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Swedish producer, Osmo finds his track "Take Your Time" on the massive 32 track Poolside Croatia compilation album, which is mixed this year by fellow Swede, Oliver Nelson. The Ayelle vocal aided track, is perfect for those of us unwilling to give up on summer and warm weather. Freeing and full of fun, its incredibly groovy and demands listeners to dance. Overflowing with youthful vigour, "Take Your Time" is ignorant of the problems of the world. Uninhibited by the monotony of everyday life, Osmo's track is a slice of unadulterated aural ecstasy. From his playful and progressive vocal manipulations, strident synths and boisterous bouncing, disco bass lines, "Take Your Time" is not just another track, it's an inspiring and energizing, philosophy of life. Listening to "Take Your Time," both literally and figuratively, will increase your overall happiness as well as your life expectancy.
Doctor's order are to "Take Your Time" and the prescription comes in the form of Poolside Croatia.
Last night three Monstercat artists hit the stage at The Hoxton. First up was Grabbitz who dropped his new collaboration with Pegboard Nerds "All Alone" as I first entered the club. I was late arriving and unfortunately missed the majority of his set, I did however catch his track "Better With Time" and his finale "Float Away," while he high-fived, shook hands and fist bumped his appreciative fans. You can hear each of the above tracks, in the playlist below:
Crowd interaction was certainly one of the themes of the night, as following his set, San Holo joined the crowd for an impromptu meet and greet. Throughout his set, as you'll see in the videos below, many people in the crowd were trying to grab him, get his attention and make requests showing him their phone. He certainly seemed to oblige many of these ravenous fans, both with his incredible tracks selection and professional mixing. The video (below) of the beginning of his set will help to establish the atmosphere.
Even better imagery of the incredible hype that San Holo's set induced, with this guy going crazy.
His tracklist featured all of his most well known productions, "We Rise" and "Fly" in the videos above, as well as "BWU," "Donkey Kong," "Victory," "Hiding" and "New Sky," but the biggest ovations came when he dropped his Don't Touch The Classics remixes "Ride Wit Me" and "Ms. Jackson," which followed "The Next Episode" in the video below.
He complimented his already swirl and sparkle ridden set with Flosstradamus' Jack U, Post Malone mashup, Rustie's "Big Catzz" and his forthcoming official remix of DJ Snake's "Middle." Once again I've compiled a playlist of many of the tracks he dropped last night, below.
Finally it was Haywyre's turn to take the stage, and boy did he ever deliver. It was an unbelievable sensory experience, watching his fingers flying over his keyboard, and the incredible visual display behind him. Of course this is without mentioning his obvious talent and artistry. It was absolutely mesmerizing watching him move from track to track so flawlessly pouring his heart and soul into his performance.
Adding a couple of covers, including Daft Punk's "Robot Rock" and Oliver Nelson's remix of "All Cried Out," he was able to bolster his massive library. He played his tracks "Do You Don't You," "Impulse," "Moment," "Memory," "Endlessly," "Back And Forth" "Crimson" and "All We Need." Once again you can attempt to relive the night with the playlist below, although it won't be able to hold up to the energy of his incredible live performance.
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