- How I wished this newest single on Paul "Mudd" Murphy's Claremont 56 imprint had hit me before I packed up for a week on an island in the Caribbean. Instead, the debut from Portuguese producers Mendes & Alçada has to hit amid concrete-colored skies and the chilly, rain-sopped week back from holiday. Regardless, "Coaster" instantly acts as a flotilla back to such cerulean waters. Gently echoing wood clops, keys that shimmer like chimes in a sea breeze, a sunkissed sensation to the entire proceeding, the duo have that patented Claremont brand of blissed-out yet melodic sway down pat.
On the flip are two versions from the Idjut Boys. Much like they did for their Meanderthals collaboration with Rune Lindbæk, the duo take the space between everything and make it ripple. Version 1 keeps a toehold on the terra firma, but by version 2, lift-off occurs and everything beneath seems beautiful and distant. Each component—from the bass drum to the melodic lilt of the guitars—gets dubbed out to the point where one comes back down feeling cleansed, if a tad sun-baked.
Tracklist A Coaster
B1 Coaster (Idjut version 1)
B2 Coaster (Idjut version 2)