Sonia Calico

While Taiwanese DJ/Producer Sonia Calico is no stranger to tearing up the musical rule book, frequently mashing breakbeat, trap, future bass, grime, rap & mando pop, her 2018 EP moves her music even further into new terrain.
The Desert Trance EP pokes and probes electronic music into a cinematic world, where titans such as Lalo Schifrin & Morricone once roamed, whilst simultaneously time traveling the listener through to the present and future with it’s beats & noise. A master piece in shape-shifting musical genres.

Desert Trance

Memory Dies in Your Dream

Doll

Love Hate Relationship

Nightmares About Past & Future

Taj Raiden

After releasing two craze singles, "Clutter Confines" for LGBTQ+ communities and chaotic  "Hougong Crash", Sonia Calico, who has rooted in Taipei dancing halls for years, cooperated with American singer Taj Raiden in her new single "Iridescent Vision". The main theme is about those visions created when the human civilization meets future technologies.
 
In the beginning, the song uses drumming sound which simulates traditional tribal rhythm, and then adds an ancient humming layer. This creates a mood that connects with the archaic civilization. With merging more and more electronic elements, the first half tries to make listeners feel that they walked through the civilization evolving path. The second half uses straightforward Hi-Tech rhythm to build stronger and stronger dancing feelings, and reach the heated grand finale. Meanwhile, mixing the humming vocal of Sonia Calico, intermittent Acid Synth line, and the broken howling sound of Taj Raiden with Breakbeat bridge, the song ends in two lines of lyrics, "Binary Stars" and "Married by the gods", which breaks the gorgeous imaginations and brings the listeners back to the reality.

Artwork: Software2050 IRL

Iridescent Vision

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Desert Trance

Song List

Desert Trance

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