“Lo” is another release in advance of British-Iranian producer Hiatus’ fifth album and it is exquisitely different and achingly beautiful. It is built on a subdued and haunting piano motif which feels like Italian House in a classical style. The track seamlessly fuses DnB with classical Iranian music which is what helps to make it so wonderfully different. After the piano refrain and drum and bass kick in a deep, mournful tone is added by Faraz Eshghi Sahraei’s kamancheh (a traditional Iranian string instrument). Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better we are treated to the ethereal, heavenly voice of Malahat Haddad. It creates a sound like a butterfly dancing on stars of honey. Hiatus spoke about the track and said “DnB was what got me into electronic music, I spent my teens and early 20s raving and DJing at house parties. But it has very few followers in Iran, and I was nervous about asking Malahat to sing on this one, because it’s so far from her musical world. But when I played her the track she loved it, and was singing along before it finished. The result is easily my favourite of our collaborations so far. Maybe it’ll even turn a few Iranians onto the form.” This track is simply gorgeous, you need music like this in your life!
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