Filippos - By The Water Feat. Kawtar Sadik (MIDH Premiere)

Buy/Stream : Greek artist Filippos follows up his superb last outing on connected with another collaboration. This time, he links with Moroccan vocalist Kawtar Sadik, while Mr. ID remixes. Filippos hails from Thessaloniki, a city whose nightlife drew him in from a young age. His rich house music is influenced by Afro rhythms and percussion, as well as the warm and sunny climes of his homeland. This lends it a unique flavor that has seen him release on Open Bar Music, Madorasindahouse Records and connected with 2020’s excellent ’Kairetu.’ This new EP opens with ’By The Water,’ a track laced with gritty guitar licks and intriguing synths all intertwined with a hypnotic vocal that muses on the water spirit. It is a heavy groove, but one that is laced up with fluid and escapist melodies. The fantastic ’Fortunate’ has psychedelic bass that undulates over a solid four-four beat. Deft synths drift in and out of focus to bring an extra sense of motion as the beautiful wailing vocal p