Hiver - Wave Sliding

Peggy Gou's Gudu Records continues a busy start to 2022 with Italian due Hiver's debut for the label - a high-definition EP that draws on classic electro and techno, following the group's acclaimed past releases for Curle Recordings, Bokhari and Deeplabs.A record that both marks and celebrates Hiver's 10 years of operation, 'Wave Sliding' wears it's influences on it's sleeve: lead track 'The Initiative' is a 'tribute to Detroit's Hi-Tech Funk of the early 2000s', lead by the sort of ostinato bassline and legato strings that have become Hiver's trademark. 'Vapour' and 'Entangle' continue the EP's retro-futurist outlook, drawing on sci-fi imagery and themes of travel, while 'Stateless' looks to the 'easy-trance' sounds of 90s dancefloors for inspiration. Together, the tracks mark a perfect summary of Hiver's vision of the dancefloor - bound together by vibrant colors and a starry-eyed, utopian nature.