Futuristic electronica with a tropical flavour. Oceanic synth pads, glittering synth melody and French accordion. Deep beats drops, warm and mellow, with chunky marimba chords, and a driving ‘chorus’ with polished swagger. Atmospheric, reflective and contemporary, perfect brooding electronica for slick adverts or glossy reality TV.
Tag Archives: Exotic
Samba
Sample-heavy electronics with global percussion. Vocal samples over polyrhythmic percussive hits. Bassy synth groove kicks in with Latin rhythms and samba whistle. Melodic grime-influenced break gives a dark edge. Polyrhythmic groove returns underneath. Intricate, frantic and energetic, sounds like Shakira’s World Cup song transported to a creepy alternate universe, perfect for intense sports coverage and edgy content.
The Uprising
World fusion with beats. Samples depicting a fight give way to male choral vocal samples over a snaking violin line and global beats. Beats come on stronger, settling into a deep Arabic-style groove with choppy violins adding drama later on. Curious, dark and slightly menacing, danger in a foreign land, perfect for Killing Eve style globe-trotting TV drama, travel documentaries or classy car adverts with an international twist.
The Get Back
Sample-heavy hip hop with electronics. Arpeggiated synths intertwine with an analog, modular vibe. Male vocal samples and a laid back beat kick in with hints of orchestral strings for grandeur. Strange, trippy and cool, breezy 90s California feel perfect for a pop culture doc or weird online content.
Subconcious Chant
World fusion with beats. Dub reggae bass line with orchestral string playing on an Arabic-style melody, melancholy choral vocal samples, moody electronics, and piano chords over a trip hop/ breakbeat beat. Brooding, thoughtful and searching, a vast, global sound perfect for travel documentaries or cross-cultural content.
Dumpling
Kalimba-infused weirdo hip hop. Thumb piano samples looped to create a polyrhythmic, high-life-style groove. Bassy hip hop beats drop in, giving a syncopated rhythm throughout. Vinyl scratching samples bring a modern edge. Upbeat, danceable and off-kilter, a wonky beat-driven, African-influenced track, perfect for a travel or youth culture documentary, or fun online content.
Marrakech
Hip hop / Arabic fusion. String intro, swooping and choppy, beats drop in contrast, harp-like synth noodling on top brings lightness. Flute takes on the melody to end. Serious, determined and intriguing, insistent strings and beats to suit cross-cultural content.
Elevate
Laid back synth track. Sustained synth chords with sonic sparkles. Subtle beat drops, builds with chilled, trap-style drums and anticipatory synth chords. Dreamy and hopeful with an urban edge. Sounds like summer in the city, perfect for hazy TV/Film scene or cool, calm advert.
Demogorgon
Short, driving synth track. Chiming, repetitive synth riff with heavy delay, pause then bouncy, bassy, arpeggiated synth build. Insistent, inspiring and assured, a colourful, neon ride through a nocturnal retro-future, perfect for a propulsive advert, or wistful, upbeat Tron-like TV scene.
The Slip Up
Irish-Cretan slip-jig. Fusion of Irish and Cretan styles, Irish slip jig form played on saz (stringed instrument like an oud or mandolin), Cretan lyra and bendir percussion lending an Eastern Mediterranean and modal Arabic sound to the uptempo dance tune. Mysterious, tense and energetic; a curious, lively dance of different cultures with a singular, hypnotic sound.