Variant Area is a track that quite effectively sounds as the title implies; the music and the melody come through with a certain brightness that softly seduces you like the story and the performance progress. “DEEP SCHULZZ” is one of the greatest musicians and he released this awesome track to experience the same cinematic feeling. DEEP SCHULZZ resides in Berlin and there he lets his phat bass have an absolutely inspiring symbiosis with impellent, melodic & organic jazzy House-Music, the result of which sometimes is downright inflaming. At the same time, a solid elegance pervades the whole thing delivering often enough cinematic moments.
Listening through headphones, high-quality speakers is the best way to get something real out of this. The intricate detail involved in the crafting of this music is phenomenal, and yet as a complete release the soundscape has this mesmerizing and beautiful atmosphere along with the video, so whatever it is that you choose to focus on, whether it’s the musical build-up or nothing but your own thoughts and feelings as you experience and react to it – the result is pretty hypnotic. Variant Area in itself is a stunning project and well worth a download, but for those with only a few minutes free to escape or to make a decision – Variant Area is a sensational place to start.
The structure of the song is hugely captivating, the various sections each play a certain role in providing you, the listener, with an experience to remember along with the video. This particular fusion of synths and a fairly dreamlike yet lightly bouncy rhythm makes for a melodic take on tech-house that’s angled notably in the modern electronica. The soundscape has an epic feeling of storytelling to it, even before the music comes into play. Then as the pictures unfold, the poetry and imagery add immensely to the ambiance. The underlying, unpredictable concept gradually surrounds you with ideas and contemplation.