Enchanted is the latest release from Hamburg-based artist Sebastian Fluent.
With a crackly aesthetic derived from the sound of aging vinyl, Fluent’s track combines a retro-aesthetic with buoyant synths and damaged-sounding vocals. The result captures a sense of deep longing — the kind of attraction that borders on painful.
As a musician, Sebastian derives his sound from a combination of house, hip-hop, and soul, ‘with occasional sprinkles of slackerish indie rock.’ With an aim to make music that is a ‘mixture of polished and dirty’, his sound is textural and yet refined.
Enchanted is lifted from Fluent’s latest LP, On, which was released last year. The aforementioned vinyl crackle is captured from the run out groove of a record that was playing in his studio as he was cleaning up. Riffing off the natural rhythm the record produced, Sebastian recorded the sound there and then, triggering a further round of inspiration that manifested in the final track.
The final piece is a spellbinding creation. Chunky bass and melodic refrains are blended with insistent guitar melodies, creating a simple yet seductive piece of garage-influenced soul. Check it out below, and find links to the album here.