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Dalfie’s ‘Lunar Carnival’ EP is set to drop mid February, marking the Scottish artist’s debut release on Audiojack’s Gruuv imprint.

Audiojack – ‘Dalfie is a Glaswegian producer who really caught our attention last year. It’s a bit of a cliché to say a producer grew up on house music these days, but with Dalfie it’s just the truth – as a young teenager his house music loving dad would take him to raves when he couldn’t get a babysitter, whilst introducing him to mix tapes by DJs such as Sasha and Digweed. A resident at Glasgow’s legendary Arches in the early part of the millennium gave him great experience of working a crowd, and you can hear that dance floor focus in his productions. We’re fans.’

Title-track ‘Lunar Carnival’ kick starts the EP with a tom-driven percussive workout and a shimmering synth lead that saturates the high end; both are then drawn together with the addition of crafty vocal samples and reverberated effects.

Following is ‘Midnight Circus’ which features a hypnotic bass line and driving kick drum teamed up with oscillating pads, before Carmina rounds things off with a grooving acid-style bass line, haunting bell melodies and mesmerizing vocals.

Dalfie’s ‘Lunar Carnival’ EP drops 17th February on Gruuv.

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