Release number ninety three for Lucidflow sees seasoned Canadian producers Ali Khan and Joe Silva combine under the name Tonepushers. While the act’s inception was in the early 2000’s, the collaboration has only recently begun firing out tracks. Here, the duo deliver Eschaton, a four track EP backed up with a remix from label bosses Klartraum, Nadja Lind and Helmut Ebritsch.
The one constant theme of the EP is its dreamy pads. The title track, in both its original and beatless ambient form, features alien strings that drift like sand blown by the desert wind off the top of a dune.
Less wistful in nature, Elate hooks you in with minor keyed intentions but you’ll find yourself returning repeatedly for the Mediterranean guitar licks – check that tempo increase over the final big break. A juxtaposition in nature, it is both sombre and sprightly.
The Klartraum remix of Elate chooses to focus on those minor chords, with the guitar of the original moved into the background with a fat organic tentacle of bass, the track unfurling gradually in kind to a graceful crescendo.
Fathom is the most angular track, like ghostly fingertips running up and down your spine. A chugging dub backing implies tension and the elements scattered over the top add unpredictability. A piano plays a melody to its own behest, bell chimes drop in, pitch shifts almost accidentally lurch across the track.
Maya Jane Coles: “Nice! I’m really digging “Elate”” (will play)
Nadja Lind / Klartraum (Lucidflow & many others): “love this one and it was elating to do the Elate remix. already in my playlists next up on PioneerDjRadio. thanks for the EP, guys :)” (will chart) (will play)
Chris Fortier (): “good stuff guys”
Deep Spelle (i Records/Lucidflow/DeepWit/UM Records/Soul Industries/ Lens Media): “Elate for me ! Love both versions ” (will play)
Sasch BBC (8 Bit, Brise, Plastic City): “super nice tracks here!” (will play)
Robert Owens (many labels): “Cool tracks” (will play)
Marco Carola (): “downloading for marco carola, thanks”
Eddy Romero (Expmental/ Little Helpers / Lucidflow / Deeperfect): “Nice one thanks for the promo !” (will chart) (will play)
Steve Parry (Selador): “very cool release” (will play)
Meriem Medusaeus (): “Elate is a blast!!!!!!!” (will play)
Francys (Aeon, Souvenir, Soulfooled, Poker Flat): “Eschaton is cool” (will play)
Gunther (Baroque, Apollo, Replug, Air Snare, Ready Mix, Bad Pony, Itom): “thank you”
Misk (): “playlist and support in altroverso” (will play)
Anton Tumas (Subtract Music): “Holy cow, top release here! All the tracks are amazing!”
Hall North (Soma, Fade, Wiggle, Cubism, Tulipa): “Elate original is fantastic! Thanks!” (will chart) (will play)
Al Bradley (): “Loving the Tonepushers stuff, their tracks have been regulars in my sets for the last 18 months or so; digging the variety here, with Fathom & Elate (both versions) really standing out for me – wicked stuff from Ali & Joe (and Klartraum!) :)” (will play)
Denis Plastmassa (): “BIG THANKS!” (will play)
Richie Collins (): “Klartraum remix is nice, shall be playing a lot. Loving the techy feel of fathom too.” (will chart) (will play)
Lee Guthrie ((Click Therapy/Wiggle/Cubism/SDA)): “Elate (orig) is my pick but the whole EP is on point. Thank you ;) ”
Kostas White (): “Elete both versions for me, such a great work guys full support!!!” (will play)
Giuliano Rodrigues (Flowing Movement Music): “Fathom ;) is perfect \o/ just love it jure i will chart and play ” (will chart) (will play)
Lou Lamar (): “Eschaton & Eschaton Beatless are my favourite… thank’s” (will play)
Russell Deeks, This Is Why We Dance (n/a): “Very cool deep vibes as ever from Lucidflow! For ‘chart’ read ‘review'” (will chart) (will play)
Nick Clarke (Eggworm Tokyo): “whole ep is amazing!” (will play)
