Rising to prominence over the past decade as an artist backed by a wealth of support from BBC Radio 1, Australian-born DJ/producer and label boss Kristin Velvet has garnered consistent support from The Blessed Madonna to Fat Boy Slim and Carl Cox, seamlessly blending her roots with influences from her adopted homes across the globe, including London, Tokyo and most recently, Berlin and Ibiza.
Collaborating with Felix Da Housecat while releasing material via Josh Wink’s Ovum Recordings, Cassy’s Kwench and Hot Since 82’s Knee Deep In Sound, plus her own Arms & Legs which she co-manages with Daniel Steinberg, she continues a busy 2024 with a visit to Damian Lazarus’ Crosstown Rebels for the very first time with her two-track EP ‘Wasp Nest/Get Down’ – featuring a collaboration with house pioneer Fred P who also serves up two trademark, deep dives.
Here’s what Kristin Velvet had to say:
“The inspiration for ‘Wasp Nest’ came earlier this year when I was visiting my farm in outback Australia. I found a giant wasp nest in one of the sheds, it was very intricate, alien and fascinatingly trippy.
I wanted to create a unique synth track to reflect the hum of the wasps and the twisted beauty of their nest. ‘Get Down’ came about last year, Fred P and I played a gig in Montenegro, and we bonded in the airport on our way back to Berlin.
I love Fred’s perspective on life, music and art, it was an honour to create this track with a soul I so deeply respect.”
Warping and twisting, armed with robust drums and ever-evolving synths, ‘Wasp Nest’ is a trippy excursion through an amalgamation of textures, delivering a driving production with twists and turns at every moment, while the slick ‘Get Down’ pairs crisp percussion and smooth grooves with Fred P’s iconic vocal for a classy house outing.
Delivering his own takes on the production, Fred P’s first reshape is a delightful dive through dubby pads and hazy chords before serving up a cosmic excursion across his ‘Deepness’ reshape to close things in style.
Listen to the tracks here.
