Sonarpilot vs Johnny Miller- Freefall

Sonarpilot vs Jonny Miller
Freefall/LTM Remixes
Sonarpilot Audio

When a press release mentions two fresh productions from Sonarpilot (alongside Jonny Miller) and a couple of remixes thrown in for good measure, there’s a reason to get excited: because Sonarpilot is awesome.



Sonarpilot offers up a deep, melodic tech house reinterpretation of Freefall to start the EP. Reminiscent of the sort of subtle, progressive house sounds Sasha and Digweed were championing in the early parts of their sets when the world went “big room prog” crazy, Sonarpilot’s remix of Freefall is perfectly paced. Slowly adding layer upon layer of arpeggiated synths, dub chords and subtle pads to a basic four-to-the-floor percussive groove consisting only of a kick, some hats and a clap, and a dark, throbbing bassline, this remix is the definition of “hypnotic”.

Aybee’s remix of Freefall takes the track in an entirely different direction, combining choppy breakbeats with improvised Rhodes keys, haunting synths and a gorgeous, subtle bassline into a floaty, ethereal electronica trip. The arpeggiated synth from the original plays a heavy part throughout as well, giving the remix a slightly left-of-centre edge, which contrasts nicely with the lush atmosphere created by the other sounds.
LTM sees Sonarpilot and Jonny Miller mixing ambient and electronica sounds with dub production techniques. The result won’t appeal to everyone, but open your mind far enough and you’ll have a hard time not liking this cerebral journey through jumpy percussive rhythms, big bass growls, haunting vocals, sparkly melodies and tape delay, lots and lots of tape delay. Lay-Far straightens LTM into a more dancefloor ready, skippy house cut. Shuffly kicks and snares and a phat, analogue bassline drive the tune while countless layers of melodies float in and out of the track, and some field recording style hiss and vocals unobtrusively pop up here and there. Add in a half-time freeform jazz breakdown, and you’ve got a winner.

Sonarpilot vs Johnny Miller- Freefall is out now on Sonarpilot Audio

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