Jamie Stevens (): “Both version of Elate for me. Great!” (will chart) (will play)
Timmus (): “Cant wait to play this on renegade stages at Rainbow Serpent Festival this weekend. This is a divine gift from the angelic Lucidflow realm. Tonepushers & Klartraum Thank you” (will chart) (will play)
Teknobrat (Restructured Records, Sounds Of Juan, Kulture Room): “Elate (Original Mix) + Fathom is really really nice. Will play, test and support. Thanks T.” (will chart) (will play)
Sammy W and Alex E (): “Cool, many thanks!” (will play)
Marc Mac (Soundcollective): ” Elate (Klartraum Remix) by Tonepushers Has a great feel and sound like alot. :D Top Tunes” (will chart)
DJ MARY FLAVORS (Radioradio Canada): “Track 2 kicks it!Nice vibe great remix. Overall a fabulous release!” (will play)
Manna From Sky (serkal – lucidflow – little helpers – recycle ): “wow! Klartraum remix and Elate original are a bombs! thanks for the music !will play for sure!” (will chart) (will play)
John P. – Westradio.gr: “great ep! thanks” (will play)
Hervé Dias (): “Great EP! Elate,remix and Fathom are my fav. Thanks” (will chart) (will play)
Andrew Duke (Cognition Audioworks): “Tonepushers always have the good stuff. Looking forward to playing this out. Thanks much.” (will play)
Jeff Fontaine (HouseRiders…, iRecords, Lucidflow, King Street, Nit Groove, MileEndRecords, DeepWit, Acryl Music…): “Very nice EP, thank you !!” (will chart) (will play)
Christopher Çolak (): “Cool dubs here, Will play. ” (will play)
riccicomoto (LUCIDFLOW / Ibiza Global Radio / Retrospective Zoology / double7music): “thanx for sending…very nice EP…my fav are ELATE and the marvelous remix of it…will play in my radioshow…” (will play)
Manuel De Lorenzi (): “klartraum remix is my fav. thanx” (will play)
Jay Hill (IRecords,3Bridge Records): “beautiful flamenco style spanish guitar, eclectic vibes on Elate & remix, will go really nice on the dance floor. <3" (will play)
Different Grooves (differentgrooves.com): "Elate - nice track thanks!"
Terje Saether (Darkroom Dubs, Lucidflow, Hope Records, ConnaisseurParquet, Savoir Records): "Coool! 19 below! (as it currently is here in Norway..) Phat release again from Lucid :)" (will play)
Steve Sculpher (www.groundworxsession.co.uk): "Elate and the remix are really cool and will play on our live shows and sets thank you " (will play)
Helmut Ebritsch (Many): "" (will chart) (will play)
Soundtraffic FM (): "Elate & Klartraum rmx are my favorites :)"
Francesco Tarallo (Lucidflow, Trapez, Trapez Ltd., Airmusiq): "Great EP - thank you!" (will play)
Weisses Licht (lucidflow, Supergroove, Hypnotic Instincts): "Many thanks for this great package.....An epic Klartraum mix. The bassline is a beauty. " (will play)
Mike Ravelli (): "Very nice music! Will play!" (will play)
Ilias Katelanos (Lovezone ,200 Records , I Records Acryl ,Etoka,Pesto): "great ep ! all the way !" (will chart) (will play)
Joe Silva (Purespace): "excellent! looking forward to listening"
Sawei (): "Whooa, great tunes! Thanks for this, Eschaton is my fav..." (will play)
Simon Whight (Inverted Audio): "" (will play)
Dr. Lyria Messahel (Jazzradio.net): "" (will play)
Pele Corral (desperadoz): "nice ep." (will play)
Extra Music New (): "On promo chart" (will chart)
Tim Benjamin (protonradio): "Elate and remix work fine for me, thanks" (will play)
Mark J (ahoren music, radioactivity productions, progress recrods): "elate is my fav!!!" (will play)
Deepling (ReadyMixRecords, EmptyWhiskeyFlaskRecords, Electronical Reeds): "Beautiful! Amazing sound. thxxxx!!!!" (will play)
Ali Khan (kokoro): "many thanks for the amazing remix and tight mastering x" (will play)
Priya Sen (Euphoric Magazine): "Elate for me, will play thanks." (will play)
Leonardo Chaibún (Buxton Records): "" (will chart) (will play)[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
