#6 Feat. Hype in Organic House / Downtempo

Our eighth trip into Ethereality welcomes the return of Bjorn Salvador with three testaments to devotion. The co-founder of both Nordic Voyage Recordings and Ethereality is a bona fide audio author whose work always feels like a breath of fresh air, so without further ado lets dig into his second solo release on the label and let the Icelandic breeze take us away again. We open with the uplifting Andakt which is filled with deep rumbling bass, ethereal vocals and melodic stabs. Pretty pads bring forth an unexpected and undeniably trancy chord progression, further emphasized by the extra melodies layered after, but remaining deeply rooted on the dancefloor. Following is Aftur with a more mysterious tone. A sparse piano and spacey pads play off each other and the vocal snippets wonderfully well, with synth riffs and arpeggios joining the juxtaposition. But then the unbelievably beautiful breakdown introduces gorgeous brassy chords and sweet sounding strings for a cunning contrast in moods, showing off some serious emotional elasticity. Rounding off the release is the high energy and very hypnotic Andvari. The bouncing bassline and relentless riffs provide a potent platform for the fantastically phased synth leads and drive of the vocals. Calming keys and brilliant bells bring a short soothing break, but after the drop more madness ensues as spatially enhanced saws wave in and back out again. Devoted to the cause, rebel without a pause.

Bjorn Salvador

#86 Feat. Hype in Overall

Our eighth trip into Ethereality welcomes the return of Bjorn Salvador with three testaments to devotion. The co-founder of both Nordic Voyage Recordings and Ethereality is a bona fide audio author whose work always feels like a breath of fresh air, so without further ado lets dig into his second solo release on the label and let the Icelandic breeze take us away again. We open with the uplifting Andakt which is filled with deep rumbling bass, ethereal vocals and melodic stabs. Pretty pads bring forth an unexpected and undeniably trancy chord progression, further emphasized by the extra melodies layered after, but remaining deeply rooted on the dancefloor. Following is Aftur with a more mysterious tone. A sparse piano and spacey pads play off each other and the vocal snippets wonderfully well, with synth riffs and arpeggios joining the juxtaposition. But then the unbelievably beautiful breakdown introduces gorgeous brassy chords and sweet sounding strings for a cunning contrast in moods, showing off some serious emotional elasticity. Rounding off the release is the high energy and very hypnotic Andvari. The bouncing bassline and relentless riffs provide a potent platform for the fantastically phased synth leads and drive of the vocals. Calming keys and brilliant bells bring a short soothing break, but after the drop more madness ensues as spatially enhanced saws wave in and back out again. Devoted to the cause, rebel without a pause.

Bjorn Salvador