Left At Sunset is a new 3-track 12 from the terribly talented Tornado Wallace. The label, Running Back, set the scene by describing the music as designed for those dedicated dancers still moving as the party is closing. A re-entry record, rather than peak time banging. 

That said, for an aging raver like me, the opener, Asahi Ga Yonderiu, a collaboration with Courtney Bailey, is pretty driving, uplifting house. Progg-y, and touching on trance, while its bass-line has the bounce of early `90s New York. The tone very musical, bright, shiny and sweetened, sugared by Bailey’s vocal.  

The EP’s title track, though, definitely has its heart in the chillout room. Carrying a lush, loved-up air, despite its shifting, rolling breakbeat, it could easily pass for an outtake from Music From Memory’s Virtual Dreams compilation. Melodic machines mimic rainforest fauna, there are hints of human harmony and sequences that sound like dolphin song. Digital didgeridoo further decorates its bottomless bass-line, and then 5 to 6 minutes in Wallace raises an intense, mind-bending ringing wall. Finally taking the edge off this rush with a little calming piano. 

Plasticine begins with an ambient techno intro, featuring more dolphins, before introducing a squelchy, squishy, dubby beat. Again, it’s alive with wildlife noises, and this time also woven with wistful, panpipe-like whistles. Elephants roar, and electric Tesla coil fizz adds to the fidgeting. All suggesting a psychedelic journey through a jungle at night. The tune’s name perhaps a nod to the malleability of peyote-altered reality. 

Tornado Wallace’s Left At Sunset can be ordered directly from Running Back.