OKBADLANDS, consisting of Kate Gurren and Sally Latter, has spent the last year curating and refining their sound, and now present a sultry collection of songs that are perfect for helping us ease into the weekend.

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My personal favorite, a single titled “Where You Go” is a slow-paced and dynamic tune structured by snappy percussion with detuned synth stabs and fuzzy effervescence throughout. The track’s 3-dimensional feel is worth noting and repeatedly induces chills.

Vocally, Gurren and Latter compliment each other very nicely and share a sweet vibrancy that gives the EP a special light.

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Stream the rest of the record via Spotify, and keep up on Facebook and Twitter.

Sweet vocals, distorted synths and speed-of-light image changes allow the producer to captivate the listener with the last single taken from his upcoming EP “Right/Side” set to be released on September 29th. About the video, Golden Vessel explains:

[su_quote]I wanted to create a music video for this song that was fast moving and felt like OKBADLANDS and I were just dancing in front of our bedroom mirrors. I met Harry Deadman and his small team who are into filming multi-format and old-film medium videos and thought the switching between Digital, 16mm, VHS, photos + more formats would create the movement and textures that were within the song musically[/su_quote]
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You can follow Golden Vessel over Facebook, Twitter and Soundcloud. You can follow OKBADLANDS over Facebook, Twitter and Soundcloud. You can listen to the audio below.

And boy, is it good. “Wave” features the gorgeous, silky-like-your-soymilk vocals of Brisbane-based duo OKBADLANDS. The dreamy, calming atmosphere of “Wave” is further amplified by the soft colored assortment of synths and drum samples that Golden Vessel adds in. If your latest trap banger is neon yellow and green in terms of color, “Waves” is like a pale golden yellow or maybe a light lavender in comparison. While some vocalists streamline their melodies and lyrics in the most rote ways possible on electronic tracks these days, OKBADLANDS (comprised of Sally and Kate) creates the most beautiful textures in their singing style. It feels both parts spiritual and emotional when you listen to their vocals layered on top of the production.

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The origin of “Wave” was fairly simple. Like many of Golden Vessel’s tracks, ‘Wave’ started out as a simple beat he’d created on his laptop. Later, he added a piano melody throughout before asking Joe Thiang (of MTNS) to lay some drums over the outro of the song.

On working with OKBADLANDS, Golden Vessel mentioned,

[su_quote]“I’d been working with Sally and Kate over the last few months producing tracks for their debut EP. I really loved working with them, and they are both immensely talented, so I decided to see whether they wanted to collaborate on this track. After a quick creative discussion over some burgers, I got stuck into finishing up the instrumental and OKB had the vocals finished within the week”[/su_quote]

“Wave” is available now from iTunes and Spotify, and will also be up for free download via Golden Vessel‘s Soundcloud until the Before Sleep EP release on June 21.

Before Sleep EP Tour:
Thursday, June 30 – The Foundry, Brisbane (w/Lastlings & LEØ)
Friday, July 1 – Banquet @ The World Bar, Sydney
Friday, July 8 – Yah Yah’s, Melbourne (w/SEYWOOD, Abraham Tilbury & elkkle)

Be sure to check out both Golden Vessel on SoundCloud, Twitter, and Facebook and stay updated on all things OKBADLANDS on SC, Twitter, and Facebook as well !! Gotta show support to the artists who make the music you love <3