It’s been a while since my latest Wave post, but apparently things have gone at full speed for the scene. Just to name a few examples, in the past months we’ve seen the don RL Grime performing Wave at EDC plus other highly regarded acts like Porter Robinson and Hardwell actively supporting the genre. On the top of this buzz, Liquid Ritual is still surfing the wave (pun intended) as one of the undisputed leaders of the UK and international movement, backed up by some of the finest tastemakers in the blogsphere: Mixmag, Stoney Roads, Nest HQ and of course FUXWITHIT.
After a release-fast that lasted 6 long, a new noteworthy piece of art has surfaced from their archives. Surprisingly, it’s not from one of the roster regulars, Kareful, Pholo or enjoii, but from a young blood. Straight from the Eastern European electronic scene. With a releases history divided between networks such Chill Trap Records and Trap Cord, Morfil is an act that I’d never expected to see on Liquid Ritual.
Undoubtedly, ‘Wishes’ strongly flirts with what is commonly called Future Bass. But at the same time, it owns the magic of wave music. As in the finest examples of the genre, a thick bass ensemble and crafty vocal cuts weave together in a plasmic flow that seduces with its dreamy, atmospheric echoes. Some may argue that this ‘pop’ release may be the prologue of a kind of commercial drift of the label, but personally, I see this as a beginning of a new interesting chapter of its life, a first brave step to a luminous future.
Stream ‘Wishes’ below or on your favourite platform.
