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Electronic duo Pale Blue returns to Crosstown Rebels with their long-awaited sophomore album ‘Maria’,  revealing a spellbinding eight-track trip across electronic spheres. 

After forming their critically acclaimed Pale Blue project with their debut album ‘The Past We Leave Behind’ in 2015, Mike Simonetti (Italians  Do It Better) and Elizabeth Wight (Silver Hands) have only furthered intrigue and interest in the years since, uniting for a series of expansive  EPs on Simonetti’s own 2MR imprint exploring dancefloor-focused acid through to gripping electronica. Having already offered a first look and  preview into their long-awaited album return via three singles on the label, with remixes provided by DJ Tennis, Kölsch, Fort Romeau and  Perel, mid-May sees Simonetti and Wight finally reveal their sophomore album ‘Maria’ on Damian Lazarus’ Crosstown Rebels - offering a  uniquely raw yet seamlessly polished trip into their idiosyncratic world. 

“‘Maria’ is an album of love songs - the good, the bad, and the ugly… The album is written entirely in Elizabeth’s voice. These are  all her words - her thoughts, based on her personal experience. When writing this record I took inspiration from classic rock LP  sequencing, and tried to dial in on a coherent concept, a natural flow. Although these are clearly techno tracks, one would argue  they have more in common with rock music than dance music. I wanted to try make something a little different, verse/chorus/verse  tracks but still heavy enough for the club, full of melody and emotion… poppy but not THAT kind of poppy. Pale Blue has been  known to take on political subject matter in the past, but the politics of love is something we can all relate to.” - Mike Simonetti. 

Opening with the slow-blooming and beautifully crafted dreamlike melodies of the aptly titled ‘Spells’, the eight-track long-player navigates  and traverses the broader realms of electronica through to lighter pop-influenced touches and sonics for an absorbing and compelling dive.  ‘Dive’, the first single from the project, provides a hazy but resonant web of polyrhythms and textures guided by Wight’s captivating vocals,  while ‘Laura’ reaches for sparkling leads synths amongst sweeping tones and moments of bliss. Offering up change to the aesthetic ‘Ice Is  Falling’ is a stripped-back and haunting production as Wight’s vocals carry eerie tones and pockets of space for a hair-raising effort. 

The second half of the project welcomes second and third singles ‘No Words’ and ‘Together Alone’, with the playful tones of the former  complementing the wistful and floaty soundscapes of the latter for two tracks to keep listeners in a trance. Closing out the package, ‘The New  Year’ is a delightfully worked pop-leaning gem built on electronic foundations with a slinking acid-tinged bassline snaking through the mix,  before shaping things up with the anthemic and rosy glow of final track ‘The Last Song’. 

Further emphasising Simonetti and Wight’s innate connection and bond when creating and crafting music, ‘Maria’ is an exemplary display of  the two at their best across a collection of eight productions straddling the electronic-pop border with poise and aplomb. 

Tracklist:
1. Spells 
2. Dive 
3. Laura 
4. Ice Is Falling 
5. No Words 
6. The New Year 
7. Together Alone 
8. The Last Song

Pale Blue - The Last Song

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'When it’s so nice, why not do it twice? The iconic John Beltran returns once again to Oath to exercise his passionate love affair with all things Balearic, and to say he expanded upon his 22’ EP with style is a severe understatement..

Based purely on his outputs over the years, there is little that seemingly John Beltran cannot do, and the results of his near 30 year long career are there for all to experience, taste and sample. His music simply speaks differently, touching upon the palette of emotions that make up the human experience, be it the tenderest of sensory affirmations through to the euphoric, emboldening sweeps that get the listener lost deep within themselves - in the most perfected way imaginable. Emerging from the spectrum of sounds that made up that oh so referenced decade of the 90s, Beltran stands tall amongst his peers in this sense, with his discography alluding to many differing spheres of influence, a testament to the age old adage of never standing still - there’s always room to grow, to experience, to nourish. From the sheer dance laden brilliance of Placid Angles, the experimental grooves of Nostalgic, the techno excellence of Indio, and the everything that permeates the music released under his own name, John Beltran continues to reset the goalposts, and we simply have to sit back and watch it all evolve right in front of us.

True to his broad reaching range of influences, Beltran’s passion for Jazz, Brazilian and Balearic music has shone through in numerous ways within his career. His early 2000s LP releases on Ubiquity and his work with Sol Set are prime examples of how to merge live percussive influences with gorgeous, emotive synth work and vocals, and clearly these ideals stuck with Beltran as he revitalised the Sol Set project for last year’s ‘Ola de Novo’ on All Good, alongside the magnificent ‘Para Viajeros’ EP. Both records showcased a majesty of instrumentation, a series of moods that are deeply evocative and pleasant to the ears in numerous levels. But there is never a sense of being lost within it all, as all the elements work tirelessly to create a perfected atmosphere of being, a cordial and highly tuned environment that feels so very believable. Its music you want to hold in your hands for the rest of your days, a vessel that transports to that idealised version of life where everything feels just right. 

'Serendipia’, Beltran’s new LP, carries forward the ideals of Sol Set and reignites the quietly evolving flames that were lit last year, and as an elaboration on his craft and its sound its really quite something. 

The rhythms are set to the rhythms of life, such as on the tracks ‘Taina’ and ‘Cachaca’, which focus on up tempo latin and jazz rhythms to get the pace set beautifully. 

As journeys go, there’s so much here to fall deep within, to be unravelled both within and out width the mind and body - to be honest, we come to expect nothing less from someone like John Beltran, who’s continual dips into the space between instrumentation and emotion conjure up records like no other. '

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Premiere: John Beltran - Taina ft. Arnold, Ezel and Simonson [Oathcreations]

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Tel-Aviv-based artist Niv Ast debuts on Get Physical with a new single featuring M Love that gets remixed by Deer Jade.

Niv is inspired by the psychedelic waves of acid, the attitude of punk-rock and the lightheaded groove of disco. He combines these in his mesmeric live show, playing around Europe with distorted guitars, ecstatic percussion and hypnotizing vocals wowing crowds. He has released on Duro, Correspondant and La Dame Noir and plays fabric the week before this single is released.

'Behind The Grace' is a broody mix of dark synths and deep rolling drums lit up by fluttering flute melodies. They bring hope, energy and light as well as the feeling of a new day dawning in spring while the drums keep you locked below.

Swiss-born, Berlin-based remixer Deer Jade is all about the hypnotic melodic. She is an emerging artist on the electronic scene currently touring the world at some of the most important festivals and clubs. Her version is beautifully organic, with loose wooden hits, instrumental rhythms and cosmic synths all adding up to something that warms the heart and brings joy.

This is a cultured two-track package perfectly primed for summer.

www.getphysicalmusic.com

Niv Ast - Behind The Grace Feat. M Love (Snippet)

Artist: Legroni
Title: Acnot
Label: Zoom Zoom Records
Cat: Z12
Genre: Melodic House & Techno
Release Date: 31/08/2023
Buy Link: https://www.beatport.com/release/mosaic/4225407

Legroni shows his class with new album Mosaic on Zoom Zoom Records.

Georgian artist Legroni is a label regular who has been turning out top solo and collaborative singles here for years as well as serving up his own take on classics by the likes of Nina Simone. He has a broad house sound full of emotion and that is in full evidence here with this rich new album.

This is a superb excursion deep into the depths of Legroni's creative mind.

SoundCloud:
https://soundcloud.com/user-383146651  // https://soundcloud.com/legronimusic

Curator:
Kaio Batista

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