Michael Calfan – Brothers [Spinnin’]

The impressive production is a suspenseful smattering of piano chords that underscore the melancholy arrangement, driven by ominous vocal samples, which lead the listener on a more introspective aural journey.

Considering how “Brothers” differs from Calfan’s more upbeat tracks like last year’s “Nobody Does It Better,” you have to wonder if he’s attempting to pursue a more subversive creative direction.

Even if he was, though, he doesn’t quite execute “Brothers” with the same finesse as the deep/tech house cuts that it seemingly aims to emulate. As layered as the production is, it simply doesn’t exhibit the sound design subtleties that make releases from labels like All Day I Dream such sought-after commodities.