Don’t pigeonhole Ron Trent. The prolific and celebrated Chicago house music producer, best known for the track “Altered States,” returns June 24 with his new record, “What Do the Stars Say To You.”
The prolific and celebrated Chicago house music producer, best known for the track “Altered States,” returns June 24 with his new record, “What Do the Stars Say To You.” The album, the culmination of more than 25 years of curiosity, deep learning, spiritual practice and musicianship, is a stark departure from the Trent many fans around the world are used to hearing on the dance floor.
“I’m very much into practice on a regular basis, a practice of spiritual engagement. And to me, being musicians and good DJs, we’re mediums, right? You’re transferring energy. You’re pulling things out of the air and you’re creating, you’re manifesting. So when that’s happening, you have to be present. You’re looking in, but you’re in it. And then you’re also receiving,” he explained.
That guitar work comes into play on the record. He was influenced, surprisingly enough, by the music and aesthetics of his youth in the early to mid ‘80s, especially from shows like “Miami Vice.” “A lot of the music that I collect or paid attention to had guitar in it,” he explained. “So when I started doing my own thing, now I’m touching it in those places. I’m like, ‘OK, I can access this.
New singles from the record invoke such feelings. Collaborators include Ivan Conti and Azymuth, among others. On “Flos Potentia ,” Trent collaborates with Khruangbin, the Texas-based trio also known for their evocative, cinematic records that transport listeners to distinct places and times, from the dirt roads of their home state to the tropics of Thailand. And while the record may be classified as “ambient,” Trent’s roots in house music are never far.
“It’s just music that’s more fulfilling on a lot of different levels,” he said. “It’s got different layers and something that is timeless.”
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