Ma Sha is set to release a new EP on Steel City Dance Discs, ‘Hydrofall’ Across four cuts, the New York-based artist swaps out the high-impact sounds of previous releases on Nervous Horizon, TraTraTrax and Nerve Collect for a palette of swirling, dubby textures, instinctual rhythms and morphing basslines tooled for maximum mind-opening.
“It became less about designing sound and more about listening to where the sound wanted to go”
The tracks on ‘Hydrofall’ – which lands in full on 31st July – were created through a series of live jam sessions and spells of freeform synth experimentation, which lends the project its raw, improvised energy.
This reaches boiling point on the impulsive rave workout, ‘B Effect’, which pairs Ma Sha’s signature hard-hitting percussion with bright, cosmic arps and eyes-down grooves. “I want people to feel like they’re floating,” she shared. “Or falling, but in a good way.”