Magitman – To the Mood and Back / PROTON0499

RELEASE: To the Mood and Back
ARTIST(S): Magitman

REMIXERS: Jamie Stevens, Lisandro (AR)

LABEL: Proton Music | PROTON0499
GENRE: Organic House / Downtempo
RELEASED: 2021-06-25
BITRATE: 320Kbps
DOWNLOAD SIZE: 57.77 MB

TOTAL TRACKS 4

1. Magitman – To the Mood and Back (05:34) key, bpm118
2. Magitman – Knock About (06:10) key, bpm118
3. Magitman – Knock About (Jamie Stevens Remix) (06:38) key, bpm122
4. Magitman – To the Mood and Back (Lisandro Remix) (06:35) key, bpm118

Total Playtime: 00:24:57 min

A longstanding artist within the dance music fraternity, Igal Magitman has continued to find himself at the leading edge of the underground house movement. Over 200 production credits adorn the Israeli’s production portfolio including an array of releases for Proton Music that began in 2008. Remixes for Andre Sobota, Rick Pier O’Neil and Andrea Cassino have followed and Magitman now makes his solo EP debut with the twin-track “To the Mood and Back”.

The title track is a beautifully arranged piece that revels in loquacious vocal cut and head-shaking bass groove. Evolving intelligently, a muted organ riff comes to the fore as a distorted vocal reprise appears in intermittent patterns. The full vocal makes its presence felt at the breakdown before “To the Mood and Back” picks up the pace once again in the second half. “Knock About” continues the smooth melodic narrative of its predecessor as a rolling percussive groove supplies dancefloor character. Free-flowing organ phrases and chopped up phrases create a perfectly syncopated melodic collage which comes to the fore at the breakdown before the funk-fuelled combination of rhythm and melody emerges once more in the third movement.

An artist with accolades, awards and unparalleled talent, Jamie Stevens has been at the forefront of the electronic music scene for two decades as founding member of Infusion and in solo guise. A regular on such esteemed imprints as Lost and Found, Bedrock and Selador, the Australian has caused a stir on Proton Music with his remixes of Rudy’s “All Things Fade”, in 2019, and Petar Dundov’s “Nature of Nature” in late 2020. Creating a typically innovative offering, the Jamie Stevens remix revels in a powerful rhythmic foundation that rolls dynamically forward with echoes of the percussive flavour found in “Knock About”. Building throughout, layers of sound create a constantly evolving dancefloor groove that makes elegant use of the chords prevalent in the original, while glorious spot effects and ambient sounds pan the stereo spectrum giving depth and space. The result is another creative masterpiece from the Jamie Stevens studio.

Owner of the rapidly growing Flug Lab imprint, Lisandro is a relatively new name to the underground dance scene. Music signed to such revered imprints as Pablo Bolivar’s Seven Villas and Nick Warren’s The Soundgarden, a Proton Music debut saw an impressive reworking of Erdi Irmak’s “Echoes in Time” in May 2020. Now returning, Lisandro has created a club-friendly vibe and rolling groove as he uses the central melodic themes from “To The Mood and Back” to dynamic effect. The vocal phrasing so prominent in the original makes a more considered play as it sits further back in the mix, revealed fully at the breakdown. Building into the second half, beats and melody combine sumptuously in the third movement to create a joyous reworking of Magitman’s track.

Accompanied by Jamie Stevens and Lisandro, Magitman has created a convivial atmosphere “To the Mood and Back”.

Directed by Jay Epoch
AandR by James Warren
Mastered by Magitman, Cid Inc.
Design by Ben Mautner
Text by James Warren//