Mystic Jungle

𝙄𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙖 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙮 '𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚' 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚, 𝙮𝙚𝙩 𝙈𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙅𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙖𝙡𝙗𝙪𝙢 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚-𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙧-𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙘 𝙛𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙨𝙮.

Despite the short time between releases, Dario di Pace’s third LP, 'Sunset Breaker', has been in gestation for a long while and reflects an arduous journey through studio closures and multiple recording locations. It also shows the stylistic variety that results when a set of songs develops over several years. Despite this difficult journey, Mystic Jungle has produced a rich and multi-colored display of sounds and styles, resulting in his most diverse and adventurous musical narrative thus far.

Standout dance tracks like “Secrets” and “Some Lovin'” feature disco beats and body-moving grooves, with searing guitars, sultry saxophones, and layers of loved-up lyrics and call-and-response vocals that add to the magical motion. Meanwhile, “Innervision” and “Twilight” draw inspiration from lovers rock and neon new-wave dub pop, where yearning vocals, ecstatic pixie hooks, and liquid fuzz leads intertwine with fantasy synths and exotic string instruments from faraway lands. On sunbaked, stoner tracks like “The Road” and “Get Me Higher”, Mystic Jungle blends harmonizing passages of 60s psychedelia, radiant summer soul, and low-down zoner jamming.