CRYSTAL & IKONIKA — 'Dream Incubation' by soundpellegrino

FACT MAGAZINE EXCLUSIVE:
http://www.factmag.com/2014/01/13/sound-pellegrino-announces-collab-comp-stream-a-track-by-crystal-and-ikonika-dream-incubation/

Taken from the upcoming SND.PE VOL.02: CROSSOVER SERIES album
Pre-order here: itunes.apple.com/album/id790337169

"We had a pretty clear vision of what we wanted this to collaboration to sound like since the beginning and the results didn’t disappoint. Japanese band Crystal’s mixture of YMO-esque Nippon naive Pop and kraftwerkian-influenced beats tends to accidentally give birth to a romantic sound very reminiscent of Latin Freestyle. On the other hand, Latin Freestyle, Pop and that particular brand of ‘80s pre-Miami Bass is an influence more and more present in UK producer Ikonika’s (Hyperdub) work. In other words we saw Freestyle as a common bond, a contextual bridge between two production units from two very different places and scenes. One does it without even paying attention, finding inspiration it its roots, the other flirts with it in a more conscious way while bringing it to the next level. We thought this was a match made in heaven and we wanted to bring these two approaches together. The result is 100% retro-futuro-Italo-piano-shoot’em-up melancholy."

—Teki Latex