The mysterious 2-person project “Sun Atlas” has released their second and highly anticipated single, titled “Superduper”, a luscious and soulful instrumental piece that takes the acidic Jazz Fusion of their previous single and tempers it in the cooling waters of 1966, where it meets with the soul and the pop of the era for some amazing results.

In June 2019, Sun Atlas released their debut single through Mocambo Records as a limited-print vinyl that quickly sold out. And that was that for the band it seemed, not a peep else until they re-released “Grand Theft” in November last year alongside an exciting announcement: The Band was now working on an LP to be released under Berliner label BLOODSTREAM.

There’s very little to know about Sun Atlas, and all that the duo seem interested in relaying to us is the thrilling soundtrack they are slowly weaving for us, one that is equally suited for an inner-city Karate-narc melodrama or the screeching car chase of European muscle through the streets of Morocco. As you can tell, the music is highly cinematic, and I don’t think they’re shy about that at all.

The track opens up on an intriguing bassline and a martial snare reminiscent of Jefferson Airplane’s “White Rabbit”. This is chased immediately by a rich ensemble of synth, electronic organ, guitar, and a spectrum of wind instruments condensing two whole decades into a vitamin-dense piece with more layers than a clubhouse sandwich stack.

if anything can immediately gleam, the mysterious duo behind “Superduper”, is they’re multi-instrumentalist virtuosos with a sizeable mental library of music and film influences. Their instincts and taste take them on creative journeys so far removed from anything you might usually come across, that I find myself frankly saddened in a way that the genres Sun Atlas so masterfully embodies tend to fly under most people’s radars.

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