Khotin – Release Spirit

We’ve been big fans of Canadian electronic artist Dylan Khotin-Foote since his debut album, Hello World, landed on 1080p in 2014. His lush, self-released 2018 album Beautiful You was a big daytime favorite at the listening bar, and continues to get steady play at home. Release Spirit, the Edmonton-based artist’s latest on Ghostly International, expands on Khotin’s signature palette of hazy vintage synthesizers, found sounds, mellow electronic percussion, and cassette samples with a more focused approach to mixing and sound. The project’s first-ever vocal track,“Fountain, Growth,” is a collaboration with Montreal’s Tess Roby (Dawn to Dawn). Khotin’s melodies and keen sense of atmosphere continue to do the thing for us… Just check closing track, “Sound Gathering Trip,” which swirls around a melancholic piano motif with bell tones, field recordings, and sampler magic setting the perfect scene.

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