DJ Koze’s Spiralen keeps the left-field dance world twisting

DJ Koze’s Spiralen remains one of the most useful electronic news items to carry into 24 May. Released as the front half of an upcoming AA-side single on his Pampa label, the seven-minute track does what Koze does best: it turns dance music into a spiral rather than a straight line.

His music has always been mischievous, humane and slightly bent, capable of working in a club while still feeling as if some odd private joke or emotional secret is moving beneath the groove. Spiralen is not just another functional track. The title already suggests circular motion, slow hypnosis and a refusal to arrive by the obvious route.

Koze’s best work often makes repetition feel playful rather than mechanical, and his production has a way of making tiny details feel alive: a melodic curve, a strange texture, a piece of sound that seems to wink at the listener. For a 24 May indie/electronic digest, Spiralen is a strong current item because it gives the weekend a left-field dance pulse without abandoning personality. In a world of generic club tools, Koze still sounds like someone building a room with a trapdoor in the floor. Source: https://pitchfork.com/news/dj-koze-drops-new-song-spiralen