Track of the Day: Andrea Ljekaj - Toronto
Track of the Day: Andrea Ljekaj - Toronto
We have a special premier today to get you geared up for another fun in the sun weekend here in LA. While most other places in the northern hemisphere are gearing up for winter, we here in Los Angeles are still deciding which pool party we are gonna hit next. No worries our Croatian brother Andrea Ljekaj (who you may remember from previous posts for stuff he has done with Save Us records) is bringing those smooth summer vibes in last minute to keep the summer fiesta jammin' along. The talented Croatian producer Andrea Ljekaj has had his work grace Get Physical, Motek and Elrow, and he returns to New Violence with 3 tracks of coolness for your listening pleasure. His new EP is slightly different from what we have heard from Ljekaj in the past. Going with a more classic house feel overall to the tracks, especially our track of the day. 'Toronto' really does a fantastic job of reviving that classic late 80's early 90's deep house feel. With a rolling groove and those classic chord progressions it is hard not to feel as if you were transplanted back to Chicago for the birth of house music. I especially love when the vocal "Makes Me Fly" comes in and hits that high note and sustains, seriously cant help belting out along with it.Ljekaj has done an incredible job with this latest EP of his. It consists of two other tracks that I highly recommend adding to your library. Over & Over is a great summer track, housey and warm, deep and infectious, plus several cheeky nods to past classics, adding an air to familiarity, while still remaining fresh. July Forth is next and again has retro nods with its cool stabs, but is as fresh as a daisy. Cool percussion keeps us in check, as the vocals ride this winner superbly. With his finger firmly on the pulse of what is good in house music make sure you check out more from this extremely talented Croatian down below. Also a big thank you to New Violence Records for the allowing us the opportunity to share this excellent track with you all today.Had one of my favorite producers of the moment create an incredible guest mix for LAMP this week so make sure you give the mix from Third Son a listen before it's too late. It is right there below, so no excuses ok!