156 | xols – sharp and chispi
With her second EP on Broque, Carla Agulló takes a peak into the 90s when everything was bigger, bolder and, well, faster. And while taking a step back in time, she seems to hit the current zeitgeist spot on. Clocking in at 137 bpm, both tracks empathize with the current upbeat vibes on dancefloors across the world, but at the same time, hold on to traditional club music ingredients that could fit into any old school house set when pulling the pitch down a notch. “Chispi” is fittingly named after both its Spanish meaning (“cute”) and its English one (“sparkling”), both attributes that resonate well when listening to the striking snares, melodic vibes and upbeat chorus of the track, that would blend into both contemporary dancefloors as well as club music sceneries from the early 90s. The second track, “Sharp”, seems to throw around its boundless energy complete with signature snare drum rolls, an overall trancy vibe and sounds that remind of British early 90s rave from acts like 808 State. Bridging between dance music’s past and contemporary club music, what seems to bind these two tracks together is their uncompromised drive to get people dancing, a quality that is as timeless as Xols music.
artwork by Alicia Gomez instagram.com/aliciagomezgarcia
mixed at human made instagram.com/human_mastering
mastering by Tim Xavier at Manmademastering
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some feedback:
John Digweed / Bedrock Records downloading – Ju / Upperberry Dope =) – Ilario Alicante / Cocoon Recordings, Alphahouse, Bosconi, Prism Downloading for Ilario Alicante, thanks for the music! – Carl Craig / Planet-E dl 4 erno thx! – Adriatique / Siamese, Afterlife, Diynamic downloading, thx – DJ Leo / Lora, Open Broadcast, Radio4, Kanal K In our playlists from next week on. Cheers Leo Swiss radios djleo.net – Anthony Pappa / Selador / Renaissance Not For Me – Stuart Bruce / Chain DLK Downloading for possible review on ChainDLK.com – Christian Seitz / Show „Neuland“ on Radio Z good for the dancefloor, a litte bit too functional – Mr Spring / RTE2fm will try, thanks – Franz Scala / Slow Motion Love it! – Takkyu Ishino / KOMA Musik will play.Sharp track – Rob Zile / Brain Food Radio (Kiss FM) / Brain Food Records great house – Pins and Needles Rec. Cool tracks! proper full on. like that! thx – Zuni / Tribal Waves (Doppler Shift) Sharp for me, thanks. – Hyricz / Minimatica radio show, Digitally Imported radio Nice EP, will play for sure. Thanks. – Alvaro Cabana / Days Of Being Wild, NEIN Records, Flumo Recordings Thanks – Sammy W & Alex E / Bunny Tiger, Incorrect Music, LouLou Records, 8bit, Tobus will play for sure, thx – Hey Today! / RAIK / Hey Today great thanks!
