UK production and DJ duo Snakehips and South London artist Absolutely combine their talents for an energetic collaboration titled ‘Shades’, a drum and bass inspired offering filled with swiftness and sparsity that charges through the gates with its vibrancy.
‘Shades’ opens itself up to us in an elegant manner with a luscious soundscape in which Absolutely‘s stunning vocals meld into ever so nicely into, all while the subtle insertions of the rising percussion lead us into the lively chorus. When we arrive there, we are met with an explosiveness that is evident in the commanding percussion on offer that is equally matched with the electronic presence that results in a wall of sound hitting your speakers with plenty of impact.
“‘Shades’ is a song we wrote in LA last summer with some good friends. We’d been making loads of club focussed tunes for a while and thought it’d be cool to write a slower more heartfelt tune for a change. Kinda going back to the vibes we had on ‘Don’t Leave’ we wanted to make a really emotive and more vulnerable tune that still sounded epic live. We actually wrote it half time and then ended up flipping it with some jungle style drums which sounded really cool. Absolutely sounds so perfect on the record and brought so much of her own style and energy to the vibe.” – Snakehips