PREMIERE : Alex O’Rion - Drift (Original Mix) [Movement Recordings]

PREMIERE : Alex O’Rion - Drift (Original Mix) [Movement Recordings] Buy : Release Date : 2022-09-23 Tash’s Movement Recordings rounds out the summer season by welcoming Alex O’Rion back to the label for a new EP. Rising out of a successful career as a trance producer, Dutch artist Alex O’Rion took inspiration from the likes of John Digweed, Nick Warren and Sasha, to forge a path into the world of progressive house. Alex’s groovy melodic sound found its footing quickly thereafter, as he notched releases via Nick Warren’s Hope Recordings and Hernan Cattaneo’s Sudbeat Music. Moving forward, 2020 proved to be a breakout year for the Nijkerk resident. On the strength of projects for Replug and The Soundgarden, Alex rose to Beatport’s #3 best-selling progressive house producer, paving the way for 2021 releases via Guy J’s Lost and Found and UK behemoth Anjunabeats. Also, no stranger to Movement Recordings, Alex made his label debut in 2020 with the well received ’Blue’ EP, before going on to remix LADS in 2021. Now returning for a second original project, Alex presents ’Relic’, alongside remixes from Simos Tagias and Auditoria. Title track ’Relic’ sets the tone for the release with warm, chunky grooves providing the backbone for carnival-like motifs and shape-shifting atmospheres to work their magic. A prophetic blend of melody and texture highlights the break as Alex re-affirms his ability to captivate a dance floor, as off kilter percussion and a wave of noise melt down into a groove-centric drop. The companion piece ’Drift’ finds Alex exploring shadowy monochromes, a brooding exchange of atmosphere and rhythm where themes of isolation, introspection and hope get translated by somber tones, foreboding effects and voluptuous grooves. ♫ Follow ♫