El Bombo - (6:47) 127 BPM
Sky Sanctuary - (6:21) 123 BPM
Midnight Forest - (7:27)
121 BPM Review: Tony Donson's first EP under the Dj Sonikku alias, Secret Island on Distant Hawaii, had us purring on its February 2016 release. Happily, this return to Lobster Theremin's cheery house offshoot is every bit as vibrant, colourful and playable. It sees him tick a few boxes along the way; check, for example, the throbbing Italo-disco style arpeggio lines, energetic, cowbell-laden beats, exotic melodies and jangly flamenco guitars of opener "El Bombo" and the revivalist positivity of "Sky Sanctuary", where fluttering synth melodies and humid electronic motifs cluster around a bouncy, late '80s style house groove. Arguably best of all, though, is closer "Midnight Forest", a sumptuous stroll through Italian dream house territory that's as wavy as it is endearingly positive.
from $1.89HAWAII 008
28 Apr 17
Disco/Nu-Disco