Apparently I missed the boat on this
Alex Metric,
Ten Ven collab "
Otic," which has been building steam over the last month or so. But when I finally heard it last week in the midst of a slew of strong tracks on
Pete Tong's show last Friday I was astounded. The sheer magnitude and sublime simplicity of "
Otic" is unassailable. It is quite possibly one of the single greatest pieces of pure house music I've ever heard. And I think that's really the key, it feels and sounds pure; clearly conjuring up the notion of an instant classic. It has a soaring strength while remaining faithfully fixed to the floor; you are simultaneously spellbound to reach for the sky and guided by its groove, sending your hips and feet swaying and strutting. And fittingly to its title, "
Otic" is of course pleasing to the ear. Each and every element not only satisfies, it soothes, stimulates and in the case of the low end, quite literally stirs.
Rarely do I get this excited for a track, or find it this easy to write about (more like gush about), but here we are; it's
Alex Metric, so that shouldn't come as a surprise. I don't mean to leave
Ten Ven out, and it seems it may be released on his label, When I Met You. And I say
seems here, because while the image above has been circulated by both artists, the rest of the internet seems to say it will be released on
Anjunadeep, as noted on the
tracklist for Pete Tong and in the
Soundcloud comments. Whatever the case,
Alex said it is due out March 1st, so we can look forward to that next week. Until then enjoy the full stream below and be sure to follow both Alex and
Ten Ven with their socials below.
UPDATE: Alex has confirmed March 2nd as the release date, indeed via Anjunadeep, see
here.
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