POR’s Top Tracks of 2017: O’Flynn - Tru Dancing
O’Flynn burst onto the scene in 2015 with the critically acclaimed & sample heavy ‘Tyrion / Desmonds Empire’ EP on Blip Discs and whilst he only has 3 other EP’s too date, all I might mention of impeccable quality, he has done much to improve his profile and is definitely on a lot of people ‘one’s to watch list’, 2017 was no different.
This year saw O’Flynn release his first EP on the world renowned ‘Ninja Tune’ imprint whilst also fitting in 30+ shows, a clear rise on the 5 he played in 2015. This aside our highlight of the year from this exciting young producer & DJ was his carefree disco facing ‘Tru Dancing’ that was at home in many a sunny mid-afternoon festival set this year.
This track isn’t just another disco house song, its structure is highly different and its production is quite innovative. In the build up sections O’Flynn has taken away the percussion elements to leave the faint background horns and samples. It’s an effective approach which only increases the impact when the drums and percussion finally break through at the crescendo. It’s a perfect party track as it creates an element of surprise before the ‘drop’ and connects with the crowd perfectly when it does all come together, we saw many a Dj using to full effect this summer!
O’Flynn kindly dropped this one as a Free download earlier in the year, head over to his soundcloud to pick it up!