“Barrier” provides murky, mysterious entrancement; the track is the latest from Deja Blu, an act from Surrey (UK). Cavernous vocals and twinkling distant keys engage throughout the intro. Haunting, ghostly textures — with ethereal vocals and fleeting nocturnal tones — engross further in the second half. An icy atmosphere is fully apparent approaching the two-minute mark — “I can hear the voices,” the ghostly vocals croon amidst rumbling bass and spacey synths. The percussive approach touts a trip-hop hypnotism, working seamlessly amidst the nocturnal production effects. Haunting and gripping throughout, “Barrier” is a consuming effort from Deja Blu.
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“Barrier” and other memorable tracks from this month can also be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Best of November 2020’ Spotify playlist.
The track is also featured in the genre-based, best-of Spotify compilation Emerging Dream-Pop.
