
Superdj Mavr captured the euphoria of nostalgia in his latest sonic capsule of electro pop, Memory Box. Forget the old tropes of rose-tinted glasses, in this sleek mind-altering session, snapshots of the past slip through a psychedelic synth-pop kaleidoscope before drifting upwards through the cosmically lush production, which demonstrates exactly why and how Superdj Mavr earned and deserved his pedigree status.
There’s a galaxy of soul swathed into the stylistic oscillations of Memory Box, which hits all the right cinematic spots while affirming that Superdj Mavr’s true home is behind a DJ booth, watching bodies move and find transcendence to tempo. The Kyiv-based DJ, producer and vinyl devotee has spent more than 25 years shaping electronic rooms through rare records, high-energy house, techno, breaks and big beat, while helping build Ukraine’s vinyl culture through his long-standing connection to Diskultura.
The artist’s decorated and devoted history moves through Memory Box with seasoned cultivation. The production feels sleek yet reverent to the dancefloor, sharpened by club knowledge earned through decades of reading dancers at floor level. To top it all off, the outro blooms into something spiritual through nuancedly interlaced hymnal chants, and if there’s any electro pop producer worthy of being knelt to at an altar, it is Superdj Mavr
Memory Box is now available to stream on all major platforms, including SoundCloud.
Review by Amelia Vandergast