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Savages bassist Ayşe Hassan has unveiled the first track from a new collaborative project, Kite Base, alongside Kendra Frost. Check out the first track 'Dadum' below.
'Dadum' displays some of the flourishes you would perhaps expect from the pair, foreboding bass lines and atmospheric vocals aplenty, but there is far more light than shade here. Despite its minimalistic introduction, 'Dadum' quickly gives way to pop sensibilities, producing a chorus that is increasingly difficult to shake.
A gentler beast to Savages, maybe, but Kite Base appear no less exhiliarating.
"One of the main starting points found in origami, a Kite Base is an opening move made with simple folds to generate a firm and fertile foundation for creativity," say the dup of their name. "It can become whatever you want it to be- simple or complex- based on the imagination of the creator, inspiration and chance. To us, the ‘Kite’ also symbolises the generation of ideas and setting them free to evolve organically, embracing change. The ‘Base’ is the final ordering of these thoughts once they have been allowed to settle. It is a symbiotic relationship. A duo. Our working methodology."
You can hear the excellent 'Dadum' below
We spoke to Savages last month and, when asked about the inspiration behind the band, they said: "When we started the band, it was coming from an era where there was just a slug of tweeness and to be honest, possibly more so even from boys than from girls - I'm not gonna say men and women, it's boys and girls. I think Savages grew out of a reaction to that."
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