Kamilo Sanclemente & Juan Pablo Torrez - Stellar Echoes

Entering the heart of the summer season, Clubsonica Records celebrates their milestone one hundredth release by welcoming Kamilo Sanclemente back to the label for a new EP. With a near decade long history, Juan Pablo Torrez's Clubsonica Records has risen to the top of the progressive house landscape. Now considered one of the genre's elite imprints, Clubsonica has been a home for Alex O'Rion, Analog Jungs, Antrim, Dmitry Molosh, D-Nox, GMJ, Jamie Stevens, Mass Digital, Navar, Stereo Underground, Shai T, Weird Sounding Dude and more. Perhaps having the most impact on the label's meteoric rise however has been beloved Colombian producer Kamilo Sanclemente. Long regarded as one of his country's premiere progressive house artists, the Cali resident has notched a litany of successes over the last decade. Prolific and consistent in equal measure, Kamilo has earned the praise of electronic tastemakers Guy Mantzur, Hernan Cattaneo, Lee Burridge and Nick Warren, while showcasing his music via All Day I Dream, Anjunadeep, The Soundgarden, Replug and more. Affiliated with Clubsonica for some time, Kamilo has operated as one of the label's AandRs, while also recording eight originals and six remixes since making his label debut in 2015. Now, for the label's milestone one hundredth release, it seems only appropriate that Kamilo returns to his comfortable home of Clubsonica to commemorate the occasion with a three-track showcase entitled 'Stellar Echoes'. Selection one finds Kamilo collaborating with Clubsonica label boss and occasional studio partner Juan Pablo Torrez. Together the pair have crafted some of progressive music's most memorable tracks and now combine their extensive forces once again on 'Critical Orbit'. Sitting on a modern progressive perch, it's a marriage of tight manicured beats, swing heavy rhythms, and finely tuned percussion which set the course for otherworldly voices and elastic-like synths to work their magic. Anthemic and energetic in equal measure, the duo lets the listener relish in the groove, as it tastefully cruises across the first movement, before a melodic break elevates mood for an invigorating finale. The title selection 'Stellar Echoes' finds Kamilo operating in solo captivity as he further cements the EP's dancefloor minded ethos. Its dynamic drive is anchored by rocketing beats and percussive flashes, tastefully building to a wild-eyed intensity of prismatic melodies and marine-like designs. With a peak-time energy that exudes spirit, Kamilo pulls from his expansive repertoire as the main break takes shape, infusing shimmering synths and warm key-changing basslines with a vortex of drums and effects for the ultimate dancefloor rush. Continuing to push an emotive narrative, it is 'Moving Thoughts' which rounds out the release in fine style. Here, Kamilo's meticulous design and dreamlike elegance conjure up utopian visions, as operatic voices and wavy melodies layer a bed of pulsating beats and swaying percussion. A spoken word vocal highlights the main break, bringing with it mystery and intrigue, further revealing Kamilo's creative attitude, before a finale of uplifting sonics breaks into a rich textural rain of melodic colour. A fitting conclusion to an excellent Clubsonica return for Kamilo Sanclemente, one where tasteful execution delivers an oversized emotional response. Highly recommended. Written by Mitch Alexander Mastered by Dub On Audio Artwork and Visuals designed by Dave Caro