DJ & producer EddyThron has brought back his beloved ATOP series, after a year and a half since the first episode went online. The return of the series goes by the name “ATOP 02: Buenos Aires”, and, like its former instalment, “ATOP 01: Buenos Aires”, takes place in the heart of the capital city of Argentina, which he remembers as the region where his life changed for good.
In searching for variety and testing his own recipes, Eddy, originally a Trance and Progressive Trance producer, launched his Organic House subalias EddyThron pres. Aloft in 2020, looking to experiment in new spaces, with the idea to produce slower music that could evoke the same feelings Trance can. The ATOP series is the original EddyThron pres. Aloft concept in action, bringing soft, soulful melodies and emotions to the most breathtaking locations, high above, hence the name Aloft, and hence the name “ATOP”. These sets are carefully crafted to offer a sublime pairing of touching music and stunning landscapes, supported by aerial takes that show the mute magic of said places.
“Granted, it was a long wait, but it was 100% worth it — I didn’t want to rush the next episode of the series, since I want every second of every set to be as special as possible”, says EddyThron, who returned to the city where ATOP 01 took place, this time from a different balcony. “ATOP is one of my dream projects come true, and so I don’t want to lose any passion about it. I spent the passive portion of the last 18 months compiling a tracklist that felt just right for this. I returned to my beautiful Buenos Aires for a 2-hour-long journey through soft music, melody, feeling, and even a bit of tears towards the end.”
Through what he considers his “most intimate set to date”, Eddy takes listeners through a delicate selection of moving progressions, appreciating a colourful sundown sequence from the ninth floor of a balcony in the neighbourhood of Recoleta. Tracks like Monkey Safari’s ‘Safe’ and M.O.S. & Krasa Rosa’s ‘Odysseya’ set the tone for an intense emotional delivery, accompanied by ad-hoc interpretations of Pop and Indie classics, such as a-ha’s ‘Take On Me’, Bent’s ‘Always’, and London Grammar’s ‘Strong’.
Eddy comments, “A highlight of the set for me is when I played my track ‘Callao & Santa Fe’, and we managed to fly the drone exactly to that one intersection of the city which inspired it: Where Santa Fe Avenue meets Callao Avenue. Bucket list, full-circle moment right there” (see image below). Apart from the single, he played a couple of his own tracks and edits, in true ATOP fashion.
“ATOP 02: Buenos Aires” is meant to be not only listened to, but watched and enjoyed as if you’d been there. It aims to be proof that emotions live unaffected by time and space, and that the special moments of one person, might turn into a pleasant moment of another one.
You can stream EddyThron pres. Aloft’s latest ATOP set by clicking here, or referring to the embedded video below. Take a look at the tracklist following the video.
ATOP 02: Buenos Aires Tracklist:
- Bent – Always (St.Ego Unofficial Remix)
- Monkey Safari – Safe
- Chicane – The Sleepless Year
- Bruno Andrada & Fernando Ferreyra – The Color Of Your Eyes
- EddyThron pres. Aloft – Callao & Santa Fe
- Fulltone – Kairo
- Enigmatic – Creature Of The Clouds
- M.O.S. & Diiptrip feat. Leonid Sivelkin – When She Leaves
- Marley Hughes – deLulu
- ID – ID
- AltReal – Lost Voices (EddyThron pres. Aloft Remix)
- Sahar Z – Back in My Arms (Shai T Remix)
- a-ha – Take On Me (AxeLara Unofficial Rework)
- M.O.S. & Krasa Rosa – Odysseya
- Yamin Bene feat. Dani Zavera – Oblivion (London Grammar Strong)
- Nicolas Soria, Niko Garcia – Mi Inspiracion
- Domingo + – Hardway
- HOKI – King of Hearts (Martin Roth Remix)
- Simon Vuarambon – Lazos
- Above & Beyond feat. Zoë Johnston – Crazy Love (ANUQRAM Remix)
- Tony McGuinness – Crying (EddyThron pres. Aloft Mix)
- Mitch Oliver & Maaruo feat Beyries – Same Light (Erdi Irmak Remix)
- Spencer Brown – Divine Intervention
- Enamour – Brush The Dust Off Your Soul
- Way Out West feat. Joanna Law – The Gift (EddyThron pres. Aloft Edit)
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