YZI, deep minimal house
Last week, we talked about SITEX.
Next up on flyoutlet, Yzi, a name I discovered months ago, but knew nothing about. Here I am today, writing about her. At the time, the name Yzi seemed like a mystery to me. After I learned about Yzi, it still did, because her music continued to give me that impression.
Yzi is a russian musician and dj, who takes a captivating spin at making house. Her tracks are often deep and groovy, driven and played with by the bass and generally just the low end of the frequency spectrum. Her beats are simple loops, but here in Yzi’s case, it becomes a good thing, because it allows everything else to talk instead. Strings, percussion, vocal cuts, everything in the background of these loops all end up becoming vital in creating an atmosphere that is characterized by Yzi. While Yzi introduces something different in every track she makes, her style of deep minimal house is maintained, making you recognize who made it. It’s like reading between the lines in a book, the simple house loop isn’t what matters, it’s what Yzi does to it.
Her latest track, uploaded a few months ago, “Bisectrix,” again easily becomes an example of the exceptional Yzi. A continuous pad is set in the background to keep the suspense, but the song gives a hollow feeling with its repeated vocal cut. The metal pluck-like sound going on at the end of every bar both contributes to the hollow mood, and the suspense kept. Something is about to happen while it is happening, and I love it. Safe to say I’m staying a fan of Yzi.
While Yzi does not frequently upload music, for what she’s got she surely remains on the playlists for a long time. As she’s also a dj, she’s got a couple of hour-long sets posted, that are a mix of songs in similar style. Yzi’s characteristics are exactly why I seek more of her music, and you might too after giving it a listen. Below, I’ve supplied “Magica” by Yzi, and I believe that listening to this can tell you more than I ever could. It shows some of the Yzi traits I’ve talked about.
Explore Yzi’s material here, there are surprises to find:
https://soundcloud.com/myzique
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