‘When the Forest Sleeps’ is an inspiring new release on Cloudy Moon Records from Swedish producer Ico aka You Are My Salvation. The release stands out within the deep dark genre of tranquil, dreamy and progressive sounds.
The EP has four remix coming from proclaimed talents like CJ Art, Kay-D and The Digital Blonde making it an absolutely great package.
First up, we have the Original version with a rhythmic bassline and hard beats followed by atmospheric pads creating a trancy mood making you feel as if you’re travelling into the deep nods of the dimensional space. Not to forget the synths peaking in and out gives a nice chunky psychedelic vibe to the whole tune.
Next we have polish producer CJ Art presenting us two versions. The Downtempo mix version leads off to hypnotic start flowing into carefully woven break beats layered on some mellow chords. The tempo progression creates a mysterious mood, like something is about to happen as it transitions into a very deep illusion mood making it sound very serene. Wherein the remix version, is a more moody remix with a chugging groove. The bassline carries a strong progressive vibe followed by ethereal strings, impeccable percussions & drum pattern. Again maintaining a spacey & melodic rhythm, the work of the synths create a deep swirling pavement of well blended sounds.
Following it, we have Hungarian talent, Kay-D approaching the tune very intelligently. With a dragging rumbling bassline the track starts off into a nice techy rhythm. One of the best part is those sleazy vocals meddling in and out the breakdown creating a nice groove along some nice synths that carries a emotional drive to it. Sounds wonderful impressive work right here.
Lastly we have The Digital Blonde bringing us his version of the tune with a brilliant psychedelic remix. Starting with a heavy stomping bassline & hard beats infused with sfx and trippy psy elements . The breakdown flows into a slow play of moods & melodies leisurely heading into a surprising build up with banging beats picking back the heavy pace. This sure is addictive.
The EP is a complete package with each remix carrying it’s own distinctive sounds. Again a good team of talented artists making it another great release.
You Are My Salvation - When the Forest Sleeps (Original Mix) [Cloudy Moon Records]
You Are My Salvation - When the Forest Sleeps (CJ Art Remix) [Cloudy Moon Records]
You Are My Salvation - When the Forest Sleeps (Kay-D Remix) [Cloudy Moon Records]
You Are My Salvation - When the Forest Sleeps (The Digital Blonde Remix) [Cloudy Moon Records]
You Are My Salvation - When the Forest Sleeps (CJ Art Downtempo Mix) [Cloudy Moon Records]
Text By Sarah Mathews
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