Miracle is more than the sum of its parts, Deeply, darkly psychedelic as one might anticipate but this is much closer to pop music than the two have ever encountered before. It was never discussed. It just happened. The music of Miracle is an apparition, a leap of faith, an inexplicable birth. As O'Sullivan whispers in 'The Visitor', "You can't see them because your eyes are adjusting". Dreamy vocal arrangements melt into a myriad of harmony over a driving, tranced out ascension of arpeggiating synths. Heavy, woozy beats and immensely detailed programming bind the two worlds. Brought into even more sparkling dimensions with the addition of Dave Cooley, the master-board-wizard behind the likes of J Dilla and Flying Lotus. Whilst refusing to be timestamped, there is a perpetual forward movement to Miracle recalling elements of minimal Techno and 70s Kosmische, although O'Sullivan's distinctive croon leans into lush 80s pop territory.
Machine music has never sounded so human.
The release of Miracle's debut EP is accompanied by a series of reimaginings of its monstrous lead track -'The Visitor'- by a notorious selection of names, including Cologne minimal don The Field, UK bass mistress Ikonika, Oslo's electronic guitar God, Fennesz, and Adeptus, the Legowelt-signed San Fran acid freak behind Kreayshawn's 'Bumpin Bumpin'.