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                 [: ARTIST..... :] Spirit and The Guide
                 [: TITLE...... :] Alafia
                 [: GENRE...... :] House
                 [: RIP DATE... :] 2022-09-15
                 [: LABEL...... :] Rabbit Records
                 [: CAT NR..... :] RR038D
                 [: TRACKS..... :] 4
                 [: SIZE....... :] 76m
                 [: ENCODER.... :] LAME 3.100 -b 320
                 [: CODEC...... :] MP3 (MPEG-2 Audio Layer III)
                 [: SOURCE..... :] WEB (FLAC)
                 [: URL........ :] https://store.tidal.com/nz/album/243662890

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             01. Alafia (Original Mix) ........................ 08:30      
             02. Alafia (Golan Zocher Remix) .................. 10:11      
             03. Floating (Original Mix) ...................... 06:46      
             04. Floating (Fran Garay Remix) .................. 07:30      

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             A duo making a name for themselves on an array of established 
             independent labels, Spirit and The Guide are becoming a shining 
             light in the progressive house arena with their brand new EP on 
             Rabbit Records entitled Alafia. Super Mario and Roberto Frattini 
             - hailing from India and Switzerland respectively - the duo 
             began their friendship on the dancefloor, sharing their 
             decades-long passion and appreciation for progressive and 
             sundowner sounds.

             Opening their offering, Alafia is a beautiful sunkissed tune, 
             fuelled by rich chords, spacious percussion-driven and 
             groove-infused melodic lines. Sumptuously syncopated chords 
             provide instant dancefloor appeal as textured pads and 
             tastefully selected wooden percussions supply a relaxed 
             beach-inspired vibe that develops into the breakdown. Picking up 
             the pace once more in the second half, a shimmering arpeggio 
             adds further to a blissful sonic collage. The title track sees 
             Floating continue the hi-hat-driven percussive flair as 
             arpeggiated synth layers and smooth pads create a wonderful, 
             deep sunlit opening. A glorious bassline adds emotion aplenty 
             before a rolling breakbeat provides the perfect rhythmic anchor. 
             Steadily evolving over the 7-minute timeframe, emotive motifs 
             and vocal phrases emerge and blend into the stripped-back 
             breakdown before combining with the other melodic layers to 
             create a stunning and deeply moving track.

             Golan Zocher requires little in the way of introduction. A 
             talented producer based in Israel, the Colombia-born artist has 
             made a name for himself with music on Mango Alley, Clubsonica 
             Records, Magnitude Recordings, MNL and Balkan Connection among 
             others. Providing the lone interpretation of the title track 
             Alafia, characterised by a thumping four-to-the-floor backdrop, 
             the founder of Bloom Records goes deeper and more hypnotic 
             across a magical 10-minute journey. Creating new arpeggiated 
             sequences with melodic themes rooted in Spirit and The Guide's 
             original, a stunning new groove adds further while the remix 
             opens up in the second half to create a storming club-friendly 
             banger that entwines new harmonies and melodies with ease. A 
             truly special interpretation.

             A rapidly growing force, Fran Garay has continued to make waves 
             since his 2020 debut for 3rd Avenue. Going on to see his music 
             feature on such esteemed imprints as Balkan Connection, Future 
             Avenue and Madden, his spectacular remix of Blanka Barbara's 
             original More Than Myself was an impressive addition to Massive 
             Harmony Records' release. Now making his Rabbit Records debut, 
             the Fran Garay remix takes Floating on a rich rhythmic voyage 
             that delights with a new galaxy of effects that generate a 
             beautiful sonic cadence of their own. Full of emotion, floating 
             spacious pads and touching vocals soar through the mix at the 
             mid-way point and into the breakdown before the rolling rhythmic 
             pattern picks up the pace into the third movement to create an 
             impressive remix that retains the character of Spirit and The 
             Guide's original while transforming it into a new, brightly 
             coloured sonic tapestry.

             Alafia is a highly recommended EP of sublime progressive sounds.

             rabbitrecords.co.uk/rr038

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