The brilliant Polish producer floats us through til dawn
1. Talk Talk – Laughing Stock (1991)
Very underestimated album. It’s always new, always revealing, always surprising. Musical perfection.
2. Daughter – If You Leave [2013]
I listened to this album a hundred of times. I just love this band and can’t wait for their new releases.
3. Andrzej Trzaskowski Quintet – Polish jazz vol. 4 [1965]
I was a hip-hop head in the past, MPC 2000 and vinyls were my weapons. While looking for samples I listened to a lot of jazz music, and this album is probably one of my favourites from this genre. Polish jazz at it’s best.
4. Machinarium Ost By Tomas Dvorak [2009]
I came across Machinarium by accident. This gem is a true masterpiece, but what left me completely spechless, is it’s soundtrack.
5. Kixnare – Digital Garden [2010]
Digital Garden was critical for my future work as a producer. Electronic album released by one of my favourite polish hip-hop beatmakers. It has a sentimental value for me.
6. Burial – Rival Dealer [2013]
I’m a big fan of Burial in general. It was hard for me to convince myself to this material, but when I did, it became my favourite release from him. pure strenght, pure emotions, remarkable sounds.
7. Noon – Bleak Output [2000]
Classic ep from a classic polish producer. one of those materials that inspired me to start making music.
8. A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory [1991]
When it comes to hip-hop, this one is one of my personal classics. It still sounds fresh and potent after over two decades.
9. Sade – Diamond Life [1984]
One of the first vinyls I ever bought. Timeless album.
10. Baths – Obsidian [2013]
I adore this album. It can bring out different emotions from you everytime you listen to it, depending on your actual mood. I bought it blindly because I liked the cover. It was a great decision.
Thostey – When You Fall (Pegdoll)
The young but perfectly formed Pegdoll label is proud to introduce a brand new Polish talent to the world with this debut EP. ‘When You Fall’ is a stunning five track package that will be released digitally, and on cassette, and is the first step in a journey that is sure to take the man behind it to the very top of the pile.
The plan is that, given the nature of Thostey’s tender, beyond-the-club sound, after an introductory EP or two he will release a debut album next year. Up to now Thostey has already turned out a fine remix of Mirror Signal and has picked up many fans as a result of some high profile DJ gigs. This terrific new release really sets out his stall, though, and promises to be the start of something great for the young Pole.
The captivating ‘To Know You is to Love You’ kicks things off in brain soothing fashion with spacey synths floating by like clouds whilst sombre piano notes wallow down below. Big, lazy drums eventually join the fray but the sense of emotional overload only continues. ‘There Is A Diamond In Your Heart’ is a clean and crisp fusion of angelic pads, sonorous chords and feathery light percussion that all hang above large but slow drum rotations.
‘Saturn B9 (Message & Odyssey) feat. s a r a s a r a’ is a stunning bit of modern classical with breathy vocals floating next to languorous, lingering piano chords that all eventually coalesce into a soft ambient groove. ‘Pain is Beauty’ is slightly darker, the chords are heavier, but still you are suspended in a vast echo chamber of lush, organic sound. Next up is ‘Ground To Walk On’ feat. Mirror Signal (who put out the last stellar record on this label to great acclaim, scoring a VEVO feature in the process & BBC radio support from Huw Stevens, Gilles Peterson & Jamie Cullum) then pairs honest, vulnerable vocals with resonant chords and spaced-out pads. Pained drums once again join the track mid way through and really help hammer home the emotional resonance of it all.
This is moving, hugely musical stuff for fans of heartfelt electronic sounds and marks the arrival proper of Thostey’s, who couldn’t impress more with his debut.
Thostey – When You Fall (Pegdoll) PEGX004 Release Date: 13-11-2015
