LO’99 is known for producing house music, but doing so whilst infusing his music with tech and warehouse sounds. Joy is his new single, and comes off the back of remix work for everyone from Fatboy Slim, Röyksopp, Kaskade, and Moby, through to AlunaGeorge.
On the new single, LO’99 teams up with DJ and producer Ray Foxx to create a 90s tinged piece of rave-y house. Warm synth strings wrap around a loved-up vocal refrain, repeatedly calling out to ‘Bring me joy, bring me happiness’. The overall feeling evokes late sweaty nights in the company of friends and loved ones, the sun coming up whilst you aren’t quite ready to let go yet.
Joy plunges into broken beats and darkness before resurfacing for a glorious, hands-in-the-air moment, those warm melodies and some savage sub-bass combining to create something beautiful and uplifting. What LO’99 and Ray Foxx have created here may not be subtle, but what it lacks there is more than made up for in raw feeling. It takes me back to the dance floor in my head, and the opportunities for human connection we all seek.