When your musical identity changes, are you still you? This is the question faced by Erol Sarp and Lukas Vogel, whose first ten years of recording as Grandbrothers were marked by a singular approach: every sound in their music, direct or indirect, came from a grand piano.
“We Collide,” the first single of their transitional period, sounds less like a shift than an evolution. Amassing a collection of vintage analog synths and drum samples, the duo decided it was time for a change. Thankfully, live audiences responded well to the new sound, from the opening beats (yes, that is a drum!) to the euphoric, club-centered sound. The piano is still there, quickly introduced, but no longer stretched to the limit. If an instrument could exude feelings, one might even say that…