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Max Cannataro emulates the sound of the Canadian West Coast Haze with his debut EP, Ever, for his solo project, “Soft.” Floating and phasing in and out like water, with fuzzy layered guitar hooks and delay pads, Ever reminisces about foggy cliffsides and socked-in coastlines.
Three original tracks and two remixes by Weirdos Inc.’s own dj_2button move us from the sounds of winter malaise into quirky springtime harmonies.
From the artist
“These songs were recorded at a really quick pace just over a year ago now. I began getting back into recording and producing music around January 2021 after quite a long hiatus, as a way to document the process of experimenting with my sound. I took a simple and stripped down approach to overcome blocks by focusing on being open and detached from the final outcome. My aim was to get out of my head, stay light and have fun. I believe the music is a natural reflection of this intention.
Around this time I began collaborating with my good pal Jaden Sokalski (Ambimmer). We sent each other demos back and forth, which led to the fruition of “Ever” and “Like Chocolate Meg”. Thanks Jaden.”
Ever kicks off the EP like a forgotten memory, full of nostalgia and feels like those moments when you’re dreaming, where you are half awake and half sleeping.
When listening to track two, Avocado, Picture John Martyn's Small Hours and Conan Mockasins Charlottes Thong duetting over an orange filled smokey sunset sky but with plenty of original quirk that could only come from Max Cannataro.
Savour the short and sweet Like Chocolate Meg. “Reminiscent of a trip on mushrooms, wailing voices phase in and out, behind a bed stack of summer flowers. “Do you like Chocolate Milk? Why yes I do!”
Next up, dj_2buttons Vancouver Rain remix of Ever. Remodeling and propelling the gorgeous tones of the original production into an adjoining phase, morphing into a shoegaze, lofi, downtempo house tune. Perfect for listening to the rain fall on the roof of your car whilst you drive into the wilderness.
Ever (dj_2buttons IDM Sax Mix) Same track different remix. dj_2button was having too much fun with the stems and had to create a moodier, spring modulated percussive nod to early 2000's IDM.
Released digitally and as a limited run on cassette, Ever is the perfect mood music to pop into the tape deck of your station wagon for a misty morning drive to the beach.
Original Artwork print provided by Will Kippax.
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