Stellar OM Source “Elite Excel”

09 May 2013 — Henning Lahmann

Whoever had seen Christelle Gualdi aka Stellar OM Source perform live in recent months will have been aware that the producer's days of splendid psych ambience in the vein of Dolphins Into the Future et al., as exemplified on her 2010 OESB-released masterpiece Trilogy Select, are long gone. Gualdi's highly anticipated new LP, titled Joy One Mile, is due next month via NYC powerhouse RVNG Intl., a very fitting publishing choice indeed, considering a rster that includes more contemporary dance luminaries such as Maxmillion Dunbar or Blondes. As on last year's outstanding 12" Image Over Image, Joy One Mile is distinctly one for the 'floors, with heavily acidified bass lines, extolling synth phrases and convouted rhythms arranged and mixed by broken house hero Kassem Mosse, an artistic combination so reasonable and meaningful it made us clap our hands in excitement. Listen to first single "Elite Excel" below.

Joy One Mile is out June 10.