Artist(s) .........:: Rick Pier O'Neil
Title .............:: Kan Balam
Genre .............:: House
Record Label ......:: Suffused Music
Catalogue Number ..:: SMD200
Source ............:: WEB
Quality ...........:: 320kbps avg / 44.1KHz / Full Stereo
Duration ..........:: 00:28:49 (66.4MB)
Release Date ......:: 28-01-2018
Support ...........:: https://www.beatport.com
Tracklist .........::
1. Kan Balam 6:16
2. Kan Balam (A-Jay Remix) 8:58
3. Kan Balam (GBrown Remix) 7:05
4. Kan Balam (Chris Gavin Remix) 6:30
Release Note ......::
Hitting a hugely impressive 200th release, Suffused Music's continued longevity
in a crowded and competitive industry has seen the label at the epicentre of
the underground dance scene. Now revisiting Rick Pier O'Neil's pulsating bass
grooved gem, "Shimmer of Lights", From late 2014, a pair of brand new remixes
take "Kan Balam" on a new and vibrant journey with the original and Chris Gavin
remix reprised just for good measure.
First up on the remix trail is Sri Lankan DJ and producer, A-JAY. An artist
with a rich musical history and a penchant for the broad church of tech house,
A-JAY has spent several years honing his craft and performing in front of
crowds in the Colombo capital alongside the likes of Jeremy Olander, Above and
Beyond and Jaytech. A regular in the Beatport Tech House charts with his
distinctive sound, work for Egothermia, Occultech and Patent Skillz, is now
joined by a third outing on Suffused Music after a pair of releases in late
2017. Remixing "Kan Balam", A-JAY has kept the strong rhythmic and bass
foundation of the original while adding a new running bass line and ticking
percussive cadence. Building throughout with a series of melodic interludes and
filtered arpeggio sequence, A-JAY has created a fresh and innovative rework.
Newcomer to the underground progressive house fraternity, US producer, Gary
Brown has created quite a stir with his GBrown contraction alter-ego. Since a
debut for Suffused Music in the shape of "This Is Who We Are" for the
"Initializing" series in April 2016, GBrown has gone on to feature heavily on
the label, not least through the original three-track "Open" EP that went on to
spawn a host of remixes over the course of 2017. A remix of Monojoke's
"Paradisum" for Electronic Tree in September was a further notable highlight as
GBrown now returns to Suffused Music with a delightful reworking of Rick Pier
O'Neil. Building his remix around a subterranean bass groove that fills the
lower frequencies, a collage of atmospheric effects reverberates in joyous
harmony with rippling melodic sequences that span the stereo spectrum in
forward and reverse direction. Reaching a rousing crescendo at the mid-point
breakdown, rhythm and bass supply dance floor credentials in the third movement
to hypnotic effect.
The final producer to make their mark is French producer, Chris Gavin. With an
impressive production career that has spanned a ten-year period, work for
Particles, Perspectives Digital and SexOnWax has seen the French producer's
sound supported by the likes of Laurent Garnier, Hernan Cattaneo and Nick
Warren. A debut appearance on Suffused Music saw Gavin remix "Kan Balam" in
August 2015, as part of the "Shimmer of Lights Part 2" release, reprised here
in all its pounding rhythmic glory. A chorus of melodic sequences and
counterpoint motifs swirl across the left-right spectrum as Gavin reinvigorates
O'Neil's work in innovative fashion.