Oilix - Dissolved

Dissolved is Oilix’s love letter to ’90s trip hop and downtempo, thirteen sunlit tracks that treat nostalgia as a starting point rather than a destination.

The Kazakhstan-born producer follows his EP Nothing But Summer with a Cold Busted album that leans into what he calls sunhop, a blend of bright melodies, lounge touches and electronic textures anchored by head-nodding grooves. He avoids the familiar clichés of the genre, favouring warmth over gloom and hooks that stay with you long after a track fades, and the result feels like a fresh take on a well-loved sound.

Fireflies in a Mystical Forest sets an enchanted, nocturnal mood, October 1998 looks back with a wistful, hazy glow, Journey to Patagonia stretches out into wide-open travel imagery, and 90’s Magic closes the record with a knowing nod to the decade that inspired it.

Oilix has already landed on popular playlists such as Jazz Vibes and released on labels including Vinyl Digital, Hip Dozer and Bluewerks, and this album shows exactly why. It is smooth without being sleepy, nostalgic without being stuck in the past, ideal for a lazy afternoon or an evening drive. Fans of Cold Busted’s laid-back catalogue will feel instantly and completely at home.

Tracklist

1. Surrealist
2. Pioggia Della Sera
3. Dummy
4. Fireflies in a Mystical Forest
5. Nothing to Inspect
6. Let It Grow
7. Dissolved
8. 1998-10-01
9. Across Brazil
10. Ninetyrlude
11. 90S Magic
12. Journey to Patagonia
13. Return to the Classics