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| Sputnikmusic |
 There’s something rather exciting about listening to a new Floating Points jam, hearing those delicate and sultry, yet slightly demure melodies gently applying themselves so intricately and seamlessly over the pop and crackle of his minimalist percussion setups. And while this particular style of super slinky house has become all too common place nowadays, with every producer choosing to dive into the re-awakened juke and footloose worlds, here it’s a little more presentable and stylish, a little more innocent and humble as well. This more subdued strain of deep house enthusiasm is one that we’ve come to expect from the young up and comer, who carved out a name for himself on the back of some truly impressive releases over the last two years. But Shadows is the quintessential step up for the rising star, his beats now a little more fleshed out and solidified, where his melodies and ideas are a touch more defined and on display rather than simply being alluded to.It would be a rather accurate guess to say that Shadows is the result of a fairly hefty amount of influence though, with its open and vast sections that exist only as echo-laden flashbacks and hazy morning-after flashbacks. There are deft shades of the Detroit scene infused within the music, with causal nods to the likes of Omar-S and Theo Parrish smuggled deftly into the mix, hidden away within the slightly love-drunk and tripped out synth arrangements(sections that echo the likes of Julio Bashmore or Joy Orbison at their most provacative). Moments of smoked-out jazz also find themselves pulled into the affair, most notably on powerhouse opener ‘Myrtle Avenue’, though small shards of cafe cool motifs are liberally applied across the entire project. While Shadows is a touch more introspective than anything we’ve come to expect from Floating Points, there are still moments where he unashamedly falls back into more grand designs; ‘ARP3’ is a playful yet insistent slab of 4x4 glory that feeds off of one of the most efficient hooks this year, and the dubbed-out ‘Sais’ (which recently turned up on Four Tet’s grandslam Fabric mix) purrs along sublimely under a threnody of jerky half-step measures and unrestrained sweeps of his keyboard....full text |
| Junodownload |
| Eglo’s rise to become one of London’s premiere record labels has been built on various facets since its inception in 2009. Musically, the buttery soul of Fatima, the analogue degradations of FunkinEven and speaker box boogie of Arp101 amongst others have been complemented by the tireless vision of label boss Alex Nut, a man who has seemingly seen many a label run to the ground through mismanagement, and as such was finally forced into doing it right. From the outset however, Floating Points (aka Sam Shepherd) has always been the jewel in the Eglo crown, with his obvious enigmatic musicianship matched increasingly by ambition that veers towards the grand scale – see the Floating Points Ensemble material for the most overt example of that. This latest keenly awaited release from Floating Points is a further stunning example of his ambition and production prowess, with Shadows primed as the first part of an ongoing experiment in immersive audio-visual displays between the producer and designer Will Hurt. Anyone who indulged in the pre release fanfare for Shadows will no doubt have basked in the excellent video for “Sais” which perhaps best portrays their experiments with software that generates visuals based upon activity from drum machines and synths. The vectorised nature of those experiments is replicated on this release via the spot varnished finish that covers both the outer and inner parts of the gatefold sleeve. That’s just one aspect of a truly impeccably presented release from Eglo, with the heavyweight vinyl that clocks in at 190gm housed in curved HPDE inner sleeves. Of equal importance, naturally, is the music and the five tracks here are perhaps Shepherd’s most accomplished to date, taking full advantage of the space afforded across the four side of vinyl....full text |
| Lifeisnoise |
| Every Wednesday, Sardi lets us know what’s tickling his eardrums in the world of dance music… The Eglo imprint is back with another standout release, this time bringing us longtime label contributor Floating Points’ Shadows EP. The thing I love most about this amazing producer is the amount of diversity in all his releases. Stripped back deep house, abstract experimental soundscapes or cinematic lushness under his Floating Points Ensemble guise. The Shadows EP contains five tracks of predominantly extended deep house flavours. In a time where a lot of electronic music seems to be getting shorter & shorter, it’s refreshing to hear some 10 min long jams. Laced with lush melodies & pensive chords, the EP as a whole has a very emotive feel. You could go on and on describing it, but it’s best to check it out for yourself...full text |
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