Anjunadeep is one of the few labels left where the brand basically guarantees the mood, and “Too Good” by Trilucid is exactly the kind of melodic deep house the label has spent fifteen years perfecting. Warm, unhurried, a little melancholy around the edges even when the chords are technically happy. The groove sits in that sweet spot where it’s too pretty for the peak-time floor and too propulsive for the chillout room, which is precisely the Anjunadeep zone and the reason their festival stages always feel like the adults’ table. The vocal sample floats in and out without ever fully resolving, and that withholding is what keeps you leaning forward. I’ve been craving more deep house lately because the bass-heavy stuff gets exhausting, and this scratches exactly that itch. It’s music for the drive home at 4am when the night’s over but you’re not ready to admit it. The production is immaculate, all soft edges and careful space, nothing fighting for room. Trilucid isn’t a name I knew before this, but a track this assured on a label this selective means they didn’t come from nowhere. Put it on, dim the lights, let it work.
Chrome Daydream
Chrome stars, jelly hearts and holographic colour. A nod to the glossy, optimistic graphics of the early web.