[Thor Joachim Haga]

First of all, congratulations on the single, Ruslan! John Dyksta, is that your artist name (I immediately think of the special effects guru John Dykstra)?

It’s a lovely piece — a little bit of David Lynch vibe going on, a little bit of dreamy Johnny Jewel. But with that unmistakable, sensual 80s synth sound á la Jonathan Elias’ TWO MOON JUNCTION or VAMP.

A lot of interesting details going on at the same time — the piano ostinato, the perc, the wide-open chords and then the melodic bit on top. It all meshes well, even touching on small moments of dissonance here and there. I would perhaps have loved it to “breathe” more — i.e. create bridges or transitions where you lose some of the elements, or modulate more clearly, to make it more varied. Like you do towards the end there. But a fine piece indeed.

Will we be getting more? Is there an album on the horizon? 🙂