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Beat & Path have spent two years nurturing talent, throwing their weight behind albums from Sanoi and The Oddness and tracking Uone and Western’s treks into the gold-rush territory. But it’s been 28 months since their last VA release, and Camp Out 001 provides the variety that was set up in 2020’s Winter Sampler.
There’s an eclectic range of tempos and romp factor here; this compilation is as much about dancing under trees as lying in a fireside cuddle puddle while someone plays amateur astronomer. Alongside the big Beat & Path names, there’s also a healthy recognition of bubbling talent. Melbourne singer-songwriter DLNJA has written something complex and eloquent, built around a plaintive vocal line exploring a sense (in the artist’s words) of ‘misplaced nostalgia’. It’s appropriate that this is the first track from the artist’s upcoming mini-album on Beat & Path, ‘Timeless, given the way its major/minor shifts create a sense of suspension from time. This is one for those who appreciate the contemplative side of electronic music and the world of distance that exists between a track and a song.
Release date: February 3rd, 2023.