Janika Tenn And Michael Moog Put Soulful House Back On The Terrace With ‘Beautiful Day’
By the time ‘Beautiful Day’ reaches stores on 13th November, Janika Tenn has already played it across her Ibiza residencies and at ADE. The single pairs the Estonian born, London based producer with US house veteran Michael Moog, with Kay Bridges on vocals. It comes out on Tenn’s own label, Tenn Tonik.
Bridges’ vocal gives the record its warmth. The melody has an easy lift, and the drums keep the pace up beneath her. It’s easy to hear how it found a place in Tenn’s terrace sets. The groove can carry a busy room, and the vocal gives people something they can take with them when the set’s over.
For Tenn, the collaboration also means getting a new Michael Moog record out into the world. “I feel genuinely privileged to be part of bringing new Michael Moog music back out into the world, and I’m really proud of the record we’ve made together,” she says.
Moog’s catalogue takes in projects such as Colombian Drum Cartel and Technique, releases on Strictly Rhythm and FFRR, and work with artists including Basement Jaxx and Carleen Anderson. That breadth makes sense here. There’s a songwriter’s sense of melody in ‘Beautiful Day’, and the production leaves Bridges enough room to make it her own.
Tenn’s recent run includes ‘Mystified’ and ‘Say What’, alongside sets at Eden, Café Mambo and Pikes. She’s also built a night of her own around the sound through House of Tenn. On ‘Beautiful Day’, the soulful vocals and classic house grooves she brings to those rooms come together in a single she’s already had the chance to hear with a crowd.
