Cameo Blush was named one of Mixmag’s ‘Top 25 Artists to Watch’ last year and is currently on a trajectory to really break through. He has dropped his euphoric, rave-ready productions on Ross From Friends’ label Scarlet Tiger, Seb Wildblood’s all my thoughts and Nick Höppner’s Touch From A Distance as well as serving up his live show at London hotspots Phonox and E1.
He shows his love of all things UK again here in an EP full of stylistic surprises, which include his first foray into working with vocalists and a sidestep outside of conventional club structures. ‘Ultimate Grey’ sets the scene with heavenly chords with chopped-up vocals and melancholic synth work. ‘Out There’ follows with a half-time, dubbed out rhythm and features yunè pinku, who brings a heartfelt vocal hanging above the percolating breaks, and the fantastic ‘Verbatim’ continue with a driving garage-tinged groove with shuffling drums, shimmering vocals, and celestial chords, and has already seen support from Bicep.
‘Millennium Fields’ features Melbourne’s Pretty Girl, a vocalist and producer who has recently appeared on Boiler Room and warmed up for Bonobo. It’s a melodically bright and uplifting track with synth crescendos, woody drums, and drifting vocals. ‘Life After’ closes the release with another elegant synthscape underpinned by booming bass, deft lines, and human voices that give it a futuristic and emotional feel.
“I was sitting on ‘Verbatim’ for a long time as a demo. It clicked when I realised that I wanted the melody lines and vocals to meld together, I think it gives the feeling it’s constantly morphing and developing. I always want to make my tunes a kind of story or let them develop naturally as I write them- I think this is how you get the most exciting results creatively. It was so crazy to see the videos of Bicep playing it at the Printworks closing, I never thought I’d write something that could stand on its own in such a huge space.” – Cameo Blush.
Cameo Blush’s ‘Ultimate Grey’ drops via Future Classic on 22nd September 2023, following the release of singles ‘Verbatim’ on 28th July, and ‘Out There (feat. yunè pinku)’ on 25th August.
Tracklist:
01 – Ultimate Grey
02 – Out There (feat. yunè pinku)
03 – Verbatim
04 – Millennium Fields (feat. Pretty Girl)
05 – Life After