Producer, DJ and multi-instrumentalist Luke Osborne, aka Leaps, is the latest Goldsmiths alumnus to add to South East London’s rich electronic music legacy. Inspired by Massive Attack, Aphex Twin, Four Tet and BICEP, their distinctively soulful sound blends elements of house, garage and an infectious ’90s futuristic nostalgia, and is already garnering endorsements from BBC Introducing Dance and plus.
‘Close’ is the first single from the highly anticipated new EP ‘Transcendent’ and their first on the French Unity label. The track weaves dreamy vocals over haunting pianos, hypnotic pads, and open-plan garage, evoking the late-night beat that yearns for connection in an unforgiving urban landscape.
«Close» can and should be listened to as a piece of timeless music, which transmits a positive idea in times of conflict, and its aesthetic appeals to the most basic, deep and receptive of the spirit. Leaps, in short, designs a wide and fragile sound to listen and feel from the depths.
Leaps’ command of language is total, and here they have once again delved into the past to be inspired by another verse, more forceful and melancholic, but no less evocative. All in all, we can safely say that this «Close» is on the verge of excellence.
