TULUM, 26 Oct
Nadia Ali, Frankey & Sandrino 'I See You' on Renaissance Music
'I See You' is Renaissance Music's 22nd release of 2023 on Beatport, the label's whole output for the year to date, and it turns up first of nine on Frankey & Sandrino's own chart from 23 Oct.
It is their first release on Renaissance Music together; they were last seen on Innervisions back in September with 'Secret Places'.
Percussion leads throughout, a sparse surface sitting at a moderate level with the peaks barely clear, and a top end kept dim rather than bright. First of nine on a chart Frankey & Sandrino compiled themselves is the strongest possible position a label debut could hold, on a record that closes out the label's whole year in style.
The label said
Renaissance Music, Bandcamp about text · sourceRenaissance present a very exciting project, that sees revered duo, Frankey & Sandrino take on the unmistakable vocal of Nadia Ali.
F&S need little introduction, they're renowned for impeccable curation, both on their label (Sum Over Histories) and in their DJ sets and, as is proof positive here, a refined studio technique that's seen them release on the world's best labels, not least, Innervisions, Diynamic, Keinemusik, Crosstown, Watergate (plus more)… Few can claim such an enviable 'full-house' of marquee imprints.
Nadia, meanwhile, is undoubtedly one of electronic music's most revered vocalists. Having first found fame as the voice of Iio's iconic 'Rapture', she's gone on to work with some of the scenes's biggest names and labels, creating a genre-defying portfolio of enviable scope.
Needless to say, such pedigree sets the bar very high and 'I See You' does not disappoint. The original version is a beautiful house record that is as much designed for listening repeat as it is dancefloor devastation. Peaktime is not ignored though; Sasha Carassi, arguably one of this year's greatest success stories, whips up a powerful indie techno storm with signature aplomb.