TRAUMSTAAT - REFLECTIONS
I'm excited to announce the release of the cinematic mix of 'Traumstaat' on Anjunadeep's Reflections label.
“Our two record labels, Anjunabeats and Anjunadeep were born on the dancefloor. For over 20 years these labels have taken us, our music and our artists, to dancefloors across the world. The third Anjuna record label is our new downtempo and ambient imprint called Reflections, and we are delighted to share it with you. Reflections is born from all those moments in between the dancefloors – the mornings after, the nights apart, the journeys shared along the way. Those moments of Reflection.”
“Though he was at the sharp end of underground club music as Elite Force for decades, this lush and symphonic world of emotive electronica and meditative sound is where Shackleton really excels now. Part of that is no doubt down to his soundscape work for TV and film – it means his music is perfectly designed to heighten emotions and evoke powerful feelings. A standout track on the Reflections 02 EP, Shackleton’s ‘Traumstaat (Cinematic Mix)’ proves that in spades.
The track’s strings are so utterly sumptuous and its wispy synth clouds so suspensory that they make you feel afloat in an infinite cosmos. Those main features of this dramatic ambient gem are joined by sparse but heavy heartbroken chords that linger like the pain of a lost one. Once the strings swell to almost tear-inducing levels, the pressure dissolves and washes away the sadness. It’s a beautiful process.”
