Priyank Shah used his cultural roots to shape monocultural mould-smashing dance pop euphoria in ‘Light’
London-based producer and composer Priyank Shah kept it intrinsically original with his monocultural mould-smashing single, Light, which lands as such an uplifting release you might genuinely wonder if you will ever quite come down from it. With the hook deep immersivity of pop, the glistening synthesised ebbs and flows of house and synth pop lines of pure euphoria, Light proves how compassionate melodies have the capacity to be, especially when they are joined by layered harmonies that show no hint of restraint when illustrating how pure affection could feel if you allow it to run as freely as the sticky sweet ecstasy in this latest release. By letting his cultural roots colour the production, he stands in a luminous league of his own, letting the groove move dancefloors while the sentiment quietly unties emotional knots. Across the arrangement, he threads hand-played guitar warmth into the electronic architecture, letting the rhythm lift like a sunrise set written for people who feel too much and keep most of it to themselves. That duality makes Light equally suited to festival speakers and solitary late-night headphone moments. Born in Gujarat and shaped by years of classical vocal training before relocating to London to sharpen […] The post Priyank Shah used his cultural roots to shape monocultural mould-smashing dance pop euphoria in ‘Light’ appeared first on A&R Factory.
London-based producer and composer Priyank Shah kept it intrinsically original with his monocultural mould-smashing single, Light, which lands as such an uplifting release you might genuinely wonder if you will ever quite come down from it. With the hook deep immersivity of pop, the glistening synthesised ebbs and flows of house and synth pop lines of pure euphoria, Light proves how compassionate melodies have the capacity to be, especially when they are joined by layered harmonies that show no hint of restraint when illustrating how pure affection could feel if you allow it to run as freely as the sticky sweet ecstasy in this latest release. By letting his cultural roots colour the production, he stands in a luminous league of his own, letting the groove move dancefloors while the sentiment quietly unties emotional knots. Across the arrangement, he threads hand-played guitar warmth into the electronic architecture, letting the rhythm lift like a sunrise set written for people who feel too much and keep most of it to themselves. That duality makes Light equally suited to festival speakers and solitary late-night headphone moments. Born in Gujarat and shaped by years of classical vocal training before relocating to London to sharpen […]
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