Self-Control

Andrew Michael debuts on Bonzai Progressive with the fantastic two tracker, Self Control.

The title track, Self-Control kicks us off with a nice punchy kickdrum with a super crisp hat on the offset and various percussive elements filling in the gaps. The bass suddenly looms large and takes the groove on its progressive house fuelled journey. On the way we pick up a rising pad that fades into the sound beautifully providing a wonderfully atmospheric vibe. Cool, subtle chords litter the background as those pads intensify and transform into a pulsing lead. A kaleidoscope of colourful sounds deliver a very rich mosaic that keeps you locked in, trying to filter out all the different patterns. A fantastic, epic ride that will have you coming back for more and more, top notch.

Release intros with a nice slow and easy kinda vibe as a warm synth pad settles into a seemingly meditative segment before a strong, punchy kick ploughs through and takes the track on a new direction, straight into the realms of progressive house. Those pads continue to mesmerize as tight drum patterns form up delivering a steady rhythmic flow while various well crafted arps cascade up and down the sound bringing some cool melodic sequences along for the ride. A very subtle yet highly effective bass runs through the track leaving the myriad of pads to do most of the work. At the midway point the track gets ramped up a gear as those melodic arps dominate the groove for the duration. A wonderful slice of the more melodic side of epic progressive house which is a definite must have track, this one will not disappoint.