Electronic Arts is a masterful display of hard-edged, club music intertwined with tasteful ambient and downtempo. The album is the second full-length release by Corey Kikos and Marius Syawish under the Sleep D alias and is representative of the years of dedication behind the project. 

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Tempos intensify and decelerate throughout the album, with tracks like Planet Waves pushing the pace through punchy percussion and delayed chords that harp back to early trance. In contrast, Hector (dreaming) is an engaging ambient piece that uses wind-like sweeps and leftfield samples whilst Outdoor System is a gritty, acid-leaning drum workout. 

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Our premiere track, Hockey, is a true peak-time club hit equipped with electrifying low ends and synthesiser leads from outer space. The track quickly builds in energy with the introduction of its dotted bassline before switching into a four-to-the-floor pattern and further layering its otherworldly sound motifs.

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Electronic Arts [BSR041]

Full tracklist 

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1. Planet Waves
2. Outdoor System
3. Sunrise In The Crater (I Exist)
4. Strange Sounds
5. From Village To Empire
6. Punch Drunk ft YL Hooi
7. Textile
8. Happiness
9. Hector (Dreaming)
10. Hockey

Electronic Arts will be out June 9th, 2023. Order a copy via Bandcamp.