accept that structure for what it is (so basically not changing anything in that structure and in themselves). I'm sleeping with those people because they aren't giving good food to my brain; I'm sleeping in those capitalist structures because I understand them and my thinking go further than those pre-built ways of thinking. So I'm active... active in this forced sleep. I stay real to myself, I listen to my own thoughts and my inner identity and I refuse to let this society and zombies dictate to myself how I must think and behave. 

The fact that there’s no snare on that tune’s rhythmic expresses the idea that I go to those places and see those people without (most of the time) interacting with them, without trying to "attack" them ( = the snare in a composition – there’s only one snare in Active Sleep) with my different thinking and their own build truth. I can be myself with my students, but I see most adults as dead people because they killed their inner child and creativity and I have no time to waste (at least that's how I see it now) to try to "save" them.

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Production & vocals by MzTree
Cover art by @Slowproteo // https://ianavery.github.io/
Mixed by @themorethanevers
Mastered by @BEARSLY

HUGE thanks and shoutouts:
@Concentratebass for creating the opening/chorus synth and original drum pattern. Also for helping to fix my Ableton issues and inspiring me to keep making music <3 ALSO for providing endless feedback throughout

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