SoulAux releases new single “Starling”

Based in Cincinnati, SoulAux is an enigmatic music duo featuring SoulAux Wade and SoulAux Nardo. After hearing each other’s music and bonding over a shared sonic vision, an instant sonic chemistry was formed and the pair began work on their latest creative endeavour.

Taking inspiration from hip hop, jazz and world music, SoulAux crafts short and immersive tracks that flow across various styles and moods. Unveiling the project to the world last month, they released their debut single “Ghosts In The Machines” and have already followed up with four more tracks.

Bringing us their latest effort, they share the new single titled “Starling,” a piece that, reflected in its name, serves as the soundtrack for the natural wonder of a starling murmuration. Influenced by the beauty of nature, SoulAux serves up a hazy soundscape that draws on elements of downtempo hip hop, tinges of jazz and new age structures.

Opened by a spacey vocal sample carrying the words “time passes, things changes” warm woodwind tones ring out among soft sonic textures as sparse percussive elements hint at the incoming rhythm. As the swell of smokey tones takes over, the subtle patter of drum shots and airy chimes of triangle and delicate splash of cymbal casts a hypnotic scene.

Mimicking the graceful dance of starling birds in flight, the track gently flows with trance-inducing instrumental leads as the fuzzy arrangement and steady march of the drums carries the song through a spellbinding listening experience before coming full-circle to be closed by the vocal sample that started the stellar two minute journey. “Starling” presents a charming slice of the SoulAux universe with a sound that’s entirely original and enjoyable from start to finish. We can’t wait to see what this duo has in store for the rest of 2024 and beyond as they continue to share their unique musical output.

Listen to Starling below

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