Barem ‎– Kolimar EP

Its not hard to tell that Barems been kicking back and enjoying the summer, soaking up the sunshine vibes and pouring new found inspiration into these three new tracks. The result is a breath-taking departure from his previous releases that demonstrates an unexpected mastery of the classic house sound. The first surprise is that each track stretches out to around the nine-minute mark with Barem adopting a more patient, relaxed approach to his arrangements. The resulting laidback grooves - loopy, organic and sexy in turn - effortlessly seduce the crowd, marking a definite evolution in his sound and adding a welcome new string to his bow

All I can say about this release is : Meh. It's not that the tracks sound bad, but I am really dissapointed with the direction Barem has taken here. He is trying to go for that minimal house/ tech-house sound, and I guess he kinda gets it, but comparing this to his deep minimal techno darker work, it really makes it look small. It's definitely a big deviation from his usual sound which I love, and I think it will dissapoint many people. Probably good as DJ tools but lacking that extra something that makes a track great instead of just "OK"(plenty of those out there nowadays especially). I sure hope Barem finds his way to the roots, but from his latest DJ mix which can be found in the M_nus website I'd say he is changing his sound in general. Let's see what he'll bring us in the future.