HEALER EP

TRACKLIST A1 - Heart of a Healer [Original] A2 - Heart of a Healer [Danilo Braca Remix] B1 - Whale Healer [Original] B2 - Whale Healer [Marshall Watson Remix] B3 - Whale Healer [Marshall Watson Reprise] INFO She may be making her first appearance on NuNorthern Soul, but Zeynep Erbay is no newcomer. A classically trained pianist who took a turn towards the dancefloor while at university, the Turkish DJ/producer earned her first release on Compost Records way back in 2007 after taking part in 2006™s Red Bull Music Academy programme. Since then, her career has been on an upwards trajectory, with releases on Fools Gold and Soul Clap Records confirming Erbay as a genuine rising star of underground electronic music. On the Healer EP, the Istanbul-based producer showcases the more atmospheric, sun-kissed end of her productions, taking a turn away from synth-powered, disco-leaning club tracks towards something more suitable for al-fresco events, sun-down sets, and sofa-bound listening sessions. Inspired by a poem inscribed on the back cover of the EP, Erbay™s two original instrumental tracks simply ooze with emotion. The poem tells the story of a whale searching for her family while helping others along the way, which acts as a metaphor for our wider search for belonging and acceptance. This aural narrative unfolds firstly across ˜Heart of a Healer™, a slowly unfurling stunner in which emotion-rich chords, gentle electronic melodies and Erbay™s poignant and picturesque piano motifs, gently rise above a chunky dub disco bassline and mid-tempo, triple-time drums. Delving further, the effortlessly emotional, life-affirming composition ˜Healer Whale™, where Erbay™s impeccable piano playing ushers in languid, jazz-flecked drums, dubby bass, sumptuous synth-strings and colourful, slow-moving chords. On remix dutires, NYC-based Italian Danilo Braca, who also mastered the release, provides a fine club-focused fix of ˜Heart of a Healer™, laced with crunchy machine drums and undulating TB-303 acid lines. NuNorthern Soul regular Marshall Watson handles ˜Healer Whale™, first delivering a fine ˜Remix™ version that effortlessly blurs the boundary between dub disco and Balearic nu-disco, before serving up a shorter, ambient ˜Reprise™ version.