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Ahead of his multi-genre second album, Whirlwind of Malevolence - featuring BAYLI, DETO Black, Partiboi69 and more - due this spring, SONIKKU selects us 10 tracks that influenced the project.
'Stereo Love' by Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina
Otherwise known as the Romanian national anthem. I wanted to explore sounds from my heritage to influence the album.
'Long Way 2 Go' by Cassie
I’m a huge fan of Cassie’s minimal and hypnotic music.
'Yeah Yeah' by Bodyrox
I don’t know what it’s called, but one of my favourite sounds is the bass line used in this song.
'She’s a Bitch' by Missy Elliott
I love Timbaland’s production and this whole album is so good.
'A Thousand Nights' by Gregor Tresher
Minimal and uplifting, I love playing this in sets too.
'Rubin' by Oliver Huntemann & Stephan Bodzin
I really like the textures of this song, everything sounds ‘clicky’.
'I Wrote the Book' by Beth Ditto
A SMD-produced track, this song was in heavy rotation on my iPod nano in 2011.
'А может да,a может нет (Sveta - Maybe Yes, Maybe No)' by Света
I came across this song while doing a deep dive on Russian dance pop and became obsessed, a big influence for my song ‘Lipstick Stain’ (on the upcoming album).
'Time Machine' by Robyn
I love the huge chorus here and is a big influence on the pop-y-er moments on the album.
'Pop the Glock' by Uffie
I think this song has probably influenced countless people but it’s so good, I love the layered vocoder vocals.