Premiere: Paris Brightledge & Marlon Hoffstadt ‘Forgive You’ with cosmic house

The chance pairing of Paris Brightledge (below) and Marlon Hoffstadt (above) yields ‘Forgive You’, an emotive and soulful Chicago house anthem.

Forthcoming on Unknown To The Unknown’s Hot Haus Recs sub-label, legendary vocalist Paris Brightledge, a frequent collaborator with Paranoid London and Sterling Void, lends his distinct chops to Marlon Hoffstadt’s cosmic production. ‘Forgive You’ is filled with passion and a raw house essence, factors highlighted by this unique pairing of talents.

Hoffstadt revealed the collaboration came together by him simply reaching out to an artist he greatly admires: “I knew his voice and work through the Paranoid London releases. I liked them but never had the idea to just contact him and ask for a collaboration.

"As soon as I heard his earlier work with Sterling Void, I really went nuts about it... So I contacted him on Facebook, and luckily he answered. We never met, but since then we’ve been sending beats and drafts around, and hopefully our paths will cross in the near future.”

The three-track ‘Forgive You’ EP is set for release on April 1 and features the title track, an acappella and a remix by Vin Sol.

Listen to ‘Forgive You’ below and grab it here.

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