The mastery, the one worthy of being noticed, lies in exploiting relatable elements, already known and codifiable, folding, modeling, and then exploiting them in the service of a musical and artistic delivery that is coherent and functional to what it wants to say and tell.

Sure, sometimes the exception can be found, but often it’s a matter of logic, usually summed up by referring to a work as something that has “chemistry.”

As an art form, the connotative matrix of music leads us to overlook the fact that this form of expression is still based on rules, logic, mathematics, which have been codified into progressions, chords, and scales.

The magic comes when listening to a piece that does not portend all this baggage of notions. Notions that taken individually are something sterile, boring to study, and complicated to master.

Confirmation of this comes from the work done by Malexes and Laila Montana, who recently released the magnificent mellow pop piece titled “Love.”

Organic and granular, the latest from 26-year-old German producer Malexes amazes with the addictive chemistry that comes through the voice of the talented Laila. Here all the elements of the mix coexist perfectly with each other, corroborating the musical delivery like few other releases can do.

While Laila’s vocals convey the message of the song, which questions the meaning and depth of true love, the sound design seals the message with sound scenarios imbued with emotions.