Dreamwaterz by Look Like
For their third release, Akoya Circles label boss and modular synth whizz-kid Look Like serves up 3 tantalizing tracks with which to tease and test dancers. The South America via Zurich producer’s minimalist style lets him forge simple elements together into highly effective arrangements that allow lose beats and wonky synth squelches to punch in next to pristine melodies. With not a beat wasted, the tracks have a versatility rarely found across one EP.
Dreamwaterz is as apt a title as you could wish for. It is comprised of three fluid and nebular tracks, each with an initial dreaminess that belie deeper and irresistible currents of funk, perfect for 5am witching hour moments. Nowhere is this more apparent on the title track.
On first inspection A2 Amnesia is a fat bottomed production with a lose, jazzy feel but there is a crafty rhythm just below the surface that cycles effortlessly from breakbeats to surging 4/4. The track is adventurous without losing sight of the dancers, guiding and teasing them between a pair of club standards.
Given the B side all to itself, World Below is a highly musical track with only the softest hint of drums. While lending itself to club spins as a tool for layering it stands as an introspective and ethereal piece of music in its own right.
The ideas present in The Dreamwaterz EP and ice cool efficiency of their realisation makes this a must have EP for DJ across a range of styles and with Look Like still an unknown quantity to most, potential secret weapon status.
Tracklist
| 1. | Dreamwaterz | 4:59 |
| 2. | Amnesia | 5:26 |
| 3. | World Below | 5:58 |
