Established DJ and producer James and The Cat blends imaginative depth and intricate detail, through the vastly immersive and hypnotic new track Souvenir.
Instantly making a fine use of contrast between reverb-soaked and delicate female vocals, and the heavier distorted grit and weight of the relentless rhythm underneath, Souvenir is quick to assert its command over the listening space.
As part of the audience, we’re immediately drawn into this multi-layered, cinematic sense of uncertainty and complex emotions. There’s a sweeping singularity to the waves of pristinely crafted synths that pan in and out of the mix, but to oppose that again, there’s an unforgiving persistence and pace to the beat, to the cascading fragments of riff, and to the constantly evolving stages of the track.
Coming in at close to seven minutes, Souvenir pays tribute to the true heart of electronic music and its culture, but more importantly – the originality of the design, the character and power of the mix, complete with a multitude of individual and distinct traits, highlights the work of an artist with both the skill and unwavering passion to really create something new and exciting.
Souvenir is a dark and dystopian kind of hard-hitting dance track, but there’s also a softness and mystique to the vocal stylings and the underlying warmth of the mix. It’s a style of his own, in essence, and with the additional twists of flair brought through with the Ormus Remix, we’re reminded of the freedom of creative originality, and the true escapism of thoughtfully crafted electronic music.
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