Lust und Freude Musik’s fifth release arrives from Tufan Demir of Istanbul, who has been making music in various genres under different monikers for some time now. This EP bears Tufan’s own name and contains tracks of a more personal nature.

Despite the overall after-hour feel of the Toy Harmonics, it also draws heavily from modern house music elements. Four-to-the-floor pattern of the tracks do not necessarily mean that they are pure house as they encompass an undeniable ambient vein. Most of the percussive elements featured here have been recorded by Tufan, extracting sounds diligently from a toy archive that includes pieces ranging from action figures to music boxes.

The vinyl’s opening number Idiot Term tricks you with its mighty kicks and hypnotic percussions only to draw you into a dreamy atmosphere made up of pads and intricate structuring. Quiet Days In A Room starts off with a simple sequence and builds into a melodic orgy of bells and synth sounds. The most minimalist of all, Back To Fine offers the greatest emotional potential – despite its unmistakable dance footing, the track transcends electronic dance formulas thanks to its ingenious instrumentation.

The digital release of the EP, offered as a bonus, includes a 9-minute ambient-house version of Back To Fine, which flows effortlessly in its breathtaking beauty, as well as a vocal mix of Quiet Days In A Room, which features Lysann Zander on vocals.

Toy Harmonics skillfully marries house and ambient – Demir’s two favourites – and results in a work that has the potential to make you dance whilst being emotionally charged. In short, this time it’s personal. Luckily so.

More about Tufan:
http://www.sensiblesucker.com/
http://www.myspace.com/tufandemir
http://www.myspace.com/thisisbetonarme
http://soundcloud.com/tufan-demir