London’s HAELOS lie somewhere between the tribal get-up grooves of fellow-Londoners Jungle and sultry electronic outfit London Grammar…That’s a lot of London’s, I know. But where HAELOS set themselves apart, is in their gravitation to 90’s trip-hop vibes.

Singers Lotti Benardourt and Arthur Delaney’s voices come together to form one unified voice, atop Dom Goldsmith’s beats and samples. The voices are more a part of the beat than a standalone force driving the band’s sound. Take the single “The Sun Rising,” with the high-tone vocal sample guiding a journey like a gust of wind, as amen drum loops envelop the atmospheric voices:

To get an idea of HAELOS’ influences, listen to their Slumber Sessions mix, which opens with Maxinquaye-era Tricky into DJ Shadow’s “Midnight In A Perfect World”…they had my attention right then and there. The mix flurries into Gayngs and finished off with Jose Gonazalez. Check it below and be on the look out for HAELOS’ debut EP Earth Not Above, out June 1st on Matador records.