Okinawa Delays and Max Essa - I Can't Sleep

Format: 2 Inch Picture Sleeve
Catalogue No.: ARCH001
Release Date: 2 Mar 24 (back in)
Genre: Balearic/Downtempo

Back in: 15 Sep 21

A1 - I Can’t Sleep (Original Mix)
A2 - I Can’t Sleep (Sol Levante Remix by Leo Mas & Fabrice)
B1 - I Can’t Sleep (Pete Herbert Remix)

The fourth single from Okinawa Delays (singer Satoko Ishimine and Okinawa-based producer Mizuki) is I Can't Sleep, a collaboration with Tokyo-based Balearic evangelist Max Essa.
 
This is a Balearic disco tune with a bassline reminiscent of the 80's electro-disco of Klein and M.B.O. and Gino Soccio, and a Japanese monologue that sounds like a daydream.
 
The Japanese monologue, penned by producer Mizuki himself, was inspired by his stay in Ibiza, and is an insomniac, daydream-like monologue of a girl after she returns from a party. (There is an English translation on the back of the vinyl sleeve.)
 
As always, her voice is great, but it's also interesting that the content is far from her innocent image.
 
The single features an original mix for the midnight dance floor as well as a dub version by Balearic master Leo Mas and a remix by Pete Herbert, perfect for the beach club or poolside.
 
Press:
Mixmag Review

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