- An unlikely blend of reggaeton and trance.
- Dinamarca's last EP, Himnos, took classic trance tunes and grafted their melodies onto lilting reggaeton beats, like a Latin club version of Trance Wax. Trance wasn't a new theme for Dinamarca or his Staycore label—older tracks like "Religion" borrowed the rush and high-pitched frenzy of peak-time trance already—but Himnos was the clearest acknowledgement yet. The Chilean-Swedish producer moves from edits to originals with Sol De Mi Vida. (It's also the first Staycore-related release on Rinse after the crew established a residency on the UK station.) He puts delicate trance melodies over subtle reggaeton beats, highlighting the tenderness of each genre.
Sol De Mi Vida is the Spanish idiom for "light of my life," and the record is bright and uplifting where past Dinamarca releases sometimes felt anxious. (Even his edit of Opus III's "It's A Fine Day" was unsettling.) This EP is all about space. The arpeggios are big and bold on "Sol" and "Luna" but never overbearing, with light-footed lockstep beats. Even more spacious, "Campana" features a repeated vocal gasp, absorbing the sensuality of recent crossover reggaeton—think J Balvin—into a template that feels alien, heard in the way the melodic lead drifts in and out of tune.
There are other such touches on Sol De Mi Vida. The lead on "Dino" sleuths around the low-key beat, while "Jevi" has eerie undertones. "Tú Y Yo," which sounds orchestral, like Petar Dundov-gone reggaeton, has brooding countermelodies. "Mi Todo," the slinkiest track on the EP, has mournful edges. This EP shows Dinamarca making subtly beautiful songs from two of dance music's most intense styles.
Tracklist01. Sol
02. Dino
03. Jevi
04. Campana
05. Mi Todo
06. Tú y Yo
07. Luna