Closing out the “Luna Blum EP” on Mari.te’s tresydos imprint, “Midolio” feels like the moment when the lights soften and the room exhales. As the B2 and final chapter of the label’s 15th release, the track arrives not with force, but with feeling – quietly powerful, deeply resonant, and perfectly placed.
Throughout the EP, Nativo maintains a sense of funky stability, pulling dancers through shifting moods with subtle precision. “Midolio” is where he draws the curtain. The groove slows its pulse just enough to make space for emotion, guided by a lush, enveloping bassline and an intriguing, almost wistful synth motif that lingers like a half-remembered melody. There’s something gently nostalgic in its tone, as if the track is looking back even while moving forward.
Whether the title nods to midollo – the medulla, the core, the place where sensation truly lives – remains open to interpretation. But the connection feels fitting. “Midolio” doesn’t aim for surface-level impact; it settles deeper, hitting somewhere internal, somewhere quietly personal. It’s the kind of track that finds you in the middle of a crowded room and briefly makes everything feel intimate.
As the EP’s closer, “Midolio” completes Nativo’s four-trick performance with elegance. Melancholic, warm, and subtly hypnotic, it creates those rare late-night dancefloor moments where movement turns reflective and time seems to stretch. A graceful ending to a finely balanced release – and proof that sometimes the strongest magic happens in restraint.
Words by Holger Breuer
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