Weaving Casey’s distinctive percussion via heavyweight collaborations, “HAPPY TO BE HERE” is a showcase of real inventive expertise.
Jon Casey has dropped a brand new six-track EP, HAPPY TO BE HERE, an emphatic assertion of the place the entice style can go subsequent. Drawing from his South African roots and in depth manufacturing expertise, he fuses it with international rhythmic influences to ship one of many yr’s most forward-thinking digital tasks.
That duality is evident from the outset as “DON’T U” units the tone with snarling synths and strategic silences that weaponize anticipation all through an brisk drop. “AHORA,” a collaboration with TroyBoi, rides Latin percussion right into a muscular entice association, proving linguistic limitations don’t apply to rhythm. “GO!” options PEEKABOO’s patented low-end bass with out dropping Casey’s groove-oriented edge, whereas “RUDE!” brilliantly blends bass music with funk carioca rhythms alongside promising Brazilian producer KARAN!.
The apocalyptic sirens of “EARTHQUAKE” (with PAID!NFULL) lead right into a drop that balances menace with membership attraction earlier than the EP’s nearer, “WAITING ROOM.” That includes the ethereal vocals of Marlhy, the finale trades the remainder of the undertaking’s bravado for emotional gravity with out compromising its bass-driven grit.
“This EP is an accumulation of my whole expertise being a touring artist,” mentioned Casey, who just lately kicked off a debut U.S. headline tour. “It’s type of a farewell to the previous and a wink on the new.”
HAPPY TO BE HERE is out now on Monstercat. You possibly can hearken to the brand new EP beneath and discover it on streaming platforms right here.
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