The Moon Right Behind Me

Adrian Younge & Linear Labs “Silhouette Dreams”

“Silhouette Dreams” is lush but not gaudy, and indicates a luxurious vibe by varying slick, smooth tones and textures without letting them get cluttered in the mix. For the most part, he lets you focus on one at a time – a slow, gorgeous run of bass notes; a tight vocal harmony; a few moments of cymbals being hit so delicately they evoke light shimmering on crystals. I hear all of this in very visual terms – in some ways it’s deliberate cinematic, but in others it’s more like architecture or fashion design. A lot of the transitions in this sound to me like they’re cut diagonally, and the bass parts feel like bold, thick, elegantly curved lines.

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