In their new 2-track EP “Melting” on Embassy One, the electronic music pair KIDSØ teams up with the Polish singer Helaine Vis. The song is about regretting the past and finding it hard to let go. It combines KIDSØ’s unique production style with Vis’s strong singing.
KIDSØ (Moritz Grassinger and Martin Schneider) make a booming bassline and rhythmic handclaps that add to the nostalgic feel of “Melting.” A lead with a lot of brass adds energy and goes well with Vis’s mature and deeply moving vocal performance. The lines “I saw ice in his eyes, now it’s melting/How I didn’t want to make him cry/I saw ice in his eyes, now it’s melting/I wish that I could turn back time” give the song a deep emotional quality.
The two groups have been working together for years because KIDSØ liked Vis’s song “Ice” when they were first putting out music on Springstoff. As soon as they heard each other’s music, they started working on “Melting” as a way to combine their unique computer production skills with Vis’s skill as a songwriter.
They keep pushing the limits of their sound with “Melting,” which combines driving tech house with emotive songcraft. The song shows that the two can make dancefloor-ready beats with story depth and human feeling. It’s a sad exercise in nostalgia, and it’s an exciting next step in their musical development.
The release includes also Better Days with ROBINS. The tune was released back in February but it made its way through to this EP.
