With two lead singles already under his belt it’s now time for Eric Sharp to round things out in one symphonic release.
Over the past four years, Sharp has only released individual singles, so the ‘Eric Sharp & Friends EP’ is a momentous achievement in his career.
Featuring hit tracks ‘Too Much’ and ‘Take This Time’, you now also get to enjoy two more tunes, ‘Call in the Night’ and ‘Some Place I Can Call My Own’. Three of the tracks feature his good mate Zhao, with ‘Too Much’ featuring Brooklyn lads French Horn Rebellion.
Eric Sharp has come a long way since his successful DJ spinning days in the underground house and techno scene, but they certainly shaped his productions for a more focused sound today.
“For the ‘Eric Sharp & Friends EP’ I left that creative constraint behind and just focused on making music as an ends in and of itself. Those who follow my original work will know that collaboration is a big part of my process. I find that there is a nearly magical energy exchange in co-creating music with other artists whom I share a wavelength with,” Sharp said.
The four-track body of work shows a softer more moodier side to Sharp’s personality both as a producer and a writer, with a creative flow geared towards the philosophy of surrealist painters like Dali, Magritte and Miro.
“Surrealism involves allowing one’s unconscious to manifest itself in one’s work, maintaining an openness to explore whatever flows through oneself. Because of this I often don’t know what a song is going to be about until halfway through writing it,” he said.
The EP was developed both in his home studio and remotely, with writing sessions at Drew Kramer (Wild & Free) and Zhao’s studios, where the focus was primarily around developing ideas.
“It’s hard for me to take in my productions with a fresh ear, but hopefully on first listen people will hear the tracks as warm, inviting, and hypnotic. My goal is to draw people in my world sonically to have their own experience, and for this purpose, an EP is a better avenue than a single would have been,” he said.
When you next see Eric Sharp live, listen closely as you will hear snippets of these four singles filter through his set.
“Ironically, now that I have the final masters I find myself sneaking these songs into my DJ sets quite regularly even though they are pretty different from most of what I mix,” he said.
‘Eric Sharp & Friends EP’ is available everywhere now including Spotify & Apple Music, with thanks to Little Assembly.
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