Wandour Unveils Mesmerizing Summer Ready EP "Iridescent Serenade"
- Resilen Records
- May 20, 2025
- 4 min read
Updated: May 22, 2025
If you like Chill House music with summery, airy vibes, then you will love the brand new Wandour – "Iridescent Serenade" EP on Resilen Records! Across vibrant six-track journey through shimmering synths with pulsing beats and hypnotic grooves, Wandour blends elements of chill house, deep house, and electro, into a sonic world that's both immersive and full of surprises. Warm lo-fi textures, catchy vocal hooks, and bold shifts in energy keep you locked in from start to finish. It’s a non-stop euphoric luminous vibes that tailor-made for sun-drenched open airs. Listen to the full EP and get your summer vibes on!
Wandour’s "Serenade" kicks off the "Iridescent Serenade" with a frenetic burst of spring vibes. It’s a buoyant track that sets the tone with classic piano house vibes with a sparkling, crystalline synth motif. There’s an effervescent joy here, something familiar but dressed in new skin. It’s bright, kinetic, and effortlessly fluid. It’s punchy without being heavy and full of euphoric nuances that give it that perfect open air festival vibes. There's a warm lo-fi glow running through the whole song, making it equally perfect for zoning in during a study session or breaking into an impromptu dance under the sun.
"Higher" is the undeniably the standout track of the EP. It’s insanely catchy, with lush echo-soaked female vocals swirl around a heartbeat-steady rhythm sprinkled with delicately layered synths, weaving a melody that hypnotize itself in your brain. With “Higher”, Wandour seamlessly blends his signature crystalline sound with the mellow, soulful tones of deep house, crafting a refreshing summer anthem with a modern pop edge. It’s the kind of track that radiates the warmth of golden sunshine, evoking the sensation of soaring effortlessly through the skies on a perfect afternoon.
"Shine" is Wandour third track on Iridescent Serenade, explodes with a dangerously addictive synth melody that hooks you from the jump, taking the positivity to the next level. It’s like the song version of sunlight filtering through the trees—warm and uplifting. “Shine” blends smooth R&B vocals with a lo-fi piano synth house groove with bass line that grooves deep into your soul. It’s a fresh, sun-soaked chill house anthem that’ll have your positivity vibes shining all summer long.
The energy shifts on “Iridescent”, the fourth titular track, which introduces a grittier edge as the crunchy bass line enters to take over. The synths here are rougher, slightly distorted, giving the song a grainy lo-fi character with glimmers of warmth, melodic phrases that cut through and dissolve into the haze. It’s definitely a peak-time number with a bit of bite - gritty low-end textures and dreamy synth work blend into a quirky, genre-blurring ride. Think electro-meets-deep house with a slightly warped festival edge, dropping in just as the sun dips below the horizon.
With “Glow”, Wandour returns to classic house sensibilities, but with a fresh, fiery twist. It flirts with deep house territory without fully diving in, striking a perfect balance that feels both familiar and brand new. The beat is pure movement, an absolute banger that impossible to sit still through — while the female vocals are dangerously catchy, practically designed to get stuck in your head. There’s a live feel to this one - not in a raw way, but in how tactile the instrumentation feels. It’s intimate, warm, and quietly confident. The build-up on this one is massive, making it one of the Iridescent Serenade’s most undeniable dance floor moments.
"Away" closes the Iridescent Serenade with another experimental flourish of genre mishmash between electro and deep house. There’s this lush retro-leaning synths and a strong female vocal lead the charge on this, layered perfectly over a bold, super-charged bass line. There’s a nostalgic feel throughout - nods to early 2000s house and electro, all wrapped up in a lush modern production. It’s playful but still rooted in dance floor intent. From the first notes, you can feel the ending creeping in, a gentle reminder that this is the final track — but honestly, it just makes you want to hit replay and dive back in from the top.
There’s a consistency to “Iridescent Serenade” that never feels repetitive. The production is sharp, but never sterile. The mood is laid-back, yet always engaging. The EP as a whole manages to sounds both futuristic and nostalgic – a feat not many artists are capable of. This sets Wandour apart as a true visionary of modern house music. Dreamy lo-fi textures set the scene for distorted leads, old school live bass creates the backbone for state-of-the-art synth sounds, and nostalgic soulful vocals are processed in unexpected and unheard of ways makes "Iridescent Serenade" a dazzling sonic journey for all house music fans who are looking for a warm, feel good records that captures the essence of summer in sound. “Iridescent Serenade” delivers precisely what the name promises: shine, colour, and a smooth emotional undercurrent.
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About Wandour
Born in Jakarta, Wandour has been making waves in the indie electronic music scene since his debut in 2019. He first gained moderate success with the melodic house track "September in London," which has amassed over 300,000 streams and received accolades from notable platforms like XLR8R, Tonspion, and Stereofox, among others.
His start in melodic house genre gives root to his music to focus on moods and melodies, which still encapsulates each of his releases, no matter what genre it’s in. Wandour's unique ability to fuse pop, synth-wave, electro, house, and techno stems from his extensive back and forth shuttling between London, Shanghai, and Jakarta. "I simply gather all the different inspirations from these places and blend them into something I'd love to play while relaxing on the beach,"
Looking ahead, Wandour remains dedicated to advancing the frontiers of electronic music in Asia. He is passionate about leveraging his music to unite diverse audiences, showcasing electronic music as a universal language with the power to bring people together.
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