“ If Tom Trago s debut album, Voyage Direct, was an impressive exercise in developing a signature style, then this sophomore set has clearly been designed to show the sheer scale of the Dutchman s growing ambition. It s almost as if Trago is setting out his stall: he s not just a simple disco/house fusionist, but a musical alchemist with more strings to his bow than a twelve-string player with an impressive collection of lutes, mandarins and sitars. The 15 tracks that make up Iris include forays into noughties hip-house (Tyree Cooper collaboration What You Do ), crisp, late night electro-funk ( Suckers For Fools , with Olivier Day Soul), ambient soundscapes ( Soon In A Cinema ), rush-inducing Joy Orbison-ish future garage ( Joys Of Choice ) and, curiously, hooky, radio-friendly pop-house. Of course, there are some typical Trago moments ( Scent Of Heaven , the Dam Funk-does-deep house vibes of Space Balloon ), but these are sandwiched between a kaleidoscopic array of rainbow-tinted songs and collaborations (Romanthony, Meikbar and San Proper also feature). ”
Tracklist:
01 ... Life Of Plants & Flowers 4:37
02 ... Being With You 3:36
03 ... Space Balloon 4:02
04 ... What You Do (feat. Tyree Cooper) 4:52
05 ... Rootstopia 2:14
06 ... Suckers For Fools (feat. Oliver Daysoul) 3:28
07 ... Watch Me (feat. Meikbar) 3:17
08 ... Gave Me The Love 4:49
09 ... Soon In A Cinema 1:57
10 ... So Cold (feat. Om mas) 2:59
11 ... Steppin Out (feat. Romanthony) 3:46
12 ... Scent Of Heaven 5:28
13 ... Joys Of Choice 3:19
14 ... We Like Noam 1:01
15 ... Corrupt (feat. San Proper) 4:28