I know I am meant to say wonderfully positive things like “Lucidflow is going from strength to strength” / ”this release grants the power of invisibility to the listener” but you just can’t escape the facts; these three slices of audio are foot tappingly infectious and you’d be BARMY not to check them out. Hand on heart honesty.
Lucidflow’s resident ball of energy---and one half of the executive Lucidflow overlords that are Klartraum---Nadja Lind teams up with Argentinian Grunbox, whose credentials stretch to highly regarded imprints like Desolat and Traum, on a two tracker full of shimmy and shake.
High Heels Trap sports a bassline which feels like the aural equivalent of trying to grip hold of a wet and greasy bar of soap. It playfully slips and slides between the beats, refusing to be tied down, providing the perfect contextual partner for the sharp staccato chord stabs.
Grunbox’s South American roots really shine through on Shy Downtown; the organic---yet tweezer precise---percussion, along with the little flecks of jazz, is reminiscent of the output you’d associate with messrs Luciano and Ricardo Villalobos. Everything is satisfyingly gelled together with a rumbling bass tumble.
Not wanting to miss out on all the fun, Klartraum’s other expert button pusher, Helmut Ebritsch, chips in with the final piece of the puzzle; a stripped back interpretation of High Heels Trap, as viewed from the eyes of a robo-Jazz quartet, all electro-double bass and percussive swing.
Come along and let us ensnare you in our trap.
Other Feedback
Alexx Wolfe (): "this one is so good" (will play)
Gez Varley / G-Man (gmr records ,ostgut records): "yes.. sorted.. will " defo " play out !!!!!" (will chart) (will play)
Mirza-Zadeh (): "" (will chart) (will play)
Eddie Richards (): "Downloaded for Eddie Richards." (will chart) (will play)
Jerry Abstract (Shitkatapult, From 0-1, Semisexual, Knight Riders, Peloton): "High Heels Trap is a perfect name for this fun and bouncy tech house sound! I'll definitely be dropping this gem at my next house party :) " (will play)
Augusto Siles (Afterhours Radio Show 99.1): "High heels traps is my favorite here. will play for sure" (will play)
Magda: "Download for Magda"
Florian Schirmacher (FormResonance): "Really good release,Shy downtown is my favorite track, i will play it, thx" (will chart)
The Messenger (Soul Industries / i Records / Night Drive Music / Plastic City): "The feet are tapping, indeed! Helmuts Table Dance is our favorite." (will chart) (will play)
Merlyn Martin (Subdivisions Global Radio Show): "Really like the vibe on the 'High Heels' - Thx!" (will play)
Omar Salgado (Foundsound, Lezzismore): "I really love these tunes. Amazing… Thanks" (will play)
Evren Ulusoy (I Records,Plastic City,Loco): "my support for this release! Thanks!"
Chris Rayner (Golden Needle Records // Whartone Records // Stained Music): "Will try these thanks. " (will play)
JP Chronic: "Downloaded for JP Chronic, thanks for sending!" (will play)
Joe Silva (Purespace): "Helmut's remix is the one for me. thanks!" (will chart) (will play)
Dj F.E.X. (): "all release is interesting, my favorite here is Shy Downtown, high quality production like always :)" (will chart)
Jeff Fontaine (HouseRiders..., iRecords, Lucidflow, King Street, Nit Groove, MileEndRecords, DeepWit, Acryl Music...): "Amazing tracks, loving all 3 of them... Tx, will play for sure." (will chart) (will play)
Onur Özman (Rebirth, Brown Eyed Boyz, Dutchie, Night Drive, Onethirty, Clubstar): "Shy Downtown is for me. Nice track."
Andrea Ferlin (sleep is commercial, contexterrior): "Shy Downtown for me thanks" (will play)
Hall North (Soma, Fade, Wiggle, Cubism, Tulipa): "High Heels Trap for me - lovely stuff!! Thanks!!" (will play)
Matteo Pitton (Eintakt / Diametral): "i can feel a very nice dancefloor flavour on these tracks - very nice stuff, i like all the 3 tracks, support!" (will chart) (will play)
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