Revealing no intentions to slow down, PHFAT has released a
brand new single entitled “The Whip”. On one hand a classic PHFAT thumper and
on the other hand a completely new sonic adventure for PHFAT, the track was
made hand in hand with the relatively unknown jazz musician, Mikhaela Faye. The
Whip, kicks off with in classic PHFAT style, with a heavy layered bassline and
a vocally dense rap chorus describing what seems to be a car chase scene.
Halfway through the track suddenly explodes into completely new territory for
PHFAT and we are introduced to otherworldly ethereal textures as well as the
striking voice of Mikhaela Faye, speaking in first person to a wayward lover.
We discover the extent of both her vocal range, her sincerity, and her
proficiency on the keyboard before we are snapped back into a chorusing of both
the artists voices as the track winds into its melancholy ending. “Working with
Mikhaela was quite unique” says Smooth Mike of the collaboration “she’s an
incredible musician technically, but more impressive to me in this instance was
her willingness to see ideas through. Almost a dedication to creating the best
song she could, even if she knew that being open would mean walking down a
couple of fruitless paths and a fair amount of exhaustive discussion. That type
of dedication is rare and I think travelling this road together meant that we
both learnt a lot. Also, her voice is gimoungous.” Smooth Mike plans to keep
the momentum going and “play a million rap shows and write a bunch of new
music. There is still so much I want to do with music and live performance. Developing
the live show and a new release are very much my priority right now.” The live
show will morph slowly as fresh material is created. “I've always been obsessed
with the live set and growing it goes through slow organic growth phases and
revolutionary phases. People can expect a bit of both. The last half of 2016 is
looking incredibly exciting.” As with past releases the track will be available
for free download from phfat.com and soundcloud.com/phfat. As a minor update to
the old model, the track will also be available for purchase from most major
online stores soon.
Revealing no intentions to slow down, PHFAT has released a
brand new single entitled “The Whip”. On one hand a classic PHFAT thumper and
on the other hand a completely new sonic adventure for PHFAT, the track was
made hand in hand with the relatively unknown jazz musician, Mikhaela Faye. The
Whip, kicks off with in classic PHFAT style, with a heavy layered bassline and
a vocally dense rap chorus describing what seems to be a car chase scene.
Halfway through the track suddenly explodes into completely new territory for
PHFAT and we are introduced to otherworldly ethereal textures as well as the
striking voice of Mikhaela Faye, speaking in first person to a wayward lover.
We discover the extent of both her vocal range, her sincerity, and her
proficiency on the keyboard before we are snapped back into a chorusing of both
the artists voices as the track winds into its melancholy ending. “Working with
Mikhaela was quite unique” says Smooth Mike of the collaboration “she’s an
incredible musician technically, but more impressive to me in this instance was
her willingness to see ideas through. Almost a dedication to creating the best
song she could, even if she knew that being open would mean walking down a
couple of fruitless paths and a fair amount of exhaustive discussion. That type
of dedication is rare and I think travelling this road together meant that we
both learnt a lot. Also, her voice is gimoungous.” Smooth Mike plans to keep
the momentum going and “play a million rap shows and write a bunch of new
music. There is still so much I want to do with music and live performance. Developing
the live show and a new release are very much my priority right now.” The live
show will morph slowly as fresh material is created. “I've always been obsessed
with the live set and growing it goes through slow organic growth phases and
revolutionary phases. People can expect a bit of both. The last half of 2016 is
looking incredibly exciting.” As with past releases the track will be available
for free download from phfat.com and soundcloud.com/phfat. As a minor update to
the old model, the track will also be available for purchase from most major
online stores soon.
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