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

DJ Koze’s Spiralen remains one of the most useful electronic items moving into 25 May. Released as part of an upcoming AA-side single on his Pampa label, the track does what Koze does best: it makes dance music feel like a strange human machine rather than a rigid grid. The title is perfect because Koze rarely moves in straight lines. His grooves tend to circle, wobble, smile, drift and then suddenly reveal a feeling that was hiding inside the loop all along.

Spiralen is not just a functional club tool. It is a Koze track, which means the details matter: the way a sound bends, the way repetition becomes mischievous, the way a dance track can carry warmth and weirdness at the same time. For an indie/electronic digest, Koze belongs because he sits at the border between club culture and artful personality. He makes music for DJs, but also for listeners who want dance music to feel surprising rather than generic. On 25 May, Spiralen gives the Monday digest a left-field pulse: hypnotic, playful and just odd enough to keep the floor from becoming too well behaved. Source: https://pitchfork.com/news/dj-koze-drops-new-song-spiralen