It feels like just yesterday I was interviewing Bogdan, better known as Melancholic Bird, and now he’s already back with a new release — “Dreamland”. Observing his creative journey, it’s impossible to miss a fascinating transformation: influenced by shifting tides, the artist is gracefully drifting from classic lo-fi coziness toward the complex, melancholic landscapes of Future Garage.
“Dreamland” is a prime example of how a musician’s background can refresh the rigid canons of a genre. The track features the signature future garage long intro with fading pads and vocal chops. Bogdan introduces a 2-step rhythm that sounds remarkably soft here. To me, it doesn’t feel like an aggressive club sound, but rather like a deep sub-bass paired with a rich percussive texture.
I believe I’m right in saying that the defining feature of “Dreamland”—the one that sets it apart from a sea of similar tracks—is the “warm” guitar. This is where Bogdan’s lo-fi past truly shines through. If you visualize the track’s genre structure, it’s like a perfectly sliced pizza where future garage, ambient, and lo-fi are equal parts. And in this “topping,” there’s nothing out of place—no “pineapples” or other questionable experiments that might spoil the classic recipe. The guitar strings inject organic warmth into the cold digital space of garage, making the sound uniquely authentic.
I would never call this track background music for studying, it’s a piece for thoughtful self-reflection. Melancholic Bird is earning his place on the scene not by mimicking Western standards, but by weaving live instrumentation into the electronic fabric. Listening to this track superficially is a crime. It demands attention to detail, as that is where the artist’s journey from cozy bedroom beats to grand atmospheric soundscapes is hidden.
P.S. To understand the soul behind the sound, revisit our exclusive interview with Melancholic Bird, where we discussed his evolution from lo-fi to the atmospheric depths of future garage.
