It’s always nice to be sent some music from a new artist that really blows you away. That’s what happened at GF Towers when the ‘Cloud’ EP from Finnish artist Per2 landed on our desks. This is electronic music with a big heart and fuses disco, house, funk and electronica into something very special.
The inspiration for this new EP came during a heartbroken and sober summer which inspired Per2 a.k.a Perttu, to explore making music on the piano in his Helsinki studio, not far from his birthplace on the small island of Suomenlinna.
The superb opener of this EP is ‘Cloud’, a lush and uplifting mix of shimmery, summery chords and indie beats. The precision drums power along a delightfully airy groove as the tenor piano notes ring out with real emotion. The excellent ‘Forest’ has a steamy and tropical feel as the bright synths soar to the heavens and more brilliant live drums drive the groove home. It’s an energetic but heartfelt cut perfect for open air dancing on warm summer evenings. Last of all is ‘Solar’ with melancholic piano chords at the centre. They hint at romantic loss but the rousing synths around it lift the spirits as elegant drums carry you away to a better place. Per2 has served up a standout debut for Youth Control here and marks another on-point signing for the quality label.
The Youth Control label has been on a mission to discover the best local talent and give it a platform for the rest of the world to hear. We’re looking forward to what else they’ve got lined up.
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