STREAM: SIMBASOL & TIMO MAAS – OPEN ARMS HERE
New school star Simbasōl links up with Techno titan Timo Maas for spine-tingling new release ‘Open Arms’ on Shanti Mansion.
Simbasōl is a Montreal based electronic music producer, DJ, and performer whose sound fuses melodic house and techno with earth-driven grooves, expansive synthscapes, and soulful percussive rhythms. Since 2020, he has made his mark with standout performances across Montreal and the US, with his debut EP climbing to #1 on Beatport within just a week of release.
In 2025, Simbasōl is building unstoppable momentum. With multiple singles already out this year, including a brand-new EP ‘White Flags’ and a wave of upcoming projects on forward-thinking labels such as Kinetika, Shanti Radio, Gardens of Babylon, Redolent, and Melody Lab, he is carving his own path in electronic music.
Raised with a music induced lifestyle by his devoted dancing parents, Simbasōl was moving to music before he could walk. Growing up around campfires with djembes and harmonicas, he absorbed a music-fueled lifestyle that continues to inspire his mission today: to turn dance floors into spaces of freedom, emotion, and connection.
Meanwhile, German legend Timo Maas has been at the forefront of the underground scene for 40-plus years as a DJ, and more than 30 years as a producer, with countless classics to his name. But more importantly he keeps evolving and remains an in demand collaborator with fast rising names like SimbaSōl.
“Open Arms” is a soul-stirring and uplifting track with a gorgeous falsetto to bring hope and beauty. The chunky drums march below with a sprinkling percussion and smeared chords all rising up like the sun of a new day. It’s pure, rousing and full of the sort of inescapable emotion that unites crowds and taps into universal feelings of pain and hope.
