They say we are the sum total of our experiences. If so, then that would explain why Snad’s (born Shyam Anand) debut EP on SOB, ‘Dog Daze’, sounds the way it does. When you take a producer who has one foot in Chicago and another one in Berlin, this is what you get: two detailed, cheeky house cuts that blend the spirits and unique characters of the world’s club capitals.

Built on a solid foundation of deceptively simple bouncy bassline and four-to-the-floor with subtle congas thrown in, Snad’s jazzy chord progressions played on Ensoniq ESQ-1 and vinyl distortion effects of Strymon Big Sky capture the true essence of what deep house is all about: emotionally evocative, melodically rich, and deliciously funky.

Staying true to its nature, the playfulness of the EP extends to the creative process too. “I made Dog Daze while I was at my parent’s place in Malvern, Pennsylvania. We had just gotten a puppy a few months prior, so it was an ode to watching her grow up.” And judging by the nickname he has given the second track of the EP, ‘Postcard’ (‘a pandemic jam’), lockdowns and social distancing haven’t managed to stop the creative juices flowing over in Pennsylvania.

Subtly shifting the energy and mood, Snad’s ethereal textures provide a breezy, sun-kissed house with a hypnotic edge. The hazy space between the deep and tech house offers the proper tools for creating euphoric danceable moments.

With these two cuts, Snad honours the deep-house genre and harnesses its healing potential for the dance floor.

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