Kicking off 2021 by continuing to support up and coming talents in the modern underground dance arena, Meanwhile begins the year with a twin-track offering from gifted Ukrainian artist, Nōpi, and his sublime "Spoon Light" EP.
One of the brightest stars in the underground house cosmos over the past eighteen months, Nōpi has continued to excel with a raft of original and remix material throughout 2020. An array of leading imprints has thus queued up to feature the Ukrainian's work with Cid Inc.'s Replug, the ever-reliable, Anjunadeep and Jacob Henry's Silk Music all releasing original music in the last months of the year; the latter with the mesmerising seven-track "Bila" EP that has seen Nōpi reach a fitting high point at year's end.
Now debuting on Meanwhile, the title track is a scintillating tour de force that bristles with trademark emotion and glorious melodic brio. Driven purposefully forward with rich, sustained bassline and delicate percussive flair, shimmering pads and muted arpeggio pan the stereo spectrum with ease as ethereal vocal cuts whisper barely heard phrases, rich in reverb and delay. Building in intensity via a glorious breakdown, "Spoon Light" picks up the pace again in the third movement to create a rarely heard emotive intensity as dizzying gated synths add further aural colour.
Partner track, "Creative Sheet" continues the intelligent melodic narrative of its predecessor as an intricate percussive top-line and immaculately syncopated bass groove provide a wonderfully worked rhythmic framework. Evolving seamlessly into the second movement, an expertly woven sonic tapestry reveals itself via panned effects, pulsating white-noise washes and potent synth phrasing. The result is a magnificent illustration of Nōpi's talent and ability to match groove and melody with poise and purpose.
Bending sonic reality with expert skill and craftsmanship, Nōpi's "Spoon Light" is full of iridescent colour.
Directed by GMJ and Matter
Managed by James Warren
Mastered by Cid Inc.
Design by Matter
Text by James Warren
One of the brightest stars in the underground house cosmos over the past eighteen months, Nōpi has continued to excel with a raft of original and remix material throughout 2020. An array of leading imprints has thus queued up to feature the Ukrainian's work with Cid Inc.'s Replug, the ever-reliable, Anjunadeep and Jacob Henry's Silk Music all releasing original music in the last months of the year; the latter with the mesmerising seven-track "Bila" EP that has seen Nōpi reach a fitting high point at year's end.
Now debuting on Meanwhile, the title track is a scintillating tour de force that bristles with trademark emotion and glorious melodic brio. Driven purposefully forward with rich, sustained bassline and delicate percussive flair, shimmering pads and muted arpeggio pan the stereo spectrum with ease as ethereal vocal cuts whisper barely heard phrases, rich in reverb and delay. Building in intensity via a glorious breakdown, "Spoon Light" picks up the pace again in the third movement to create a rarely heard emotive intensity as dizzying gated synths add further aural colour.
Partner track, "Creative Sheet" continues the intelligent melodic narrative of its predecessor as an intricate percussive top-line and immaculately syncopated bass groove provide a wonderfully worked rhythmic framework. Evolving seamlessly into the second movement, an expertly woven sonic tapestry reveals itself via panned effects, pulsating white-noise washes and potent synth phrasing. The result is a magnificent illustration of Nōpi's talent and ability to match groove and melody with poise and purpose.
Bending sonic reality with expert skill and craftsmanship, Nōpi's "Spoon Light" is full of iridescent colour.
Directed by GMJ and Matter
Managed by James Warren
Mastered by Cid Inc.
Design by Matter
Text by James Warren
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