Named after the year he fell in love with electronic music (1988) and the coinciding sound he aligns himself with, Italian producer Deep88 has been crafting tracks and releasing vinyl efforts on his label—which also operates under the Deep88 handle—from similarly minded artists for a while now. Here, we have an original production that he’s offered up, one that stays true to the first part of the artist’s moniker with a subdued, rolling bassline and a swung groove of the sort found in classic Midwestern house. Atop this rhythmic structure, Deep88 showers the tune with gentle, swirling pads and a brief appearance by an effected vocal sample that brings it all together.

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