THOMAS WOOD, ANDU SIMION, SICKDISCO, NICOLAS BARNES — Escaping Sunset

Thomas Wood, Andu Simion, Sickdisco, Nicolas Barnes – Escaping Sunset is a four-track vinyl-only 12-inch release on Adlibitum Tum Tunes, catalogue number ATT007. A meeting point between deep house, minimal house and understated tech house, the record is built around warm low-end movement, restrained grooves and a distinctly late-evening atmosphere. Across four original tracks, four producers approach the same deep-house territory from different directions, creating a carefully sequenced record that moves from the warm collaborative opening of the A-side toward deeper and more dub-oriented territory on the flip. Adlibitum Tum Tunes is a division of MixCult Records, and Escaping Sunset sits naturally within the wider label's interest in deep electronic music, minimal house, dub techno and atmospheric club music. The concept behind ATT007 is particularly clear: this is music for the final stretch of the day, when the energy of the dancefloor is still present but the mood has become slower, warmer and more reflective. Rather than building the EP around obvious peak-time moments, the four tracks work through subtle rhythmic development and atmosphere. The A-side opens with “Escaping Sunset” by Thomas Wood & Andu Simion. The collaboration brings together two producers with established connections to the deeper side of underground house music. Andu Simion, originally from Romania, has built a substantial discography across labels including Atipic, Palinoia, Cakeman, Diffuse Reality and Yoyaku's Snaza, with a musical vocabulary that regularly crosses minimal house, deep house, dub techno and experimental electronic music. Resident Advisor lists releases stretching from his early Atipic and Polen material through later projects for Diffuse Reality, Yoyaku's Snaza and Moods & Grooves. Thomas Wood's catalogue similarly occupies the deeper end of house music. His work has appeared through labels including Berg Audio and Common Labour, while his Simple Feelings project has also been revisited by Overt in a four-track remix release combining deep house, dub and tech-house aesthetics. His contribution to Common Labour's Odd Jobs Vol. 4, “All It Takes”, was released alongside productions by Omar Santis, Flabaire and pothOles, further placing Wood within the contemporary underground house and minimal circuit. On “Escaping Sunset”, their combination makes sense immediately. The track functions as a slow-moving deep-house opener, with the emphasis placed on groove and atmosphere rather than overt melodic hooks. Its appeal is in the space between the elements: the rhythm establishes a steady pulse while the production leaves enough room for subtle textures and tonal details to develop. The title is an accurate description of the mood, suggesting the transitional moment when daylight is disappearing but the night has not yet fully taken over. The second A-side track, “Onde Viola”, is again credited to Thomas Wood & Andu Simion. Keeping the same collaborative identity, it extends the record's warm and unhurried approach while providing a different rhythmic perspective. The two tracks work particularly well as a pair: “Escaping Sunset” establishes the atmosphere, while “Onde Viola” deepens the journey without breaking the overall flow. This sequencing is important to the character of ATT007. Rather than using the A-side to present two unrelated tracks, Wood and Simion create a coherent opening chapter. Both tracks belong to the same broad deep-house language, but the change in rhythmic emphasis gives DJs room to use them at different points within a set. They can work during warm-up sessions, sunset sets, intimate club environments or the deeper sections of an extended house journey. The B-side changes the perspective with Sickdisco's “Beats”. The Belgrade-based producer has been active across deep and minimal house and has released music through labels including Simple Things, ИДА, Tvir, Raro and Swoon. His musical activity also extends into darker and more experimental territory under the Subhuman alias, while he has been involved in live and studio projects including Myspacerocket, Horror Vacui and Всадники ЖКХ. A recent FRØM event listing in Belgrade describes his approach as spanning house and electro, with an emphasis on deep cuts and raw sonic exploration. “Beats” therefore provides an appropriate shift for the B-side. The title is deliberately direct, and the track's role within the record is equally functional: after the warmth of the two Wood and Simion collaborations, Sickdisco brings the rhythmic foundation closer to the centre of attention. His established connection to minimal and deeper club music makes the track a natural bridge between the house-oriented opening and the more dub-influenced atmosphere that follows. The final track, “Phantom Lights”, comes from Nicolas Barnes, a Riga-based DJ, producer and label owner. Barnes is the founder of ECOUL SND, a label created around dub and minimal sounds. His catalogue is strongly associated with deep house, minimal house, dub techno, microhouse and related forms of stripped-back electronic music. His releases have appeared through MixCult and other specialist underground labels, and his work with ECOUL SND has resulted in multiple vinyl and digital projects. Barnes' contribution gives the EP its final, more spacious dimension. “Phantom Lights” closes the record with a title that perfectly complements the overall concept: after the sunset has disappeared, only fragments of light remain. Within Barnes' established musical vocabulary, that idea translates naturally into a deep and atmospheric club track where rhythm and texture are allowed to develop gradually. His previous work on ECOUL SND provides useful context. Releases such as VAL, Hadar and Linked Out are consistently tagged around deep house, deep tech, minimal house, dub techno and microhouse, while the ECOUL SND Shapes and Winds compilations place Barnes alongside producers working in similarly restrained and dub-oriented territory. For DJs, Escaping Sunset is a particularly useful kind of four-track record because it offers consistency without excessive repetition. The two Thomas Wood & Andu Simion tracks establish a warm deep-house foundation, Sickdisco shifts the emphasis toward rhythm and underground minimal sensibilities, and Nicolas Barnes closes the EP with a deeper, more dub-oriented perspective. The record can therefore be mixed as a complete journey or mined for individual tracks according to the needs of a set. The vinyl-only format is also important. ATT007 is not presented as a digital-first release later transferred to physical format; the Selected Wax listing specifically identifies the record as an exclusive vinyl release and vinyl only. For selectors who build sets around physical records, this gives the EP a clear identity within the contemporary underground house market. Escaping Sunset is ultimately a record about pacing. It does not rely on dramatic drops, oversized melodies or obvious peak-time hooks. Its strength comes from the way four producers use groove, space, low-end weight and atmosphere to create a coherent late-evening mood. The record can accompany the transition from daylight into night, from warm-up into deeper territory, or from an active dancefloor into the more hypnotic final stages of a set. Thomas Wood, Andu Simion, Sickdisco and Nicolas Barnes each bring an established relationship with deep, minimal and dub-influenced electronic music, but the record never feels like a compilation assembled without a common direction. Instead, ATT007 has a clear narrative: two collaborative tracks on the A-side, followed by two individual productions on the flip, gradually moving from warm deep house toward darker and more spacious territory. For collectors and DJs interested in contemporary deep house, minimal house, microhouse, dub techno and vinyl-only underground releases, Escaping Sunset is a focused four-track selection with a strong sense of atmosphere and sequencing. Adlibitum Tum Tunes uses ATT007 to bring together four complementary producers, resulting in a 12-inch that is understated, versatile and designed for the long arc of a DJ set rather than the immediate impact of a single peak-time record. Tracklist: A1. Thomas Wood & Andu Simion – Escaping Sunset A2. Thomas Wood & Andu Simion – Onde Viola B1. Sickdisco – Beats B2. Nicolas Barnes – Phantom Lights