It's beautiful what can come out of a simple Dutch Ebay encounter. Tom (Glimlip) met Federico Solazzo (Freddie Kane) in 2018 on a cloudy day in The Netherlands to view a synthesizer that was up for sale. Four years further down the road, the two are still in contact. But this time to combine their forces to start a special collaboration!

Traces

Mixing the skills of a key player and composer with an instrumental hip-hop producer resulted in rich soundscapes, unexpected textures and a lot of detail. Traces is a sonic lollipop. The concept behind the song comes from the circular sense of searching: Whenever you feel like you have achieved something, often you realize you are back at square one - but this time it's a different you. The music video created by the talented Jack Cotolo & Robert Jonathan Koeyers perfectly illustrates this labyrinth-like state of mind.

Crumble

Exploring the glitchy-crumble-organic sound world, this piece was initially inspired by the playful contrasts of the art of the Dutch designer and animator Loek Vugs.
Intrigued by the direction of Federico's sketch (Freddie Kane), Tom (Glimlip) enthusiastically jumped on board and together they added details, new parts, and their signature gold dust coating! When the music was ready, Loek gave his view to the music (the cover art), elegantly closing the circle.