Basenji is winding up his support slot for Hermitude this weekend but 2015 is about to get pretty exciting for the Sydney-based producer. Dropping his first official single for the year, the Future Classic artist is just getting warmed up. Teaming up with Perth group Scenic for some dreamy vocals on the well-received ‘Petals’, Basenji has delivered yet another beautifully light tune. Chill out to the single, and read our chat with the beatmaker, below.
Who are you?
Basenji!
Where are you from?
Sydney, Australia.
What is unique about your local music scene?
We have 1:30am lockouts at our venues that ruined everything but otherwise it is
amazing.
Describe your sound in three words. Go!
Colourful. Organic. Different.
What makes you unique as an artist?
I have always made a conscious effort to try and create songs noticeably different from what everyone else is making. So I hope that is what makes me unique.
Have you heard any new music lately? Got any recommendations?
omg yes!
Rytmeklubben’s Girlfriend EP (Norway)
Do – Hits Compilation Volume 1 (China)
Young M.A – M.A The mixtape (USA)
Also the demos for the upcoming Cosmo’s Midnight and Wave Racer EPs, so excited!!!
Tell us a little about this release.
This is a song I made with Perth group Scenic! The original instrumental I made a while ago and it lay in hiding waiting for the right vocals. Scenic came along and added exactly what it needed. Super happy with how it turned out.
What inspired the artwork for this track?
The artwork was very last minute. I got in contact with my friend from Voena (a Sydney photography company) bought a bouquet of roses and started taking off the petals one at a time. Luckily there was a dog hanging around the shoot and it was keen to jump in for a few photos. It really liked the roses–it tried to eat them. Its name is Tanooki and it is Astral People’s resident office dog.
What else are you working on at the moment?
Finishing my debut EP as well as a thousand other things. I can’t wait to share it all with
you!
Do you have any shows coming up?
Currently I am in the middle of my tour with Hermitude and after that lots of exciting things will be happening, but that is all I can say for now ;)
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