A couple of days ago I was hanging in a chat where msft. at some point started to praise this incredible producer he just discovered: skeler. Honestly I couldn’t belive my eyes. Not because compared to me my good Italian fellow is years late, but because I was incredibly happy to see skeler’s name finally making its way through the bass community. Up until now, despite the support from RL Grimes and his egemone position in the Wave world (the music video for his hit ‘Tel Aviv’ has just reached 10 millions views), his sound still has to pave its way into other niches, and I genuinely think it’s a shame that so many people can’t take delight of skeler’s wonders, like this new one.
As anticipated in the ‘Hardwave‘ mix, ‘Flow Away’ has arrived early this month with its massive emotional and adrenalinic charge. A quick glance in the comment section will show you how powerful this song is: “this tune give me hope in a hopless world,” “your music it gets me through even the hardest of days,” “If you ever wondered what heaven sounds like,” are just some of the fans’ statements you can read. Believe me, as many of them, you won’t need to understand the Russian lyrics to feel the moment. Independent from the language, the angelic voice of the alternative Russian singer ELLA (the sample comes from her 2019 hit ‘NBA’) can be enjoyed also as a instrument on its own. Its delicacy stands out among the massive sonic wave made of icy synths and endless reverbs like a sandcastle proudly withstanding the morning tide, shaping with its fragile presence that mystical space where the sea meets the land, where our dreams clash with the reality.
After the 24th listen, I still can’t say if ‘Flow Away’s extremely short length is a positive or negative trait. What instead I know for sure is that I’m obsessed with this track, and when the sun goes down, I press that repeat button on SoundCloud and I let it flow again and again.
