SELVA OSCURA - “CANOPY WAKE”
My best nigga showed me this Selva Oscura jam yesterday, claiming that it was a crucial part of his warm-up workout routine. At first, I wasn’t too crazy about it, but it grew on me. Austin, Texas’ Ray Levinson-Fort (Selva Oscura) is a solo audio production student that takes his name from an enigmatic Italian phrase that roughly translates out to mean “dark forest”. “Canopy Wake”, his standout tune so far, warms up slowly with a warm piano solo, gradually piping in a second set of keys, some percussion to move things along, light vocal samples, and then a break down with some chill synth leads a little later on. Halfway through, though, when the track kicks back in, shit starts going down! All of the aforementioned instrumentation assembles, playing at its musical apex while a sexy as fuck vocal sample takes center stage, weaving its way over the notes in grand Star Slinger style. One more break down, and then the siren returns to paradise for another sassy climax afterwards. Never before has such a simple indietronic song stolen our hearts (or dicks, for that matter) with such ease. Do tha right thing, and get your free MP3 download of Selva Oscura’s “Canopy Wake” below. If you like what you hear, the album from whence the song hails is called Refractides, and it’s available at your own choice of price via his personal Bandcamp right here. Pitch in and help a struggling student that obviously knows full well how to make some serious balls-to-the-wall art.
MP3 Download of “Canopy Wake”, by Selva Oscura (from Refractides)
