From the moment Jeannie’s haunting wail crescendos on the moody intro, the 6-track EP fulfils the very promise they showed on their first track ever; the GarageBand-borne ‘Syren’
There’s zero semblance to what you knew of tUnE-yArDs on her latest single ‘Wait For a Minute’ — the experimentation is remarkably toned down to a level that can appeal to the masses; no polyrhythmic insanity and subversion of song composition here.
FMFA2014’s First Class VIP tent, presented by Chivas, was a whole other festival on its own. Existing in its own world while the dance revelry was happening outside, the VIP tent gave punters more of a clubbing experience in lieu of an outdoor rave.
We decided to sniff around what Chivas and Poppy Garden had in store for all of us for the final Future Music Festival Asia pre-party before the actual thing took place.
With apologies to Isaiah Rashad’s and ScHoolboy Q’s respective recent records — good as they were — Top Dawg Entertainment’s next breakout talent after K.Dot is probably going to be their only female signee (and non-rapper); SZA.
An alternative to the more prominent names in the EDM festival game, Mysterious not only brings DJ-producers who, while just as accessible, don’t necessarily appeal to the lowest common denominator, these guys intend on advocating partying safe.