Radio Active

Radio Active

Between them, Ryan Hemsworth and Giraffage have tackled virtually every style of electronic music there is, frequently coloring outside genre lines and fusing their ingenious hybrids with shimmery pop and R&B. Radio Active, their debut album as the duo Bodysync, represents something new for both of them: a deep dive into the classic sounds of ’90s house music. “Good Morning” is a sun-kissed endorphin rush of breakbeats and organ bass; the disco house of “Jet Lag” bears passport stamps from a stopover in French-touch territory; and standout “Body,” featuring their longtime collaborator Tinashe, is a pitch-perfect encapsulation of the pre-millennial moment when Todd Edwards’ skippy garage edits were finding their way overseas to the UK’s burgeoning 2-step scene. But what makes this so clearly a Hemsworth and Giraffage project is that it’s never expressly retro. Even when they’re playing with the time-tested rave stabs of a tune like “Our World,” they sprinkle their golden-age flashbacks with a healthy pinch of future-pop fairy dust, conjuring an ultra-vivid vision of dance music’s most beloved sounds—and, moreover, one that exists outside of linear time. Like déjà vu, their music seems at once warmly familiar and like a glimpse into the unknown.

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