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“Harmonix” | Tom VR & Louf | Phelt Phinds 029

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“Harmonix” | Tom VR & Louf | Phelt Phinds 029

Words by Will Bentley-Hawkins
Music + Anecdotes By Tom VR & Louf
Single Artwork by State Of Inertia

Music | electronic | Phelt Phinds | Producers | UK
Published | 18.05.2023

Clarity and sound design in music are big lures.

“Harmonix” by Englishmen Tom VR (Thomas Nicol) and Louf (Louis Fitton) has both in spades.

Surprisingly, having run a label together for years (Valby Rotary) as well as living together, the solo producers have never collaborated on a track until now.

Listening to this reminds me of watching flowers bloom in timelapse, a beautiful evolution made up of distinct and appealing stages.

Beginning as a soft electronic contemplation, the song slowly grows into an expert cut of serpentine techno as contorting synth notes dance around acidic strikes and celestial pads. This is one of those songs that’s special through noise-cancelling headphones, a world where it’s just you and the audio. Simultaneously, it is a tune begging to be played on an epic club system. Via their solo projects, the producers explore complex and moving electronic sounds, so it comes as no shock that together on a record, evocative notes abound.

I was lucky enough to get in touch with the tune’s creators, with Tom telling me:

“We’d held off collaborating for a long time, and I think having that space to grow personally has allowed us to come together and create music containing the best shades of both our styles”.

Interestingly, teaming up has instilled the duo with confidence to extend into a darker realm of dance, especially in Louis’s case. “I haven’t made much functional club music, but working together with Tom was a fun opportunity to make something that was a bit heavier” he mentions.

Irrespective of how it came to be, “Harmonix” is a delicate weapon, a track of immense power and craftmanship. Stream beneath.

Writer

Will Bentley-Hawkins

Loves Dance, Film Photography, Ocean Pools, The NY Knicks & Campari Sodas.

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