Entel – Melodies in Harmony (Edits)

Columbus DJ Entel recently released a full-length on Deep State Recordings that will leave any of you progressive house and techno music fans begging for more. From humble beginnings producing music as a student at Ohio University to being recognized by titans Above & Beyond during its Group Therapy radio show, Entel’s stock has been steadily rising over the past few years. When it comes to top Columbus DJs, it has been hard to escape this name.

Released on August 19, Melodies in Harmony (Edits) is the debut album from Entel. On it you will find some of the most mysterious and dark progressive house sounds coming from the capital city. The 12-track album comes packed with multiple features from Luke Coulson, Eileen Jaime, and a few others. All of these characters play a role in the submersive, hypnotic melodies that you hear all throughout Melodies in Harmony

Coulson’s words greet us on the opener, “Crisis.” They sing, “I keep falling like a landslide/Something keeps pulling me down.” Those words also serve as a very apt description of what listening to this LP feels like. It feels like you’re descending down a landslide of dark space. That is until Entel brings in one of their smooth drops, which serves as the perfect catalyst to launch you full force into their enigmatic sound. 

What I love most about this album is how some of the songs tend to make you feel like sitting back in a recliner and melting away to Entel’s bass-driven synths. But at the same time, there are songs that climax so hard that you won’t be able to resist getting out of that chair and stepping into some heavy dance vibes. Regardless of the energy Entel is trying to set, the synths always seem to guide the way. The way the dark, ethereal sounds on songs like “Belong Here” and the epic closer “Rhiannon” can set you in a dreamlike state or have you up and raving respectively is quite magical.

While the songs in the first third of Melodies in Harmony take a bit to get to their deep trance state, “Court St” is already there by the first note. There are some other instances of this right-away heaviness despite the tracks also going through their own climactic phase. The middle of the album seems to follow this pattern of already being at a heightened state by the time you hear the first synth. The beginning of Melodies did the heavy lifting. It’s now time to lose yourself on the dance floor the rest of the way through.

The melodic journey that Entel takes you on during their debut LP has to be one of 2022’s progressive house high points. Garnering worldwide praise is one thing, but being able to deliver is what, in the end, matters most. Entel most certainly brought the heat on Melodies in Harmonies, an album that won’t be easy to forget anytime soon.

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