Grigoré 'Akai Ito' on Experts Only

'Akai Ito' is the sixth release on the label in 2024, and Grigoré's follow-up to his 'Strange World' EP on Spectrum (NL) from last August. It's a track that doesn't try too hard; the drums stay even throughout and the harmony doesn't rush to peak, leaving plenty of room to breathe under the melodic swells. What brightness there is sits in the upper register, moderate but present, giving it a clean, open-air feel that suits the first weeks of the Ibiza season.

Its release date of 22 March puts it just ahead of the season's opening stretch, and it's been charted accordingly, placed eighth in John Summit's 10-track rundown. With the label already 11 releases deep into its 2024 run, this one lands as a steady, unfussy addition to a catalogue that has clearly found its footing in Summit's sets this summer.