Categories: MusicSingles

Aly & Fila – The Other Shore

The icing on the cake. As Aly & Fila expand their record label with ‘Future Sound of Egypt Excelsior’, finish up yet another FSOE world tour, and drop smash record after smash record, it’s hard to imagine what in the world could be left for the pair. Just shy of 1 million Facebook followers as of this writing, Aly & Fila are about as elite as it gets.

A chance to break free. Their third studio album, ‘The Other Shore’ is the magnum opus of artists who have already reached the other side of their craft. No longer out to prove anything, Aly & Fila are free to create exactly the kind of album that they want. The most striking feature of this record is the sheer musicality of every track. Borrowing instrumentation from different cultures, genres, and even eras, they’ve blended it all in a style that no one on earth could emulate.

Powerful diversity. From Aruna’s jazzy and minimal title track to ‘In My Mind’ (featuring Karim Youssef & May Hassan), the scope of this record is unimaginable. Songs like ‘Altitude Compensation’ will pull at your heart like a long-lost lover, while ‘Never Let Me Go’ (featuring Seri) is an intimate, remarkable tune made possible by inspired and magical vocals. Downtempo ‘Shine’ (with Roxanne Emery) is perfect for the azure Mediterranean shores of Ibiza.

“Perfection is achieved when there’s nothing left to take away.” Very few producers would have the confidence to strip their tracks down to the bare essentials, leaving nothing left to hide. To pull this off, what’s left has to be almost inhumanly perfect – breath for breath, note for note. You couldn’t take away a single sound or a song from this record and have it be the same, and as impossible as it may seem, it’s hard to imagine Aly & Fila going anywhere but up from here.

ihouseuadmin

Recent Posts

Zweng’s ‘Toronto Tapes’ Is the Comeback Story You Didn’t Know You Needed

After a long detour through chaos, California-born indie rocker Zweng has officially hit reset—and his…

13 hours ago

Perfect Havoc Drops Summer-Ready Jam ‘All I Need’

Leading independentPerfect Havoc welcomes a fresh collaboration between Italian producer Andryx, and PH…

13 hours ago

Das Mörtal drops new track ‘Falsche Daten’ with insane visuals

Multifaceted producer Das Mörtal unveiled his new single ‘Falsche Daten’, on the 30th of April…

13 hours ago

NY Producer Exstra and talented Frýnn collides for ‘Round & Round’

New York producer Exstra has returned with another ethereal club offering ‘Round & Round’ on…

13 hours ago

Voltage maxed: ‘V Surge’ by NÜS drops like a sonic thunderstorm

Munich-based producer NÜS is back with a high-voltage release, unleashing ‘V Surge’ via MNTM//SHIFT. A…

13 hours ago

The pulse of freedom: Ioan unleashes “Semba Livre”

UK artist Ioan unveils "Semba Livre," a captivating sonic journey that masterfully blends Afro house…

13 hours ago