Made using classic '80s and '90s synths and drum machines, 'Secret Communication' is the latest cosmic deployment from Japanese deep house maestro Soshi Takeda. Big RIYL DJ Sprinkles, Larry Heard, Soichi Terada.
All the hallmarks of classic '90s deep house are present here: the TX81z's rubbery Lately Bass, the Korg M1 piano, and the glassy FM bell sounds that were a signature of early innovators like Terada. Takeda doesn't try to update the sound, but imprints the template with his own narrative; 'Secret Communication' comes three years after his breakout 'Floating Mountains' full-length, and since then he's watched wars break out, and experienced the birth of his first child. So the relative euphoria of its predecessor is tempered on this new set, with the breezy pads and punchy, pan-tropical 707 percussion offset by wistful minor-key rumination and airy, reflective woodwind blasts.
Slow-mo acid squelcher 'Long Dream' has its day zero Chicago muscle slimmed by melancholy pads and unexpected xylophone flourishes, while 'Ms. Diamond', a sensual NYC deep house throwback with a tight, elasticated bassline, blossoms thanks to its wiry lead synth. Indeed, it's Takeda's lavish sense of melody that shuffles 'Secret Communication' into its own bracket; the music's a nostalgic ode to a long-gone era, but Takeda's ability to orchestrate moonlit, mysterious soundscapes sets him apart from his peers.
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Made using classic '80s and '90s synths and drum machines, 'Secret Communication' is the latest cosmic deployment from Japanese deep house maestro Soshi Takeda. Big RIYL DJ Sprinkles, Larry Heard, Soichi Terada.
All the hallmarks of classic '90s deep house are present here: the TX81z's rubbery Lately Bass, the Korg M1 piano, and the glassy FM bell sounds that were a signature of early innovators like Terada. Takeda doesn't try to update the sound, but imprints the template with his own narrative; 'Secret Communication' comes three years after his breakout 'Floating Mountains' full-length, and since then he's watched wars break out, and experienced the birth of his first child. So the relative euphoria of its predecessor is tempered on this new set, with the breezy pads and punchy, pan-tropical 707 percussion offset by wistful minor-key rumination and airy, reflective woodwind blasts.
Slow-mo acid squelcher 'Long Dream' has its day zero Chicago muscle slimmed by melancholy pads and unexpected xylophone flourishes, while 'Ms. Diamond', a sensual NYC deep house throwback with a tight, elasticated bassline, blossoms thanks to its wiry lead synth. Indeed, it's Takeda's lavish sense of melody that shuffles 'Secret Communication' into its own bracket; the music's a nostalgic ode to a long-gone era, but Takeda's ability to orchestrate moonlit, mysterious soundscapes sets him apart from his peers.
Made using classic '80s and '90s synths and drum machines, 'Secret Communication' is the latest cosmic deployment from Japanese deep house maestro Soshi Takeda. Big RIYL DJ Sprinkles, Larry Heard, Soichi Terada.
All the hallmarks of classic '90s deep house are present here: the TX81z's rubbery Lately Bass, the Korg M1 piano, and the glassy FM bell sounds that were a signature of early innovators like Terada. Takeda doesn't try to update the sound, but imprints the template with his own narrative; 'Secret Communication' comes three years after his breakout 'Floating Mountains' full-length, and since then he's watched wars break out, and experienced the birth of his first child. So the relative euphoria of its predecessor is tempered on this new set, with the breezy pads and punchy, pan-tropical 707 percussion offset by wistful minor-key rumination and airy, reflective woodwind blasts.
Slow-mo acid squelcher 'Long Dream' has its day zero Chicago muscle slimmed by melancholy pads and unexpected xylophone flourishes, while 'Ms. Diamond', a sensual NYC deep house throwback with a tight, elasticated bassline, blossoms thanks to its wiry lead synth. Indeed, it's Takeda's lavish sense of melody that shuffles 'Secret Communication' into its own bracket; the music's a nostalgic ode to a long-gone era, but Takeda's ability to orchestrate moonlit, mysterious soundscapes sets him apart from his peers.
Made using classic '80s and '90s synths and drum machines, 'Secret Communication' is the latest cosmic deployment from Japanese deep house maestro Soshi Takeda. Big RIYL DJ Sprinkles, Larry Heard, Soichi Terada.
All the hallmarks of classic '90s deep house are present here: the TX81z's rubbery Lately Bass, the Korg M1 piano, and the glassy FM bell sounds that were a signature of early innovators like Terada. Takeda doesn't try to update the sound, but imprints the template with his own narrative; 'Secret Communication' comes three years after his breakout 'Floating Mountains' full-length, and since then he's watched wars break out, and experienced the birth of his first child. So the relative euphoria of its predecessor is tempered on this new set, with the breezy pads and punchy, pan-tropical 707 percussion offset by wistful minor-key rumination and airy, reflective woodwind blasts.
Slow-mo acid squelcher 'Long Dream' has its day zero Chicago muscle slimmed by melancholy pads and unexpected xylophone flourishes, while 'Ms. Diamond', a sensual NYC deep house throwback with a tight, elasticated bassline, blossoms thanks to its wiry lead synth. Indeed, it's Takeda's lavish sense of melody that shuffles 'Secret Communication' into its own bracket; the music's a nostalgic ode to a long-gone era, but Takeda's ability to orchestrate moonlit, mysterious soundscapes sets him apart from his peers.
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Made using classic '80s and '90s synths and drum machines, 'Secret Communication' is the latest cosmic deployment from Japanese deep house maestro Soshi Takeda. Big RIYL DJ Sprinkles, Larry Heard, Soichi Terada.
All the hallmarks of classic '90s deep house are present here: the TX81z's rubbery Lately Bass, the Korg M1 piano, and the glassy FM bell sounds that were a signature of early innovators like Terada. Takeda doesn't try to update the sound, but imprints the template with his own narrative; 'Secret Communication' comes three years after his breakout 'Floating Mountains' full-length, and since then he's watched wars break out, and experienced the birth of his first child. So the relative euphoria of its predecessor is tempered on this new set, with the breezy pads and punchy, pan-tropical 707 percussion offset by wistful minor-key rumination and airy, reflective woodwind blasts.
Slow-mo acid squelcher 'Long Dream' has its day zero Chicago muscle slimmed by melancholy pads and unexpected xylophone flourishes, while 'Ms. Diamond', a sensual NYC deep house throwback with a tight, elasticated bassline, blossoms thanks to its wiry lead synth. Indeed, it's Takeda's lavish sense of melody that shuffles 'Secret Communication' into its own bracket; the music's a nostalgic ode to a long-gone era, but Takeda's ability to orchestrate moonlit, mysterious soundscapes sets him apart from his peers.