PARADISE

Transparent vinyl, gatefold jacket. Drain Gang founding member Thaiboy Digital and Swedish production collective swedm'*' (Varg?'', Eurohead, jamesjamesjames) unite for a run of transnational club anthems that balance euphoric lift with emotional weight on their new album Paradise -Together, Thaiboy Digital and swedm'*' operate at the intersection of rap swagger and mainstage transcendence, resisting the business techno status quo one ecstatic drop at a time. Paradise moves fluidly between extremes: from the insouciant ambition of Silk Road to the shadowy pulse of Euro Dollar Yen, through to the celestial propulsion of Zatoichi, the Bladee-featuring Irish Tears and Solitary, and the filtered lightness of Destiny. Across the record, swedm'*'s hypersaturated synth work and kinetic arrangements provide the perfect counterpoint to Thaiboys direct, feeling-first delivery.