You survived the rain-soaked rush to the airport, the red eye flight with the screaming baby, and the cramped and smelly bus ride to the hotel. Now you stand barefoot and poolside, the sun slowly unknotting your shoulders and a smile forming on your lips.
What’s that track you can hear which perfectly fits this summery moment of bliss? That would be ‘Dahlia’ by Badoos, the latest release on the pointblank Music label.
Appropriately named after Mexico’s vibrant 1963 national flower, ‘Dahlia’ is pure sonic sunshine. In it North London-raised Badoos has carefully blended acoustic and electronic sounds with a youthful vocal to create a light, carefree track.
Over a warm guitar, the piano plays like ripples across the surface of the pool, whilst strings soar upwards into a blue, cloudless sky. The beat is light and lulling but Badoos has inserted a couple of glitchy demisemiquaver runs to create a pleasing contrast. If you can’t chill out to ‘Dahlia’ then you may want to reassess some of your life choices. A guitarist and producer, Badoos cites Bonobo and Flume as big influences on his sound: “A huge influence for me has always been Bonobo. I love his choice of sounds and how he layers them to create a certain vibe in his music – that was the kind of vibe I was going for in this song.”
His aim to bring something unique and interesting to his listeners has resulted in “many years experimenting with a variety of musical styles and genres”. With several remix competition wins under his belt, Badoos is now focused on working with music communities in Europe such as EKA and Roccola Nights, and on developing his live set. You can catch him gigging around London this summer bringing some much needed relaxation to this manic metropolis.
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