New Music: FØRD feat. Xavier Dunn ‘Folding Hills’

18 year old self-taught producer and multi-instrumentalist FØRD from Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia, is about to start really turning heads. Combining walls of luscious synthesizers, punchy hip-hop beats, and house-inspired vocal hooks, FØRD demonstrates an exceptional musical aptitude, bouncing between Future Bass, Moombahton, Pop and Hip Hop. The young musician cites influences ranging from Metallica to Chopin, and even though this is only his second original release, he’s already developed a distinctive sound all his own. Continue reading “New Music: FØRD feat. Xavier Dunn ‘Folding Hills’”

Brian PeelJune 11, 2016September 12, 2021Leave a comment

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New Music: FØRD ‘Take You Down’

A young man so obsessed with sound he hears lyrics as sounds abstracted from meaning, bouncing between Future Bass and Moombahton grooves. Aself-taught musician who’s intense focus on sound from the unlikely age of six manifested in one of the more unorthodox career paths. This is Førd and it is his real name.

At kindergarten he was teaching himself pop songs on guitar. At ten a Metallica obsession consumed him and for the next three years he was a mini-Lars Ulrich on his drum kit. The pop-guitarist-metal-drumming 13 year old’sfollowing obsession, however unlikely, was Fréderíc Chopin. Førd became a pop-guitarist-metal-drumming-19th century classical pianist and composer.Bases covered. Continue reading “New Music: FØRD ‘Take You Down’”