RELEASE TITLE Kyoto
LABEL ESP Institute
CATALOG ESP074
GENRE Deep House, Leftfield House & Techno
RELEASE DATE 2017-08-04
QUALITY 320kbps CBR Stereo 44100Hz
SIZE 32.43 MB
2 TRACKS:
Cleveland – Coimbra 06:29 114bpm G#maj
Cleveland – Kyoto 07:38 120bpm D#min
Cleveland may be cavalier but he’s not from Cleveland. This is his first offering for the ESP Institute. On side A, Kyoto takes us to another place and time–not a literal representation of the Japanese city, but an imagined mystical version of the former capitol sculpted out of celestial flutes and swelling strings, Taiko drums and a twinkling marimba arpeggio–the pulsing single-note that serves in lieu of a bassline pins a layer beneath to balance the softer elements and maintain a slightly tough foundation throughout. On side B, Coimbra (similarly the former capitol of Portugal) tells a lighter story, as if Cleveland is attempting to recount a beautiful dream yet the details are fuzzy–the beat stays passive never picking up a snare or clap, the vocoder chords are blurry and we can’t make out a lyric, the primary melodic loop catches us in a repetitive cycle, and all the while we hear a faint voice in the periphery as if someone is trying to wake us–this proving Cleveland is a master of subtle suggestion. These two songs will hold your hand as you cross the road.