Todd Terje | Strandbar
Following up “It’s the Arps” and the collab with Lindström and Diskjokke – “ Lanzarote” , Todd Terje offers us a gleaming vivacious summery cut entitled “Strandbar”. It’s likely that the crowd at Sónar danced to this joint last night during the B2B dj-set from Lindstrøm and Todd Terje.
Terje includes a samba version, a disco version, and a ‘bonus’ version on the EP release, which dropped two days ago via his very own Olsen Records .
The disco version effortlessly holds my attention as it breathes and builds progressively over eight and a half minutes. On this track Terje delivers what he is known to do best (on tracks such as last summer’s “Inspector Norse”)–he balances a simple funky four-to-the-floor groove with a jubilant symphony of analog synths.
“Strandbar” is a Norwegian word that can be translated as “beach-bar.”
Wolfey
