Every once in a while, we discover a new artist with such an outstanding lineup of undiscovered songs that we find it necessary to formally introduce him to all of our listeners. Even less often, this artist has such a distinct sound and unique style that we're left scratching our heads and wondering why he has only double-digit likes on Facebook. So, in hopes that we can help disclose his greatness to the rest of the world, we're ecstatic to introduce you to Suede. The South African producer stormed onto our screens with a powerful remix of Julia Church's "Riptide" (a cover of Vancejoy's hit single), beginning the work by summoning a grandiose array of emotive strings, all graced by Julia Church's courageous croon. Then, out of nowhere, we found the strings to be pulled away and replaced with a variegating aurora of synths and electronic percussion, with Suede morphing and warping every aspect of the song with ease, constantly stupefies us with unexpected moments of silence and oscillating effects. The remix alone prompted us to explore his previous releases, and after doing so, we've no doubt that Suede is to be taken very seriously. "Alone Forever", another track we want to highlight, was released almost ten days ago, and although its feel is slightly less epic than his aforementioned remix, we're completely blown away with its creativity and complexity. Smooth chords from an electric piano synthesizer act as the song's base, while the percussion is issued in short, yet intricate bursts of acoustic instrumentation. Suede slides in echoed vocal chops with ease, and if you know anything about production, you'll surely have a heightened appreciation of this track's idiosyncratic structure. Suede has also dropped off two more notable remixes in the past few months, one of Telepopmusik's "Don't Look Back" and another of Destiny's Child's "Bills, Bills, Bills". The former track features a hard-hitting drum kit alongside some paradoxical instrumentation, formulated by deep synths, heavy bass, electronic elements, panning strings, and what sounds like a steel drum melody. Suede's version of the latter song contains similar deep synths and heavy bass, but the song flows a bit smoother since he leaves the vocals more in tact than he does with the previous offering. Finally, we decided to include a slightly less dynamic, yet equally enjoyable effort from Suede in "Moments We Shared". Heart-felt piano chords, crisp percussion, and Jada's soulful vocals from "If You Should Ever Be Lonely" are the only components of the song, but his vocal chopping is absolutely on point, and overall, it's a very solid piece. It's very rare for a complete newcomer to amaze us as much as Suede has here on his smattering of efforts, so be sure to soak in all the euphonic sounds he has to offer, and hope that there'll be more of the kind to come quickly in the future.
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