Returning for his first outing since his debut LP 'We Move', Breaka comes through with a double single of Amapiano inspired beats.
'What I love about Amapiano is how it's undoubtedly made for relaxing in the sun, while at the same time being constructed with a pretty unusual and dark sound palette - the log bass, snare rolls etc. Since I started diving deeper into the genre over the last couple of years, I've been obsessed with the idea of working rave sounds into the framework of the genre.
For Dololo I've been privileged enough to work with Kamohelo, vocalist for the incredible 'Off The Meds'. It came together over the course of a day as he sent me some brilliant tongue-in-cheek lyrics about dating.
Where I included some early dnb inspired bass sounds in Dololo, for Ama Waltz I wanted to stay true to the structure and musical language I normally work within, that being breakbeats, emotional breakdowns and chopped vocals. I'm pretty happy I managed to keep that one in a 3/4 time signature. It hardly ever works for dance tracks!
Undoubtedly I've been most inspired by South African artists such as Vigro Deep and Caltonic SA, but I'm really excited to see how this genre inspires producers as it makes it's way around the world. These two tunes are my take on how it can be adapted to the underground sound here in the UK - if this is the first you've heard of it, make sure to check out other western artists like Juls, KG, Scratcha, Tribal Brothers, DJ Polo, and the Housupa crew who have already been bringing Ama into their style. '
'What I love about Amapiano is how it's undoubtedly made for relaxing in the sun, while at the same time being constructed with a pretty unusual and dark sound palette - the log bass, snare rolls etc. Since I started diving deeper into the genre over the last couple of years, I've been obsessed with the idea of working rave sounds into the framework of the genre.
For Dololo I've been privileged enough to work with Kamohelo, vocalist for the incredible 'Off The Meds'. It came together over the course of a day as he sent me some brilliant tongue-in-cheek lyrics about dating.
Where I included some early dnb inspired bass sounds in Dololo, for Ama Waltz I wanted to stay true to the structure and musical language I normally work within, that being breakbeats, emotional breakdowns and chopped vocals. I'm pretty happy I managed to keep that one in a 3/4 time signature. It hardly ever works for dance tracks!
Undoubtedly I've been most inspired by South African artists such as Vigro Deep and Caltonic SA, but I'm really excited to see how this genre inspires producers as it makes it's way around the world. These two tunes are my take on how it can be adapted to the underground sound here in the UK - if this is the first you've heard of it, make sure to check out other western artists like Juls, KG, Scratcha, Tribal Brothers, DJ Polo, and the Housupa crew who have already been bringing Ama into their style. '
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