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Night Breeze is back with Wanaka Springs, and this one’s locked in. It’s out now on Magnetic Magazine Recordings after premiering on our SoundCloud last week—and if you heard it then, you already know what time it is.
The groove carries everything here. It’s that kind of low-end pocket that makes the track feel alive without having to blow up halfway through. No massive drop. No overdone FX. Just a clean, focused arrangement that’s clearly been thought through. The melodies drift in and out, the kick and bass keep things grounded, and nothing gets in the way.
Snag It On Beatport Here
We ran an interview with Night Breeze ahead of the release, and it set the tone for what this track delivers. He talked about coming from a rock background—learning Hendrix and Santana on guitar, getting into Radiohead and Bob Moses later on—and you can feel that in the way this track moves. It’s not built on loops. It plays out like a full band, with chords doing most of the talking.
What stood out to me is how confident it is. It doesn’t chase trends. It doesn’t feel like it came from a template. It holds tension without dragging, and every section has a clear reason for being there. You don’t hear that enough.
If you’re into stripped-back, groove-driven house that works in a mix but also holds up solo, this is one worth grabbing. It’s out now on all platforms and up on Beatport. I’ve already added it to the Deep & Groovy Melodic House playlist, and I’ve got a feeling it’s going to stay there for a while.
Will Vance is a professional music producer who has been involved in the industry for the better part of a decade and has been the managing editor at Magnetic Magazine since mid-2022. In that time period, he has published thousands of articles on music production, industry think pieces and educational articles about the music industry. Over the last decade as a professional music producer, Will Vance has also ran multiple successful and highly respected record labels in the industry, including Where The Heart Is Records as well as having launched a new label with a focus on community through Magnetic Magazine. When not running these labels or producing his own music, Vance is likely writing for other top industry sites like Waves or the Hyperbits Masterclass or working on his upcoming book on mindfulness in music production. On the rare chance he's not thinking about music production, he's probably running a game of Dungeons and Dragons with his friends which he has been the dungeon master for for many years.
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