MUUI’s Through Closed Eyes EP lands as a fully realized statement of what makes his sound so distinctive. Released on Songspire Records, the three-track collection expands on his reputation for organic, hardware-driven production that blurs the line between performance and composition.
The lead single, “Through Closed Eyes,” immediately sets the tone. Its rolling, bubbling low end moves like a tide, steady and hypnotic, while light melodic layers drift above it, unfolding slowly and deliberately. The track feels alive in motion, guided by touch rather than automation.
The Sound of Patience and Precision
MUUI has long been known for his approach to texture and restraint, and this EP captures that with precision. “Gentle Resistance” stretches out with patient pacing and muted percussion, giving space for every synth phrase to breathe. “The Hardest Soft I” closes the record with a sense of emotional release, driven by soft chords that fade into the background as if dissolving back into silence. Across all three tracks, his production maintains a sense of balance—rhythmic but never hurried, melodic but never overstated.
What makes Through Closed Eyes stand out is how personal it feels within MUUI’s broader catalog. His bio describes his process as one of instinct and exploration, building from live hardware sessions that emphasize texture, tone, and imperfection. That sense of immediacy carries through every moment of this EP. You can feel the push and pull of analog control—the small variations in timing, the shifting pulse of modulation—that keep each track feeling human.
MUUI has been building toward this sound for years through a steady string of releases that have made him a familiar name within the progressive and melodic house scene. This record feels like a culmination of that growth, channeling the exploratory tone of his past work into something clear and intentional. Through Closed Eyes is both transportive and grounded, a reminder of how much depth can be found in simplicity when every sound is placed with care.
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.
