

This starts from the album's opener, the set's title track, which pairs a bubbly synth bass with atmospheric synths that seems calm at first.

The unlikely pairing of sounds results in rich soundscapes that allow your mind to wander in them.

The set doesn't just sit there lounging, though, as it mirrors the laid-back feel of Lights In The Sky and mixes in the urgency of Never Stand Still. However, A New World rises to that occasion.Ī New World plays up to the dreamy quality of the trilogy with airy, relaxing vibes that are interesting and inviting. It's a daunting task with two works that sound so much different from one another. With each of the previous entries setting a particular mood, A New World has the task of sonically unifying the trilogy. He does that with the release of his final installment in his Analog Dreams EP series, A New World. Now that he's given us calm with Lights In The Sky and a reason to move with Never Stand Still, Nicolay is ready to bring it all home. Additional details about the project are under lock and key right now, but keep an ear out for its release "soon" according to Zo!. BeMyFiasco is joined on background vocals by none other than Phonte, but she has our complete attention throughout.Zo! and Tall Black Guy have a helluva jam on their hands with "Talkin' To Myself." They've come outta the gate with a winner and have us uber-excited to hear every single thing they've got coming on Abstractions. "Love is / Hard to find / On my mind / All the time / It's reaching / Dangerous levels / That's when I started / Talkin' to myself," she sings, her buttery vocals melting into the music on the first verse. Singer BeMyFiasco floats over the sound bed as she sings about thoughts of love damn near driving her mad. Just when you think you have things figured out and you're ready to break out a smooth two-step, Zo! and TBG drop in a broken beat tempo that commands you to bust all your moves on the dance floor. The prolific pair are finally ready to give hungry fans a taste of what they've been cooking up with the release of "Talkin' To Myself," the first single from their forthcoming collection entitled Abstractions, which we are happily debuting in a SoulBounce exclusive world premiere."Talkin' To Myself" opens with a thick, slick bass line that lays the foundation for the track as guitar, synth, percussion, finger snaps and hand claps get added into the groove gumbo one-by-one. Producers and musicians extraordinaire Zo! and Tall Black Guy have been teasing a collaborative project ever since working together on the song "Step Up Front" from Zo!'s 2019 album FourFront.
