#49 Feat. Banner in Progressive House

From Buenos Aires, FJL emerges with a sound that feels personal and unique in its kind. His new three-track EP on HIGHER STATES captures the essence of Future Progressive: emotionally subdued, hypnotic future funk. FJL has been quietly building a name in the underground, sculpting grooves that breathe and evolve slowly. His music doesnt rush; it unfolds layer by layer, until you realize its taken hold. The EPs centerpiece Mesh is a collaboration with fellow Argentine producer Francisco Castro, a meeting of two artists who share the same language, musically and otherwise. Together they build something fluid, futuristic and cinematic: SFX shimmering like city lights through raindrops on windows, bass lines that carry a groove towards cinematic climaxes. A dialogue between friends who dont need to speak much to understand each other. On Time Fades, FJL showcases his more melancholic side with definite Argentinian characteristics, but always staying original in the unfoldment of the arrangement and never choosing the obvious in terms of sample selection and sound design. The last piece Zaino, is a percussive, groove drenched monster, balanced by chord structures that preserve a balance in the light/dark dichotomy, and that slowly unfolds towards a maddening crescendo. On HIGHER STATES, FJL finds the right platform for this sound: music that values depth over volume, impact over image. This is the sound of Argentinas new Future Progressive generation: subtle, patient, and quietly unstoppable.

Francisco Castro, FJL

#49 Feat. Staff Picks in Progressive House

From Buenos Aires, FJL emerges with a sound that feels personal and unique in its kind. His new three-track EP on HIGHER STATES captures the essence of Future Progressive: emotionally subdued, hypnotic future funk. FJL has been quietly building a name in the underground, sculpting grooves that breathe and evolve slowly. His music doesnt rush; it unfolds layer by layer, until you realize its taken hold. The EPs centerpiece Mesh is a collaboration with fellow Argentine producer Francisco Castro, a meeting of two artists who share the same language, musically and otherwise. Together they build something fluid, futuristic and cinematic: SFX shimmering like city lights through raindrops on windows, bass lines that carry a groove towards cinematic climaxes. A dialogue between friends who dont need to speak much to understand each other. On Time Fades, FJL showcases his more melancholic side with definite Argentinian characteristics, but always staying original in the unfoldment of the arrangement and never choosing the obvious in terms of sample selection and sound design. The last piece Zaino, is a percussive, groove drenched monster, balanced by chord structures that preserve a balance in the light/dark dichotomy, and that slowly unfolds towards a maddening crescendo. On HIGHER STATES, FJL finds the right platform for this sound: music that values depth over volume, impact over image. This is the sound of Argentinas new Future Progressive generation: subtle, patient, and quietly unstoppable.

Francisco Castro, FJL