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[: ARTIST..... :] James Monro
[: TITLE...... :] Sanctuary, Vol 1
[: GENRE...... :] House
[: RIP DATE... :] 2021-01-14
[: LABEL...... :] Proton Music
[: CAT NR..... :] PROTON0484
[: TRACKS..... :] 5
[: SIZE....... :] 85m
[: ENCODER.... :] LAME 3.100 -b 32 -V 0
[: CODEC...... :] MP3 (MPEG-2 Audio Layer III)
[: SOURCE..... :] WEB (FLAC)
[: URL........ :] https://store.tidal.com/nz/album/159533927
[ ::.. Tracklist ..:: ]
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01. Sanctuary (Original Mix) ..................... 09:19
02. New Religion (Original Mix) .................. 07:56
03. Injected with a Serum (Original Mix) ......... 08:32
04. Heat (Original Mix) .......................... 08:50
05. Another Weirdo (Original Mix) ................ 06:46
[ ::.. RELEASE NOTES ..:: ]
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James Monro has been at heart of the dance music scene for over
three decades. As fully immersed now as he has been at any other
point in his musical journey, the UK born, Brazilian based DJ
and producer begins a new and exciting relationship with Proton
Music. Following in the footsteps of Erdi Irmak, Rick Pier
O'Neil and Michael A, Monro now launches the first in a new
series of releases as Sanctuary, Vol. 1 takes centre stage.
Able to point to a stellar career that has seen him perform
regularly across the globe to packed festival crowds at the
likes Burning Man and Oregon Eclipse alongside performances at
Tokyo's Womb, Ibiza's Amnesia and London's Heaven, Monro is a
seasoned world-traveller. With a huge fanbase behind him, a
production career in tandem is no less impressive. Finding
himself featured on John Digweed's Structures Two compilation
and Nick Warren's Renaissance: Masters Series, a 2019 hit on the
iconic Kompakt witnessed Pesto Punk in partnership with John
Monkman. 150 additional production credits have seen releases on
Flow Records, JOOF Mantra and onedotsixtwo.
Proton Music accounts for a growing number of those credits
through a glorious selection of music centred around 2017's In
the Ether album, while Fonik, Nectar and 2019's Ascension
continue to showcase a kaleidoscopic array of original material.
Writing a new chapter on the label via the five-track Sanctuary,
the title track is a nine-minute tour de force that opens with
glorious atmospheric textures before thumping kick and
meandering pads forms the basis for a dreamy soundscape that
evolves through different phases of bristling bassline,
percussive flair and stereo-panned effects. The result is a
track certain to go down well at sunset on the beaches of Ibiza
and Rio de Janeiro. New Religion revels in a richly sustained
bassline that pulsates gently, juxtaposed against searing
crystalline lead whose motif creates an earworm moment.
Percussive woodblocks add dancefloor intrigue in the latter
stages as pitch-bent pads add depth and innovation.
A gloriously in vogue breaks pattern opens In Search of a Serum
as the lilting groove paves the way for a powerful syncopated
bassline and machine-gun hi hats to create a dark and sinister
offering. Subtle melodic flourishes and rich string section come
to the fore at the mid-point in a Hybrid-esque manner, complete
with effects that leap out of the speakers. A squelching bass
and sparkling arpeggio add to the aural collage in the second
half in a wonderfully emotive production. The hypnotic Heat
immediately commands attention with its driving bass pattern and
heavy kick. An array of percussive hats pitch delicately in time
before an imperceptible melody emerges out of the tapestry. A
whispering vocal cut adds drama at the breakdown before the
track explodes into the third movement with a glissando motif
that brings further texture. Another Weirdo closes the EP with a
staccato bass and dream-like pads weaving a seamless path.
Emotive chord changes and swirling melodies envelop the listener
as multi-faceted layers of sound build to create a sonic collage
that waxes and wanes with ease across the piece.
Directed by Jay Epoch
AandR by James Warren
Mastered by Grant Collins
Design by Ben Mautner
Text by James Warren
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