Kawaii San is a fresh and exciting London-based producer, who is making dreamy and Deep House music for underground labels such as Padang and Albeit, both pushing the boundaries of modern House music: trancy, spacy but funky. The producer seems to be influenced by the UK’s early Prog- and IDM-scene, but goes beyond mere emulation and tries to develop his distinct sound that differs from the current and endlessly lasting Trance revival. The artists release for Portuguese Magic Carpet record label shows an evolution of his sound. The entire EP sounds like something not unheard. It’s proggy but not proggy, it’s Trance but not Trance with nasty funky bassline.
The EP-opener and title track is a breaky funky Acidic affair. That being said Behind The Waterfall sound like proper opener for (any) open-air party with those 90s reminiscing chords, which dig its way into ones mind.
Second track, Catch Me If You Can (a hint to fraud Frank W. Abagnale Jr.?!?) is a classy deep proggy tune or shall we say a gentle reminder of halcyon UK prog days, with a lush bassline and quirky esoteric melody.
The B1 Navigation System is what one could call a funkadelic psychedelic stomper, with a rolling Acidic bassline and a nuanced synth line. However you want to describe the track, it’s propose remains the same: it’s a proper take for summer raves!
The EP is finished with the B2-track Dreamscape an ambitious spacy and again slightly breaky track, which manifest a nuanced synth work resulting in a catchy melody.
Altogether Behind The Waterfall EP is more than solid EP on Magic Carpet, as it covers several influences from House music’s sub-genres putting them together to fascinating sound compositions.
Kawaii San’s EP Behind The Waterfalls EP is out on Magic Carpet Records.
Words by Pasha Pliskin
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