On ‘AVALON,’ SOREN delivers hard dance from the desert

16/10/2024 · Source: Dancing Astronaut ↗

SOREN ’s status as one of the most promising American acts in the hard dance scene isn’t up for debate. That’s the key takeaway from “AVALON,” a thunderous addition to the Dirty Workz signee’s statement-making series of singles this year. Fittingly billed as “hard dance from the desert,” the Dancing Astronaut Artist to Watch in 2024 ‘s answer to “ ON MY OWN ” expands his strong musical identity (defined by dark, dramatic melodies; arena-sized sound; and a cerebral and distinctive sense of invention). On it, the Middle Eastern influence that threads “AVALON” and its bright, forward-thinking color kicks add a sense of novelty to SOREN’s inimitable, well-practiced, and immediately recognizable sound. And although the Middle Eastern feel that “AVALON” evokes is stylistically new for the SOREN project, it’s anything but for Bryce Sorensen, the Los Angeles-based producer behind it. “When makin