Pluto Monkey Delivers Organic Jams Over House Beats On 'Benaulim Progression/Slow Shimmy'

With a 2-track release, New Delhi's Antariksh Mohapatra aka Pluto Monkey homages the Goan village of Benaulim, capturing its sun-kissed nature with laidback house grooves underpinning percussive and soft key jams.

The opener 'Benaulim Progression' follows the standards of house music in its structures and introductions with conga interplay and atmospheric recordings lending an overall intimate feel to the assembly, while the unhurried harmonic development of Antariksh's keys leads the ebb and flow. The sustained pads of 'Slow Shimmy' take a similar role as they subtly vary the density of the track, while the spotlight is taken by chopped vocal samples that never assert into the listener's attention but introduce just enough rhythmic variety to keep the work developing. The name of the game for both remains subtlety as Antariksh focuses on creating a colourful energy to cruise in rather than a stark narrative to follow.

Listen to 'Benaulim Progression/Slow Shimmy' below and follow Pluto Monkey for more.