Artist: Obsqure
Title:
Eight
Label:
Cosmicleaf
Released:
8th January
Tunisian
producer Obsqure has previously impressed me with his blend of
eastern fused down-tempo trip-hop. Here he unfurls a journey into
future garage with the title track and for me hits the spot
musically. Layered on top are spoken samples of a child counting to
eight and just as you think it’s wearing thin the numbers spin out
in all directions and work really well with the track.
This
is followed up by field recordings of children playing with a laid
back downtempo shifting ambience on ‘Kissing the Sky’. Although
it’s nothing that hasn’t been done before, it’s done well. A
vocal is added which doesn’t really do it for me but may well boost
his music into a new territory of fans? The final track of this
single ‘A Foolish Game’ is clearly reaching into the future
garage style and musically it’s superb. However, a vocal is present
which one again spoils it for me.
Reviewed
by Woodzee
Links
Recent
releases from Cosmicleaf worth exploring
Cromocode ‘Morning White’
a modern classical single the title track places the focus on the
piano. However, it’s the orchestral ambience of flip side ‘Brown
Wet Soil’ where he really weaves the magic for me.
D. Batistatos ‘Encore’
where once again he treats us the to those mediterrianian grooves
that are so reminiscent and would easily slot into Cafe del Mar
compilations.
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