If youâre looking for something more experimental⌠London-via-Accra artist BLACK FONDU should have your attention.
His sound collides hyperpop, noise, rap, punk and abstract grime into something that manages to sound pretty lawless but ultimately intuitive. Citing influences as far-ranging as Rachmaninoff, MF DOOM and Xiu Xiu, his process leans heavily on subconscious freestyling and instinctive composition. âSimplicity is the wayâ, he says, though the results are anything but.
Heâs just released the video for âholla back girlâ, a playful snapshot of his world, ahead of his debut EP âBLACKFONDUISMâ, out this month. Itâs got a James-Blakey vibe in the refix of it, in that itâs superbly stylish, but also emphatically chaotic. With a neat Gwen Stefani throwback in the hook, it rips up millennial pop tropes to forge something new.
In his own words the track âopens my textures and my sound alongside something familiar. The best way to do it was to keep it fun and organic, but still my style, my soundâ.
At just 21, BLACK FONDUâs is fast emerging as a presence thatâs hard to overlook.
đ§ Watch the video for âholla back girlâ below