Among the elite at creating genre-defying, barrier-breaking electronic music, Ekcle have been able to mold their own unique path in a scene saturated with a lot of the same. This year’s Yoja EP catapulted this innovation to new heights, as it saw the UK-based duo send listeners on an unparalleled journey through sound. Following up on this success throughout the year with ‘Floating Phonics (Inner Voices)‘ and ‘Kiracik [Reprise],’ Ekcle are now in the midst of a UK-wide tour as support for Lamb, while also debuting a new live show concept.
When asked about the challenges of transitioning from a DJ set to a live show, the duo state, “The biggest difficulty we faced was definitely figuring out how to actually translate and perform our music in a live environment. We never stick to the same keys, tempos, or time signatures, so we had to get quite creative to make sure everything felt synchronised and flowed smoothly. Generally speaking though, the new music we’re writing feels a lot more suited to this kind of setup and is definitely something we intend on growing.”
Along with the tour, Ekcle have decided to share a new single titled ‘Jindigo’ that we are ecstatic to premiere today. As with most releases from this talented duo, ‘Jindigo’ is an opus in itself, evoking a whirlwind of emotions in listeners and seeing the artists explore a ton of genres and inspirations. Employing a song-writing process that can be described as unconventional, the duo added that “all Ekcle songs start in a different way and we like to keep things fairly non-linear as you get the opportunity to sketch unique ideas when you try a new approach each time.” In the almost six-minute long ‘Jindigo,’ this off-kilter approach keeps you hooked until the very end, as peaks and troughs of energy and flawless production reign throughout the track.
With more to come on the horizon, we wanted to know how ‘Jindigo’ tied into the post-Yoja, pre-next-big-project vision for Ekcle. “Yoja was a special project for us. The majority of the songs on that EP were actually 3-4 year-old ideas that we recycled into something fresh. The music we are currently writing is much more from start to finish; the ideas are usually discovered and conceived in the moment and finished shortly after – ‘Jindigo’ sort of fits in between all of this. The song started with the Kalimba hook (pretty much how any of our songs with Kalimbas start lol) and had gone through many different styles all with the same loop. ‘Jindigo’ is a very poignant mark of transition into our current style of music, and we hope you like it!”
Don’t miss ‘Jindigo’ below!
