Description
Unlike the main Magic Wand label, the imprint’s offshoot ‘Special Editions’ series is a little more fluid about what it releases, with some EPs sporting original productions – many of which are admittedly sample-heavy – as well as re-edits. That’s the case for this second missive from Matsoaka (real name Matt Lundgren). So, while the EP begins with a genuinely gorgeous and Balearic original cut (the dreamy and slow-motion folk-rock of ‘Butterflies’, featuring the emotive and harmonic vocals of Butterflies), much of the rest falls into the “Balearic re-arrangement” category. In this camp you’ll find the immersive, trip-hop style dreaminess of ‘Faith’, the mid-80s Yellow Magic Orchestra-style Fairlight-sporting electro of ‘Gin Yuzu’, and the dollar bin brilliance of ‘Sheriff’ (a take on a Japanese city-pop cover of a reggae favourite).
STAFF COMMENTS
Barry says: A brilliantly varied mix of floor-filling funk-pop, airy horizontal wooze and sleek, reverbed disco-adjacent edits. The original cut on here is a winner too, with svelte soft-rock guitars atop a silky filtered percussive loop and seductive vocals from Daniel Giglund.
TRACK LISTING
Butterflies (feat Daniel Giglund)
Faith
Gin Yuzu
Sheriff
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