Chaim “Escape Velocity”

It speaks volumes when a guy like Guy Gerber thinks fondly enough of you to want to enter into a long-term collaboration. Such is the case with fellow Isreali crowd-charmer Chaim, who’s been tapped multiple times to cross streams in the studio and had his “Blue Shadow” signed to Gerber’s revered RUMORS imprint last year. Now, the Tel Aviv tech house talent is readying his follow-up in the form of the heady three-tracker Can’t Wait to C U.

Slated to hit shelves next week, the release is poised to hit clubs and the sets of underground selectors just as hard. Filling out the final spot on the EP is “Escape Velocity,” which sees its premiere here today. Chaim keeps things deeply dedicated to the dancefloor, flinging a shit-ton of groove into orbit through crisp percs and arcing analog lines. It’s a trip—one I’m willing to take any day of the week.

Available June 1 via RUMORS.

Were you impulsive on this track, or did you have a sketch in mind before you started?
It’s the only track of the release that was more planned with the new analogue machine drum that I just bought. I wanted a track that was less melodic and uplifting, with more analogue sound.

Was there one particular moment in the recording or mixing process of this track that made you feel as though you were creating something pretty damn special?
While I was working on the beat, it felt like something warm and powerful—but still different, because it fits different times of your set. It can be in the end of a warm-up, it can be peak-time, and it can be in the last hour of your set.

Describe the best setting/activity to hear this track.
The best setting to listen to this track is a dark room, no light at all, with a massive sound system, at 3am.

What’s the takeaway here? Is there a message or vibe you hope to get across to listeners?
It’s less as a message; it’s more about showing that I’m a versatile artist. I’m showing a darker side of my production. As a DJ that’s going to buy records, especially if it’s a vinyl, I prefer to buy three tracks instead of two that are all different from each other. It’s tracks that are all different from each other that can match different times of your set, different parties, different crowds, and I love it as a DJ that’s buying records.

What’s your favorite sound/synth/effect/etc. used here?
My favorite sound in the track is the rhythm of my new machine drum and the snare velocity cut-off.

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