Uncle Daddy make a radiant and evocative debut with the brooding new single ‘Blood’.
A raw and compelling blend of twitchy breakbeats, dark synths, glitchy sampling and haunting vocals, the track is strikingly experimental yet given an accessible flair through its melodic vocals. Sitting somewhere between trip-hop and electro-punk, the track brings hip-hop undertones through its lo-fi beat whilst highlighting the punk undertones with it’s fuzzy guitar tones in the latter half of the track.
Comprised of an intriguing collaboration between Nathan Saoudi (Fat White Family, Brian Destiny), Richard Wilson (Permeo, Rognvald), and Joseph Pancucci (White Devil Disco, Fat White Family), this trio pushes musical boundaries by weaving together a sound that is as unsettling as it is captivating.
Across ‘Blood’ Saoudi and Pancucci’s vocal delivery gives a gritty yet soulful central pin, soaked in reverb and delivered with a lazy yet pensive manor the lyricism is left borderline in audible in favour of create a tone and mood. Switching from the soft delivery of the verse to a falsetto chorus, the track is at once ethereal and unsettling in equal measure. The lyrics, steeped in vivid storytelling, offer a poignant reflection on the futility of violence, adding emotional depth to the otherwise mechanical rhythms.
With more tracks recorded and set for release in subsequent months, Rich says each one is a new evolution. “We are not trying to use one trick in our tracks, if everyone likes everything we do, you know they’re a bit weird.” He adds.
“We dip into each other’s skillsets..We have our own specialities though that makes us work like a well oiled machine.” says Joe.
“Through going independent again, as Fat White Family were in the early days, Uncle Daddy has led me to focus on just my songwriting.” Saoudi explains.
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