Weaving Casey’s distinctive percussion by heavyweight collaborations, “HAPPY TO BE HERE” is a showcase of real creative 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 12 months’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 lively 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 enchantment earlier than the EP’s nearer, “WAITING ROOM.” That includes the ethereal vocals of Marlhy, the finale trades the remainder of the venture’s bravado for emotional gravity with out compromising its bass-driven grit.
“This EP is an accumulation of my complete expertise being a touring artist,” stated Casey, who lately kicked off a debut U.S. headline tour. “It’s form of a farewell to the previous and a wink on the new.”
HAPPY TO BE HERE is out now on Monstercat. You may take heed to the brand new EP under and discover it on streaming platforms right here.
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