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GEORGE FITZGERALD BURNS

‘Burns’ is an enchanting, electronic production from George FitzGerald; swiftly following his sophomore album, Update, appearing just two months ago. Despite the London-based artist’s busy schedule with radio broadcasts, DJ sets, live performances and two albums since 2015, FitzGerald still finds time for a moment of behind-the-scenes inspiration. The producer/DJ shares that "the track started life as a kind of strange studio experiment making a beatless chant out of loads of contrasting vocal samples, and then morphed over time. It works as a moment on a dancefloor but at heart it's meant to be quite meditative.” The sampled vocal, repeated over and over again, serves to draw the listener into a tranquil trance, illuminated by a gradually building mesh of restful beats and FitzGerald’s floating voice. ‘Burns’ absolutely strays from the regulated three minute thirty seconds, taking you on a different journey and providing a moment of contemplative meditation, whether on the move, sitting still, or heading out onto the dancefloor. - HT

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