Digital Mess – Moonbeam / Thunder Sighs [Higher States]

Roger Martinez’s Higher States opens the fall season by welcoming Digital Mess to the label for his debut EP. Hailing from Russia, Digital Mess has been a fixture of the progressive house scene for the better part of two decades. The Tver resident first rose to prominence with a string of early projects for System Recordings, where he established a dark, cutting edge production style that made him a name to watch going forward. With an enthusiastic attitude towards experimentation, coupled with extraordinary creative vision, the next decade-plus would see Digital Mess continue to refine his sound, always remaining club-effective with standout releases via Constellation Music, Mango Alley and WARPP. Now, fresh off well-received remixes for Manual Music and UV, Digital Mess adds Higher States to his resume with ‘Moonbeam / Thunder Sighs’.

Beginning with ‘Moonbeam’, Digital Mess showcases a peak time approach which sets the tone for the EP. Full of dark textures and cutting edge design qualities, the Russian artist smoothly blends punchy kick drums and tough undulating grooves, with fragmented synth mutations and rolling rhythmic structures for an exhilarating journey into the break. Further revealing his creative attitude across the interlude, it’s a field of misty effects and percolating arps which marry beautifully for a healthy dose of melodic tension, before a wave of drums cues a bass-driven drop and uplifting finale.

Rounding out the release are the mesmerizing sounds of 'Thunder Sighs'. Tight, compact and bursting with mysterious energies, the track's first movement is built around punchy grooves, granular stabs and hook-heavy synths, the latter of which carries a hip-swinging energy into the break. The narrative continues to progress across interlude, with trance-inducing pads casting a hopeful tone, before eventually revealing a flurry of drums which pushes onwards to a finale that is equal parts groove-centric and cosmic to round out the EP in style.

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Release Date: 15-11-2023

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