In the primordial soup that is the space often referred to as “130bpm,” there lies a lot of dull debris and dirty detritus. But amidst the scattered grey asteroids lies a small but glittering phuture-star, Damu, the newest signing to bass station Keysound Recordings.
Whereas much that surrounds him is ordinary and unremarkable, Damu’s quadrant is a glittering explosion of hypercolour and kinetic movement, emotive energy and playful pulsations. To enter into its proximity is, in the nicest possible way, to be irradiated by a kind of cosmic glow rays that leaves you fuzzy and warm. The source for this remarkable sound, developed over a relatively short period, is his infectious enthusiasm and unrelenting positivity.
Damu’s quickly picked up some high profile fans, with The Street’s Mike Skinner, when asked to guest edit an entire section of The Guardian, picked him out as a glowing example of hot new talent. Damu’s also attracted plays from Night Slugs DJs and critical acclaim from Fact Mag and XLR8R magazine, with an EP recently out on Local Action.
FACT Magazine’s Tom Lea, a huge supporter of Damu, said: “Obviously I'm biased but Damu is the most promising young producer in the UK for me, and this is some of the best material he's done yet. I suppose they're dance tracks but for me it's more like big, massive pop music full of hooks, colour and emotion."
With Damu now signed to Keysound Recordings, he’s unleashing his new EP. “Ridin,” that sounds like hypergrime grounded by crunk 808 sub drops – Damu once said he wanted to slip a CDr of the track to OutKasts’ Big Boy at a gig. He didn’t: he should have. “Be Free” and “Crystal Gaea” unleash a warm, UK funky-inspired glow. “Karolina’s Magic J” is perhaps one of the oddest beasts in the realm, a trippy, woozy journey into synth-lead psychedelia.
Damu's "Ridin" EP is out August 8th on Keysound )12" and digital)
4 comments:
and keysound is... your label? how gullible do u think your readership is martin??
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@ jokez, yup keysound is my label, as I'm sure everyone who reads my blog is very aware...
So happy to see sam get the recognition he deserves! Big up all keysound famo
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