Seven Lions – Cusp
Seven Lions has been the king of melodic dubstep for quite some time now. He has illustrated this time and time again, continuously adding to his truly staggering musical catalogue. Recently, we have seen Jeff begin to branch out and try different styles. His newest EP The Throes of Winter featured some crossover hits, with ‘A Way To Say Goodbye‘ and ‘Lose Myself’ noticeably integrating progressive house influences. His newest single ‘Falling Away‘ sees him drifting out farther into the waters of melodic house, as he adopts a deep and minimalistic approach. Seven Lions is now taking it a step further, releasing a 138 bpm trance track on Armin van Buuren’s Who’s Afraid Of 138?!  label.
It was fairly jarring for Seven Lions fans tuned into A State of Trance to hear ‘Cusp‘ premiered last week. While Jeff Montalvo has experimented with genres before, he has never ventured out into trance territory. Many Seven Lions fans remember Jeff’s Above & Beyond remixes a couple years back, beautifully fusing trance and melodic bass in his takes on ‘Satellite‘ and ‘You Got To Go‘. His passion for the genre is quite evident, and it shows in the remarkably unique and beautiful melody of ‘Cusp’. The track represents an exciting direction in Seven Lions’ career, as fans will eagerly await to see if he continues with this trance experimentation.
Seven Lions – Cusp | Beatport
