9 West are the promising Greek duo of Kostas Tikis and George Exarhos. Based in Thessaloniki, a city with a rich background in underground electronic music, the pair have crafted high-quality releases on labels like Musik Gewinnt Freunde or VIM to name but a few.
Now the talented producers step out with a blissful 4 tracker on Dessous Digital.
The powerful opening tones of 'Broken' form a perfectly rounded body for a beautiful track to evolve. Simple and yet so infectious, this melodic breeze of a track is a subtle and expressive ode to hypnotic house music.
The percussive intro of 'Shapes' marks a darker and slightly more abrasive edge to the 9 West sound. Chunky, filtered and exact, this late night warehouse jam reminds of new york, berlin and of course a healthy touch of open-air greek isles vibes.
'Strilla' rolls along with playful abandon as an upbeat vibe meets more introspective chords and meandering harmonic elements.
The deep realms of 'Time' sum up this pair's talents wonderfully. Shuffling, powerful and yet restrained, the busy warm beats are wrapped up in a tasty mixture of funky stabs, reeling textures creating tension a-plenty!