S/A/M
Beautiful rolling Balearic goodness. Love this label....consistently excellent releases. This is going straight into the record bag to play out at Pikes this summer and will feature on my next Music For Dreams radio show. Thank you!
Denis Heaney (Balearic Sessions)
Thanks Nick for the heads up on this
One cracking package overall
Sublime brilliance
Looking forward to dropping these
On my show….
Well done guys
Balearic Clouds
The way for this Summer is here. Fresh new via Lone Saxon. Thank you ''Balearic Ensemble'' for this release. ''Running Hot Remix'' & ''DJ Phidas Dub Mix'' it's my favorite!
SUPPORTED AND PLAYED BY
EDDIE C / ROMAIN FX / CC:DISCO / LEO MAS / COLEEN COSMO MURPHY / MAX ESSA / CHRIS COCO / MORI RA / PHIL COOPER / MAKE A DANCE / GOLD SUIT / MARCO GALLERANI / TOM NOBLE / WILLIE GRAF / FEEL FLY / TRUJILLO / JOE MORRIS / RUF DUG / SARA MILLER / RESIDENTES BALEARICOS / MANU ARCHEO / RAYKO / PETE HERBERT / JAMES BRIGHT / MARIO NUTT / STATUES / LEX ATHENS / PARESSE / LOVA / DJ PANTS / DA SILVA / MIKEY SIBSON
Lazily, the tide rolls back in, caressing the shore in a single, sonorous manoeuvre. Leeds-based house producer Lone Saxon drops anchor for the first Balearic Ensemble outing of 2023, bringing shipmates Running Hot, Orchid and DJ Phidas along for some extra sea-salt remix action. Get it on…
‘Raised By The Island’ is a deeply expressive ode to the rhythms of flora & fauna, underpinned by Lone Saxon’s unique spin on the balearic beat. A medley of imaginative melodies and percussive flourishes, skilfully padded with rousing vocal samples and bass pulled from deep down low. This is certified balearic hardware; we’re loving it, you will too.
Next up Running Hot steps things up a notch, kicking and convulsing into harder territories with a massive balearic breakbeat remix wrapped around a 90s prog vocal sample. His remix goes hard on percussion, pads and carbonated b-lines, reconceiving Lone Saxon’s island anthem into late night, hands-in-the-air tackle. HUGE summer tip (viva the balearic breakbeat)!
Next up is Moscow’s edit king Orchid, who delivers an inside-out rework where acid bass snakes through the gaps left between jaunty pad stabs and spirited snare cadences. It’s a letter from a faraway place, with tales of strange beasts and creatures; a place of endless summer from where you won’t want to leave.
Finally, Klasse Wreck’s DJ Phidas takes the helm, rounding off the EP with a suave, percussion-based reimagining of Lone Saxon’s balearic sensation. The Barcelona-via-Venezuela producer’s version chugs along, eclectic and unhurried, armed with space controller gurgles, polyrhythms and pitch-stretched drum samples for a carefully constructed dancefloor warm-up. Class action by Phidias to round off what might be our favourite package yet.
Four aquatic island bangers for your USB within, all made with love!
credits
released April 7, 2023
Written By Lone Saxon
Produced & Mixed Nick J. Smith
Somewhere in UK
Remixed By Running Hot / Orchid / DJ Phidas
Mastered By Baldo Gallego
Artwork / Designed By Pablo Embudo & Da Silva
Words By Mikey Sibson
Curated By Da Silva
A&R and executive producer By Da Silva
Powered By Balearic Ensemble
Distributed By Word and Sound
Promo By MMDiscos PROMO SERVICE
PREMIERED By DREAM CHIMNEY, SUPREMATIC, MUTANT DISCO RADIO SHOW