Essáy Love & Air

It's been raining a lot here in Denver, and it was starting to make me feel pretty dreary until I came across "Love & Air" from Essáy. This German producer builds a dark, empty atmosphere that gets transformed into a beautiful piece of contemplative emotion with the help of a subtle piano melody. It's the perfect song to take me out of my temporary funk and teach me to look for the beauty in places that I wouldn't normally expect.

You can grab Distance & Lights EP on Bandcamp for free through the Edinburgh-based net label Cut Records.

Cut Records is a small label trying to break the mold by offering quality free music and showing that "free music can be as valued and highly regarded as any other." They've certainly proved that point with this release.