Featuring vocals from singer-songwriter and rapper Teezo Touchdown, SBTRKT’s new track “Waiting” sounds quite different from what many have grown to expect from the English musician and producer. The short but poignant song will appear on his upcoming album, The Rat Road—SBTRKT’s first in seven years. As he says, “This album has been my most sonically ambitious record to create, following my own musical path, …
A cover of SBTRKT’s 2011 track, Shy Luv’s version of “Pharoahs” is a super-funky take on the dance track. With breathy falsetto, plenty of synths and a groovy bass line, it’s a very danceable iteration. Shy Luv (Sam Knowles, aka Karma Kid; and Jake Norman,aka Armeria) is set to release their debut EP Shock Horror early next year.
During his hour-long residency show on BBC Radio 1, SBTRKT (aka Aaron Jerome) slipped in one of his own new tracks between playing Radiohead, Kaytranada and Deantoni Parks. The instrumental-only “Flicker” lasts less than two minutes, but gives you the feeling of having traveled the world and back due to its layers of intricacy. It’s an electronic music composition strongly reminiscent of his eponymous debut …
