These last few months have been really hectic. My father passed away, I became sick, and just 2 weeks ago our son was born. Quite the rollercoaster.

Somewhere in between i saw myself in my studio making a track. Just to get my mind on something else. Somewhere else.

An album which has been of great comfort and inspiration these last few years is Aril Brikha's "Deeparture In Time". The depth and atmosphere of this album is still very much unparalleled, even though it's 15 years old.

On this album there is this track, sorry don't know the name, which to me is the perfect hybrid of electro and (detroit) techno. Electro rhythms combined with the deep Brikha-ish sounds. I can play this over and over again.

Somewhat inspired by this track I started "Sleek". But I can not get it to finish.

For the last week now, I have tried to take this track to the next level. To get something to happen at 2/3 of the track. A new sound, a "rhythm-thing", a new layer. Nothing helps. Nothing works. I think the break with the straight kicks is a pretty strong moment, but other than that I really do not know what to do. And it is blocking my other attempts to do a track. It has been at the back of my head for some time now.

This track is, in my opinion, 85% finished. It is beyond a sketch or a loop. I hardly ever put unfinished material on SoundCloud. But I need to close this chapter. And I think putting it online is the way to do that. Time to move on.

So here it is. "Sleek V0.5". This version is the one from mid february, all the other versions suck, believe me. Grab it while you can. And if you like it and want to tell me what you think about it, I would really appreciate that.

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    • Version: 133
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    • 132 bpm
    • Key: Am
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