If you like upbeat melodic sequencer-based EM, and if you haven’t yet discovered Spanish musician Javi Canovas, you should head right on and check out his latest albums, including this one, Nights of Brightness. “Nimbus” starts things off crisply and brightly, really getting the feet and/or the body moving depending on your inclination. “Elipse” is just as lively with a rollicking beat and fun synthesizer sounds. “Metallic Core” has a moderate tempo with hypnotic loops. “Mr. Ivan” is the liveliest yet, even playful. “Fugitive Star” mixes things up nicely again, with mellotron flute and low-key chugging sequencing. And so it goes, alternating dance-friendly numbers like “Beta” with dreamy drifters like my personal favorite, “Protoplanet.” It is the longest track and closes out the disc on a high note. Highly recommended.
