Cory Goldsmith posits that dance music is seldom as simple as it seems. He studies the emotional gray area where melody and rhythm intersect with tempo and timbre through the analytical lens of a scientist. Far be it from him to express his findings in absolute terms. A senior software developer for iZotope with a doctorate in chemical physics, Cory has released on techno labels like IAMT and Reload Records as well as trance imprints like Magic Island Records and Ride Recordings. His own sound signature sits in a category of its own, though. Cerebral and refined yet purpose-built for the dancefloor, it’s a body of work more than a decade in the making. Cory’s music is instantly recognizable no matter where a given piece may sit on the electronic music spectrum. Each release explores the interplay between