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Still surfing high on a warm wave of applause by international critics and tastemakers for the recent second remix EP of his wanderlust debut, Tobias Meggle, the soul and skills behind sandboy, is offering another delicate slice of emotional content this summer. It is the last vinyl twelve inch release before the echoes album next september. From and for the heart and soul... This is truly where it is meant to go and where its coming from when you are listening to these 2 brand new tracks presented for the first time here. Far from any preconceived idea or marketing thought, Sandboys concept of collaboration is purely and simply the spontaneous birth of a human connection through the personality and reflection of another artists work. This approach was displayed previously with the karmic beauties of Esther Proud, Marishka Phillips, Nice Ferreira, Marianne Kirch or Nanar Vorperian and Tobias extended the hinterland family with 2 more significant golden voices of 21st century soul : Londons singer/songwriter Randolph Matthews and Berlins future Soul mermaid Clara Hill. More than studio sessions, both artists have shared sandboys family life and integrated deeply his artistic world, their love and generosity being reflected genuinely in their performances. With call out, Tobias layered beautifully a complex but discerning rhythm pattern in 7/8 with hypnotic virtues under his trademark Rhodes harmonies and Sebastians rolling bassline, leaving plenty of space to the writing and the lyrics of Randolph who matured his skills alongside Terry Callier, Julie Dexter, Zero 7 or Michelle Escoffery without forgetting his Low Budget Soul trio on Abstract Blue. Proudly compared to Leon Ware in the UK press, Randolph transcends the song by mesmerizing harmonies and African modulations to tear up the listeners soul by nature. Even if unintentionally, expressed by Sandboy himself, the African communion spirit is surrounding gently common cause too, where Clara Hill is reaching new heights of her talent in the hinterland studio by experimenting fresh vocal directions with lots of class and sobriety. Already touched by the grace of Jazzanovas production and acclaimed for her Restless Times long player on the high standard Sonar Kollektiv imprint, Clara is bound to be a leading light in the sky of the international nu-soul constellation. The song explores clearly new boundaries of hope in sandboys universe by delivering a sensual drive and appropriate Kalimba vibes, an instrument that Tobias got into when playing it to his new-born daughter Mia. An enlightning introduction to the forthcoming echoes concept album conceived as a double angle sound journey in the poetic world of sandboy.