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Michael & Levan and Stiven Rivic - Leap Of Faith - Mistiquemusic

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Channel: Release Promo · 2011 · Music

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Michael & Levan and Stiven Rivic's debut album has been anticipated and hyped for some time now. 

https://www.beatport.com/en-US/html/content/release/detail/357487/Sounds%20Are%20Deeply%20On%20Surface

When the 30 minute teaser was released on Stiven's Soundcloud page and also our own Release Promo Youtube channel the comments and feedback were fantastic. The release of their 'Sounds Are Deeply On Surface' Album is finally upon us and it certainly does not disappoint. The opening 'Leap of Faith' sets an amazing tone straight away with some breathtaking ambiance and amazing spacey sounds. 'Going The Distance' follows with a wonderful atmospheric deep house vibe. A cool, laid back groove gives it a great lounge feel but the amazing textures and sweeping synths add incredible depth to the track which gives it a huge widescreen, cinematic sound. 'Awakening' is next with another spectacular deep vibe, the keys are absolutely beautiful and once the framework of the groove drops in your dancefloor should pick up immediately. 

The beats toughen up a bit with 'Vertigo' and the aquatic elements that surround them sound out of this world. You can really feel the flow of the album building at this point and it feels like you're on a great journey that's going somewhere epic. 'Euphoria' follows with its melancholic key changes surrounded by airy, angelic pads and blurred stabs that together create such a great environment for the track. As the piece begins to build and the parts open up the breakdown drops in where some epic stabs fade into the mix, the intensity really rises and when the bottom end drops back in with the beautiful chords it's a really special moment. One of the standout tracks from album no doubt.

The very club friendly 'Red Velvet Pillow' is next. The large spacious bassline and widescreen drums have this one sounding huge right off the bat. Soaring vocal pads combined with wispy, pixie like melodies lead towards another amazing breakdown where we are graced with a wonderful soundscape. The album peaks with the next two tracks 'Healing' and 'Basic Story'. 'Healing' begins with some heavily processed sounds and a wicked driving bassline. As the drum elements and arps get added into the mix the energy is infectious, you can feel the momentum building as the hypnotic atmosphere wavers in the background. A very short drop is introduced before the groove kicks in again and leads to an epic finale. This is another standout from the album and should see some big festival play this summer! 

The album begins to wind down with 'Over The Coast' which is a subterranean breakbeat monster of a tune with growling synths and well placed melodic stabs. The atmosphere of this track really builds up around you as the layers of melodic synths fade it, the effect is truly amazing and the vibe is otherworldly. As the track breaks down the raspy synths and stuttered beats really create an amazing tension and build during the drop. What follows is an onslaught of escalating melodic sound that is truly epic. This leads us to the ultimate closing piece and also the title track 'Sounds Are Deeply On Surface'. This one starts off with some of the most heavenly synths and soulful soundscapes that you will hear today. The blissful melodic sweeps swoon over the piece as some sparse processed piano keys work their magic towards the breakdown. As the vocal pads get introduced the bed of celestial sounds make way for an angelic sounding female vocal that ends in an atmospheric climax with the words 'Sounds Are Deeply On Surface'. This is a brilliant conclusion to a remarkable journey through sound from three of this scenes most influential and important figures. This album was well worth the wait and congrats goes out to Michael & Levan and Stiven Rivic for their landmark first album. Release Promo Hype Chart #3

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