It's been two years since the world lost the talented Gareth Falls Lockhart, better known by his stage name i_o. The year 2020 was a tough one for everyone in the world but Gareth and the vocalist Lights used the time in lockdown to create something really special with the 14 track album "Warehouse Summer", it was all done over virtual meetings and interactions where Gareth and her played around with sounds and lyrics, the product is simply beautiful. Lights decided to dust off the link to the album 20 months after his passing and and it has been released at the 2nd anniversary of i_o's passing. A fitting way to pay tribute to a great artist and one that meant so much to her. In an Instagram post dedicated to this album, Lights had this to say "Garrett always said Warehouse Summer felt like the feeling you get when you leave the rave at 4am and the air is hot and sticky and you’re dead af but alive. Like ghosts riding penny boards on a dark summer street. I hope you feel every bit of this when you listen. It’s intense and gentle, like he was. I lost a dear friend and musical partner, I miss him very much. 444ever. I would say he was so fucking inspiring but he would hate that."
Fever is an eerie track that tugs are your heart if you pay attention to the lyrics, but the melody and synths are just pure bliss when listened to. It's the perfect mix of trance and house with the deep bassline and melodic guitar chords in the background. I loved it from the first time I heard it and hope you do to.
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