Live Review: Mildlife give us their dancefloor best on 'How Long Does It Take?'
Melbourne multi-instrumental four-piece MILDLIFE are on a hell of a hot streak. After a stellar 2018 (where we dubbed them an Artist to Watch in 2019), the group have just announced that they'll very aptly be joining the family at Inertia Music, alongside the likes of BadBadNotGood, Floating Points, Sudan Archives and more.
They're about to head out on their final Australian shows for the year before heading overseas, but to tide us over, they've given us a taste of what's been going on behind studio doors with a new 12" in 'How Long Does It Take?'
Longtime fans of the group will know from their live shows that this is the track they close their sets with. “The song is an homage to the dance floors and clubbers who championed our music from Day 1.” say the band, ”We’ve been delighted to watch heaving crowds burn holes in the dance floor as we close our set with it so now we’re equally delighted to offer it up on record as a late night thumper.”
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And boy does this track chug along. After opening with a delicate array of jazzed up flutes and the sweet, sweet sounds of the historical Fender Rhodes piano that work in tandem to create a glistening image of starry skies and , we're eased into the pulsing percussion, and with it, it brings the
The locomotive power of the track never ceases, taking you with it on a journey across intergalactic planes. As instruments are added and omitted, the mood slowly builds, until the closing moments of the track where there's a resolute kind of finality being felt, one that carries with you just as wholly on the recording as I'm sure it would after experiencing it live.
The 12" B-side features two remixes direct from Cosmic Disco's Daniele Baldelli and his partner in crime Marco Dionigi. The first takes the track deep into late night territory, and the 'Malba' mix coming in hot, straight from the 1979 Cosmic Club dancefloor.
With their debut record Phase under their belt, they're taking their blistering live performance around the country this April/May. Check out the dates below:
Friday, April 26
The Lansdowne, Sydney NSW
Saturday, April 27
The Zoo, Brisbane QLD
Thursday, May 9
The Night Cat, Melbourne VIC
Saturday, May 11
The Croxton, Melbourne VIC **SOLD OUT**
Grab tickets here.
Words by CAITLIN MEDCALF
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