Booka Shade Cut The Strings

Blaufield

The Berlin-based duo of Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier return to their polished, melodic and emotive strain of house after the more experimental leaning last LP, Galvany Street. Cut The Strings features an atmospheric, densely-layered soundscape built around dancefloor rhythms and lush, warm melodies. Jangling keys, bright melodies, dubby synth stabs and elongated, emotive pads hover above deep, driving bass, shuffling rhythms and big, focused beats. Classic vocals and delicate piano licks add to the depth and size of the sound. Treading that line between visceral club music and cerebral home listening with consummate ease, Booka Shade infuse Cut The

Strings with enough energy and grit to propel the record forward with momentum, but also with enough musicality and creativity to spin your head out in different directions. Unpredictable and diverse, yet full of that typical Booka Shade warmth and emotion, this new record will carry a sense of familiarity for fans of the dynamic duo. Hypnotic, heady, funky, dreamy, spacey but always forward-thinking and ambitious, this is Booka Shade back to their addictive best. Returning to their instrumental and more melodic roots, the duo have built a fascinating record that showcases their unwavering talent behind the studio desk.

ADD THESE TO YOUR PLAYLIST: Cut The Strings, Lost, Ty re ll| 8/10