Flørist Presents V. Rosso - Windows On The World EP

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  • "Some of the stuff that I labour over for a really long time, I hate," Logan Sturrock told Juno in 2015. "And sometimes the kind of stuff that’s made in one afternoon comes out feeling like the best." Sturrock's music as Flørist, unhurried and intuitively arranged, shows that he trusts himself to let things flow. On Windows On The World, his first EP for Ari Goldman's World Building (presented under the V. Rosso alter ego), his instincts continue to serve him well. Part of Flørist's appeal is the confidence with which he accents his distinctive style with well-worn ideas. These callbacks help ground his music in emotional openness and casual charm. "Windows On The World" rolls through a sweet-natured blend of undulating synth pads, deep house chords and a hummable bassline, given periodic lifts by hand drums and bird sounds. The changes on the "Moving Day Dub" are slight but not insignificant. The synth pads are more resonant, adding a zestier texture that makes the composition feel more three-dimensional. Closing out the A-side is "M-80," which pairs a halftime trip-hop beat—processed to sound like the distant clang of heavy industry—with the urgent sweep of an open hi-hat. One feature of Sturrock's music is the foregrounding of small percussive sounds, which also occurs when clav one-shots and hissy shakers take over the chords and pads on "M-80." Whenever his drum-led tracks dampen the melody, they emphasise Flørist's anti-anthem quality. (Similarly, he slips in bursts of keyboard throughout "Down & Out," keeping them subtle enough so as not to surface until the final quarter.) Closing the EP with a volley of hand drums, "Down & Out (SMDH Dub)" is a hip-hop instrumental bathed in echo, nodding to Sturrock's roots as a rap producer. In making an EP this memorable in such a relaxed and reserved style, he reinforces a basic truth about music-making: sounding effortless is seldom easy, but going with your gut usually helps.
  • Tracklist
      A1 Windows On The World A2 Windows On The World (Moving Day Dub) A3 M-80 B1 Down & Out B2 Down & Out (SMDH Dub)
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