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