Tuesday 18 September 2018

Single: Arvo Party - D a N S E

Arvo Party - DANSE


Arvo Party - 'D a N S E'

Info: Right on the tail end of being nominated at the Northern Irish Music Awards for Best Single with his track 'Liberté' (man alive it is almost too good), Belfast's Arvo Party released his latest single 'D a N S E' only yesterday. The single will be followed by his latest album II which drops on the 1st of October.

So where is Arvo Party going to take us today? Will it be a trip around the unexplored parts of our subconscious minds, or another off-planet voyage? That's up to the listener really, as the artist is here to guide, not to direct. 'D a N S E' is quite different to previous single 'DUST' (which will also appear on the new album), fans of Four Tet will have a very positive inclination towards what we hear here, plenty of sharp clicks and squeezed to the point of bursting beats. 

After an unostentatious yet bubbling first two minutes, we have a sudden mini shut-down which lasts no more than 5 seconds, then the second cycle begins and we lift off once again. There's a hidden frustration and aggression lurking just beneath the surface here, desperately waiting to break out of the cocoon of suffocation. Perhaps that freedom will be granted by Arvo Party on II.


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