ilan Bluestone-“We Are The Universe”: EP Review

The last project Anjunabeats project from ilan Bluestone was his debut long player, “Scars” last year. Returning to the label, ilan Bluestone has delivered an EP titled “We Are The Universe.” Spread out through its six tracks–three of which feature London based vocalist EL Wave (“We Are The Universe,” “Mama Africa” and “Distance”) along with three instrumentals (“Steeder” “Raindrops” and “Hong Kong”) interspersed, Bluestone lays down some stadium prime choice cuts and right on time, as the festival circuit gets in to full swing.  Bluestone’s talents are on full display as a dance music composer on this EP of new material. Mixing up the exotic “Mama Africa” and “Hong Kong” with vocal led tracks such as “Mama Africa” and “We Are The Universe,” are equally bold, innovative and gorgeously composed, easily meeting the high expectations placed on the “Scars”  LP follow up.

—JOSEPH ARTHUR