It might’ve been the Illenium and Dabin IDs that steered the conversation following Nurko‘s Park ‘N Rave stream, and amid all the talk surrounding his San Bernardino stint, the appearance of Nurko’s reunion with Monika Santucci that same evening flew under the radar. After the two crossed paths on Ophelia Records last summer for “You Can Be My Light” with Trivecta, Nurko and Santucci are now relocating to Proximity to run it right back with “Here Right Now.”

Surpassing the predecessor was never going to be a downhill sprint, although there wasn’t a reason to question the telling capacity of Dancing Astronaut‘s 2021 Artist to Watch and one of dance music’s most-renowned songstresses to do just that. “Here Right Now” steamrolls through the checklist of what materializes in a melodic dubstep diamond, with Nurko’s routinely farsighted craft tied to Santucci’s unreserved vocals, drawing hope for a collaborative trilogy.

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