Solardo, Maur – Free [Rendezvous]

Manchester house heavyweights Solardo reunite with UK duo Maur for ‘Free’, a new collaboration landing via Rendezvous Sound. The release marks the third link-up between the two acts, following ‘Power’ on Ultra and ‘My Love’ on Sola, continuing a creative relationship that has repeatedly brought their respective takes on house music together.

Built around a rolling 129 BPM groove, ‘Free’ is a full-throttle dancefloor record designed for the moment a room collectively lets go. Chunky, warm basslines drive the track forward beneath a soulful, hook-led vocal, while its combination of ’90s rave influence, contemporary house production and undeniable anthem energy gives it a timeless club feel.

“‘Free’ came together really naturally with Maur. The last time we released together was five years ago with ‘Power’, so it felt right getting back in the studio and doing something again. We wanted to encompass that ’90s rave and dance sound, with that proper anthem feel and loads of energy, but still make it feel current and like us. We’ve been playing it out and it’s been going off, so we’re buzzing to finally get it out on Rendezvous.” –  Solardo

For Maur, the collaboration came together just as quickly. “Our second collaboration with Solardo feels really special. The lads loved the first demo, so we drove up to Manchester that week and finished it in one all-nighter. Hearing Carl Cox give it its first proper spin at UNVRS and Creamfields was a pretty mad moment!” –  Maur