Indigo by Meeting Molly

Russian phenom Meeting Molly has been one of the most prolific contributors to our imprint in 2020, with two extraordinary EPs (“Middle Earth” and “In The Circle Of Life”) in recent months, as well as a memorable remix of Allay & Narrow Skies’ “Morning Daze.” Straddling the deep, progressive, and organic house genres, his latest release, “Indigo,” is a timeless three-track affair, which offers one evocative and poignant moment after another.

“Auster” jets out of the gate with a hypnotic bell-tinged theme, punctuated by a vintage progressive house rhythm. At the quarter turn, a variety of world music-influenced motifs summon the many faces we have encountered in our travels and thereby reinforce a sense of collective consciousness. The vocal cuts that reverberate throughout the composition are simply mesmerizing, as are Meeting Molly’s equally moving piano and synth themes.

The title cut of the release (“Indigo”) begins with an intoxicating groove, featuring a variety of organic percussive elements and a full-bodied, rolling bassline progression. Following a patient, suspenseful crescendo in the opening minutes of the arrangement, a vintage, exceedingly stirring Meeting Molly piano score heralds the beginning of the main breakdown. At this climactic juncture, the unforgettable main vocal motif of the song — a series of tribal chants -- make their dramatic entrance. The drop sequence to follow capitalizes on the palpable emotional resonance of the vocal and instrumental themes and fulfills the promise of a breathtaking final movement of the composition.

“Jelly” immediately hurls the listener into a groove-infused reverie; dark and moody low-end tones and haunting pads evoke a sensation of traveling to a mystical locale or, perhaps, back in time to a lost, ancient civilization. A distant guitar theme in the song’s buildup teases the more ornate (and impossibly beautiful) main breakdown theme. When the cavernous bassline re-enters the mix -- this time surrounded by an array of affecting synth themes — the listener is catapulted into a state of spiritual transcendence.

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