Between them, Ryan Hemsworth and Giraffage have tackled virtually every style of electronic music there is, frequently coloring outside genre lines and fusing their ingenious hybrids with shimmery pop and R&B. Radio Active, their debut album as the duo Bodysync, represents something new for both of them: a deep dive into the classic sounds of ’90s house music. “Good Morning” is a sun-kissed endorphin rush of breakbeats and organ bass; the disco house of “Jet Lag” bears passport stamps from a stopover in French-touch territory; and standout “Body,” featuring their longtime collaborator Tinashe, is a pitch-perfect encapsulation of the pre-millennial moment when Todd Edwards’ skippy garage edits were finding their way overseas to the UK’s burgeoning 2-step scene. But what makes this so clearly a Hemsworth and Giraffage project is that it’s never expressly retro. Even when they’re playing with the time-tested rave stabs of a tune like “Our World,” they sprinkle their golden-age flashbacks with a healthy pinch of future-pop fairy dust, conjuring an ultra-vivid vision of dance music’s most beloved sounds—and, moreover, one that exists outside of linear time. Like déjà vu, their music seems at once warmly familiar and like a glimpse into the unknown.
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