Already recognized for his DJ units the place he incorporates the likes of hip-hop and hardcore, Australian Jordan Alexander is now making strikes past the decks to develop into one of many largest acts in digital and dance music. What I Breathe covers loads of floor, however he concentrates on how the final six years have formed his sound by toting a melange of dance, digital and techno – but dig additional and there is extra to be discovered.
Opener “Hand in Hand By Wonderland” is gently guiding us into the world of Mall Seize. The heavy bass contrasts with bell synths, an echoing mysterious voice repeating “I simply”, till the principle synth melody is available in and a complexity is welcomed into the combo. You’ll be able to really feel one thing constructing – and just like the disembodied voice – to one thing we don’t absolutely perceive but. It’s engrossing because the layers meld collectively into one flowing piece of music. That’s, till the drums break, after which it is a right away dancefloor filler. The environment is concentrated and all with a aim in thoughts – this is step one into the Australian producer’s lifesource.
Membership classics like “Love Reigns” and “Respiratory” are warehouse worthy. Banging bass, consideration grabbing vocals and head bopping melodies are introduced collectively on outgoing tracks, whereas hints of Calvin Harris and the Orb are discovered on “Spirit Wave” and that is the place Mall Seize hits his stride.
The collaborations are cleverly used to spotlight the scope of Mall Seize’s influences and his musical environment. “Perceive” options vocals from Turnstile’s Brendan Yates. The 2 scenes of recent digital assembly with hardocre punk looks like chalk and cheese. Nevertheless, Mall Seize makes use of Yates vocals to carry a dreaminess to the monitor in addition to utilizing his distinct emotive voice so as to add one other dimension. Nia Archives is subsequent on the collab record. Whereas “Endurance” has a extra relaxed R&B really feel, with a vapourwave edge jutting out, her soulful voice suits proper in with the layered digital synths.
The pounding bass is his finest pal on What I Breathe and the way it’s utilised so extensively however all the time so otherwise throughout the report reveals his expertise for manufacturing. “Intercity Relations” is mind rattling. The stink of Berlin emanating, it is techno pushed with industrial beats tapping alongside as for those who’re browsing the u-bahn dressed all in black. “Metaphysical” strikes into drum ‘n’ bass territory. You’re thrown right into a storm of speeding drums, the bass heavy sufficient to rattle any bones in a 10km radius.
As a assured debut, What I Breathe encapsulates precisely what Mall Seize needs us to really feel. Weaving a number of genres collectively via dance and digital, he reveals us what he lives for and what’s pushing him ahead.
