Expanse, by Rino

Expanse

by Rino

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1.	Impulse 06:00	buy track
2.	Love Extract 04:09	buy track
3.	Bubbly (Did You Know) 05:06	buy track
4.	W/O You 06:36	buy track
5.	Impulse (Baby G Remix) 05:59	buy track

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The best electronic music evokes feeling and inspires movement. We’re talking songs that make fans hearts swell and call them to dance uninhibited. Meet Rino. A Melbourne-based composer who’s piecing records together that do just that.

Born in Indonesia, Rino learnt the piano and sponged up records from an early age, thanks to his father’s career in jazz. As a teenager, he gravitated towards alt-rock, forming ‘Aspectrum’, which played huge festivals across the country. Most recently, Rino has submerged himself in electronic waters, creating gorgeous and forward-thinking soundscapes.

Welcome to the producer’s debut body of work, Expanse. An extended play that both elevates and stretches the mind. The tonal elements employed by the Indonesian are intelligent, they leap and bound. For a first pass, this is something special.

The opener ‘Impulse’ is contemplative. A soothing roller made up of military-like drum patterns, saintly vocal sections and Yoshi-esque garble. As a first cut should, ‘Impulse’ inspires focus and jags attention.

Arriving next is the already live ‘Love Extract’. Beginning with shimmering chords and what sounds like an intense conversation between droplets of water, the Indonesian builds an effervescent sonic environment. Each and every note speaks to its successor, as the tune finds a meditative groove. A looping incomprehensible ad-lib adds yet another interesting layer as the track climbs higher still.

Up third is ‘Bubbly (Did You Know)’. As the name suggests, this record fizzes along brutishly. Showing his versatility, Rino flips styles midway, transforming the piece into an acidic breaker.

'W/O You’ is an emotive change of pace. Leaning into vocal harmonies from above the clouds, Rino takes listeners along a melancholic rainbow road. Hang tight for the ambient bridge, full of twinkling keys that’ll bring a tear to your eye.

Accompanying this stellar quartet comes a remix of ‘Impulse’ from Baby G. Stepping on the percussive pedal, this dark interpretation sounds like the perfect crescendo to any extended set. There’s a haunting aspect to this rethinking, as though strange spirits are on the chase.

Naming the likes of Bonobo, John Hopkins and Four Tet as role models, Rino aims to craft tracks that touch on visceral human emotions. Be it a state of sadness, reflection or euphoria, the composer asks listeners to find “value in the present moment.” Beautiful if you ask us.

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released November 26, 2021

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Rino is the solo project of Indonesian born, Melbourne/Naarm-based producer Rino Darusman.

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