Chaim etches his divine and refined sounds across two new tracks for his debut on Ya Hala Ya Hala Records. With an impressive music catalog that spans various esteemed labels and of course his own acclaimed imprint, Blue Shadow, Chaim has been responsible for an abundance of mesmerizing electronic dance cuts over the years, and he simply shines bright once again over the two original tracks here.

‘Single Foot’, unsurprisingly, focuses on hypnotic rhythms while a passionate vocal delivery takes center stage, as the glossy melodies take a firm grip and combine for a powerful and heady dance track.

Middle Eastern flavors are at play in ‘Now Not Tomorrow’ with its opening rolling percussions and bass plucks, evolving into an incredibly groovy and dubby production. Charming synth melodies and a perky baseline give the track a pop sensibility whilst Chaim deploys clever Juno 60 synth FX guitar like that creates an almost melting lush sensation, transcendental house music at its best!

You can now listen to the full premiere of ‘Now Not Tomorrow’ exclusively on When We Dip while reading the great interview we had with Chaim. Enjoy!

WWD: Who or what were your biggest musical influences and inspirations growing up?

My inspiration is divided between bands like Depeche Mode, Soft Sell, Joy Division and artists like Jean Michel Jaar, Serge Gainsbourg, Kraftwerk all we hear now is based on the machine drums and synth from those days.

WWD: Can you tell us about the electronic music scene in Israel, and more specifically, Tel Aviv, right now?

In the past few years the country here is blowing with young producers very talented and motivated there’s a new generation of young promoters and productions around the country so theres a lot of room for new talents which is great!

WWD: Besides the obvious music spots, where are some of your favorite places to hang out in the city?

The park is my favorite place to stay at the moment haha – there’s so many good new and old places to hang out in tel aviv so hard to choose 🙂

WWD: Massive congratulations on your huge new EP on Ya Hala Ya Hala Records ‘Now Not Tomorrow’! Can you talk to us through the release and what fans can expect?

Thank you ‘Now Not Tomorrow’ is a trackIi started a while ago when I lived in NY and I finished it recently – this track includes all my favorite musical ingredients, dirty space disco with oriental middle eastern touch.

WWD: How did you connect with the Ya Hala Ya Hala crew for the EP?

The owner Eiad aka Bambook and me are friends for over 15 years. He his one of the brightest people I know in the music industry – we worked together on a multiple projects in the past and I had these 2 free tracks so we said lets go for it.

WWD: If you could collaborate with any artist in the scene right now, who would it be?

I wanna do a track with Danny Tenaglia!

WWD: Finally, do you have any other projects coming up this year that you’d like to share with us?

I’m planning to start playing live again as many people been asking me to do it for the past few years and I didn’t feel like cause i’m lazy 🙂 and recently I feel like playing live again.