— New Release
“Bliss” EP
Stallings
Somewhere between the pulse of progressive house, the shuffle of breakbeat, and the haze of ambient textures, Stallings finds his voice. His debut EP on Houstrike doesn’t announce itself loudly, it drifts in, draws you close, and slowly unfolds like a dream you can almost remember. It feels both futuristic and nostalgic, a soundtrack to a city you’ve never been to but somehow know. Just a steady sense of direction, a mood carefully built, and an atmosphere that lingers long after the last note fades. For a first release, it’s unusually assured. Names like Joris Voorn, Spencer Brown, Marsh, and Dosem have already taken notice, but Stallings sounds like someone who’d be making this music whether anyone was listening or not.