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KASSIAN - Channels

Name: KASSIAN – Channels
Item: Channels
Rating: 6.5
Author: Claudio Lancia

2025 (!k7)

deep house

by Claudio Lancia

6.5

Kassian is a project rooted in electronic music techno-house-uk bass, born in 2019 from an idea by two producers-beatmakers London-based producers Joe Danvers-McCabe and Warren Luke Cummings. Having spent recent years delivering acclaimed dj set hosted in prestigious venues and music festivals, the duo is making its mark on the international electronic scene with the release of "Channels", their debut album for !K7.

“Channels” contains eleven tracks of balearic deep-house that, despite some soft club-ready ripples, are destined for relaxed listening, somewhere between the edge of a pool overlooking the Mediterranean and a sunset aperitivo, or as a comfortable prelude to a long summer night. It's no coincidence that such a sun-drenched record (there's a certain underlying melancholy, but it's steeped in the natural deep-lounge mood) was released right as spring was striking.

To put together the eleven tracks of “Channels”, Kassian aimed to enrich their sound by bringing in Timothy Kraemer's cello and the keyboards of Joe Armon-Jones (Ezra Collective), who graft further languid tones onto the fabric built by the two producers. Relaxed landscapes, refined rhythms and the occasional ambient background sound, never shying away from more euphoric flourishes, set against elegant beats.

For some songs the duo chose familiar titles tied to the imagery of the warm season (“Spring”, “Sun”), able to convey a pleasant sense of rebirth. Everything is set by Danvers-McCabe and Cummings within settings that alternate real and imaginary spaces: “Joss Bay” borrows its title from a beautiful beach located in Kent, “Sunset Park” has the flavor of a place of the soul to retreat to at spritz hour, “Peech Blue” a new color meant to identify particular shades between sky and sea.

A reassuring record, but one that, when it wants to, knows how to get your foot tapping. While the sun slowly disappears behind the horizon, ushering in a new, intriguing night just waiting to be lived.

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28/03/2025

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This article is an English translation of the original Italian text by Claudio Lancia, published on OndaRock.it. It was translated with the help of artificial intelligence, under the editorial responsibility of OndaRock's editor-in-chief, Claudio Fabretti.

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