Anja Schneider – Closer / SOUS007

RELEASE: Closer
ARTIST(S): Anja Schneider

REMIXERS: Nocow

LABEL: Sous Music / SOUS007
GENRE: AIFF, Techno
RELEASED: 2019-04-26
AVAILABLE FORMAT: 320Kbps + AIFF
DOWNLOAD SIZE: (46.67 MB MP3)

TOTAL TRACKS 3

1. Anja Schneider – Sissi (Original Mix) (07:17) / Dm, 128bpm
2. Anja Schneider – Closer (Original Mix) (07:59) / Am, 128bpm
3. Anja Schneider – Closer (Nocow Remix) (05:04) / Am, 128bpm

Total Playtime: 00:20:20 min

Evolution is good, and that’s an ethos Anja Schneider continues to hold high with her label Sous Music. Providing a creative platform for Anja to evolve her own sound and a home for exciting collaborations with the new wave of outstandingly talented and accomplished producers Schneider admires. Expect forthcoming contributions from Fort Romeau, Mella Dee, and on this release, Saint Petersburg based producer Nocow.

‘These artists have such a special sound which caught my attention the first time I heard their productions. They are fresh, very individual and all have such an amazing musical spirit – I can’t wait to invite more talent like this to Sous Music”.

Opening track ‘Sissi’ has a high impact warehouse vibe; a sound Anja says best describes the style that she is playing at the moment. Taking inspiration from an old-school feeling, its deeply hypnotic, groovy and minimalistic. Not techno, not house – ‘Sissy’ sits perfectly in a space between genres.

Schneider’s experimental spirit shines bright on title track ‘Closer’. Tough drums underpin a wickedly groovy vibe of sparse percussion and a rhythmic stab. Defying conventional wisdom of adding layers and layers of scattering hats to grow tension, Anja instead opts to allow each musical element breath and create their own energies, the triumph being the result of getting so much from so little.

Aleksei Nikitin AKA Nocow has become known for productions that cross borders between house, techno and modern electronica, making for consistently intriguing musical output. With releases on Rekids and Len Faki’s Figure and LF-RMX imprints, Nocow interpretation reinvents ‘Closer’ into an deeply emotive vocal techno beast.