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Darq E Freaker needs no introduction when it comes to innovative production; he’s someone you should always keep an eye on. His latest single “2C-I” is no different, full of warbling, dizzying elements and thundering claps that make it feel almost like an otherworldly experience.
Says Darq E of the release: “The timeliness of this music isn’t so important, the main thing is that it’s RAVE music. I’m trying to fuse RAVE… with grime/hip-hop groovers, drops, drum patterns & basslines. I’ve always been listening to music, but this is actually stuff that I watched on ‘Top Of The Pops.’ What I grew up to. It was just a thing of me thinking how I’d ever make it into this sound, as I was quite young and didn’t fathom making tunes.”
“So this project is in reference to that but is also an extension of fusing different types of music together,” he continues. “Fusing genres into something technicolorful is something I’ve always been passionate about and pursued, both in this project and beyond. This project isn’t solely me, its me pushing some of the musical influence of my adolescence into my adulthood. It’s nostalgic in the most progressive way.”
“2C-I” will appear on Darq E Freaker’s forthcoming ADHD EP, due April 1 via Big Dada. Listen to the single below, and revisit his most recent project, #DontFreakOut.
