For two nights in November, San Antonio will become a global stage where artists celebrate the city’s heritage as a cultural crossroads. Luminaria 2014 represents a bold new vision for San Antonio. Slow Magic is music by your imaginary friend. ![]() “Hold Still” sculpts elastic organs and jazz piano into an emotionally-pummeling finale, while the melancholy “Let U Go” merges watery dub with spectral piano and “Closer” plays like a ‘90s R&B fever dream. Lead single “Girls” is deconstructionist house with an organic pulse and collaged, handcrafted samples. How To Run Away, Slow Magic’s debut with Downtown Records, reflects this growth, oozing both otherworldly beauty and a mastery of production. The future-primitive combination infused the project’s electronic compositions with new life. Crowds found a masked man in their midst, bathed in fantastic light, with electronic triggers and a drum. After the release of 2012’s beloved and critically-acclaimed Triangle, Slow Magic became an international movement after touring with artists like Gold Panda and XXYYXX. It’s joyous, escapist, multi-disciplinary art that mixes transcendent performance with the nostalgic intimacy of two teenagers staying up too late on the phone. ![]() It’s cosmic electronic music culled from the ether, yet crafted with human hands. A DIY project with worldwide scope, Slow Magic is universal and inclusive.
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