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Australian producer and DJ HARLEY GIRL has released his latest single, ‘Friction’, blending garage and UK bass influences with off-kilter synth work and a tightly rhythmic vocal.
The track began taking shape in January before HARLEY GIRL found a vocal sample on Tracklib from Kenyan group Team Pyscho. The contrast between the vocal phrasing and the movement of the instrumental became central to the finished track.
“I started ‘Friction’ early in January of this year. It’s a combination of a few of my favourite things at the moment – really glidey synths with a touch of dissonance in some of the chords and voicings. I found this incredible track by a group from Kenya called Team Pyscho. It was about 20 BPM slower, but the phrasing and energy was magnetic. I was really drawn to this vocal that felt quite on-grid, in contrast to the synths I’d played that felt like they slid in between the grid in a way.”
The release also opens a new run of music from HARLEY GIRL, who is due to appear at BIGSOUND showcases in the coming weeks.
Listen to ‘Friction’ below and download your copy here.
