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After establishing his name with a string of tightly produced 90s-style house bangers, Singaporean producer Halal Sol comes through with a deeper, diverse sound on his latest Darker Than Wax outing, Dijamin. Meaning ‘guaranteed’ in Malay, Dijamin’s title refers to the producer’s promise that each track on the record is genuinely crafted out of love and passion, and signalling a step forward in musical depth and polish. This heavily considered approach is evident in the production style, with layers of simple and minimal sounds expertly woven together, creating a cohesive whole that far exceeds the sum of its parts. This ethos is also present in the cover artwork - taking inspiration from motifs in medieval Islamic structures, simple shapes and layers are woven together to form a stunning kaleidoscope of faces.

Dijamin was also built with variety in mind. Not wanting to be pigeon-holed as simply a classic house producer, the record showcases Halal Sol’s diverse influences, spanning broken beat, acid, techno, jazz, and garage. The diversity of Dijamin is pushed further with offerings from fellow Singaporean remixers - Bongomann delivers a euphoric breakbeat reimagining of ‘Rushin’, and Darker Than Wax co-founder Kaye puts his signature soulful touch on ‘Hearing Deficit’. Throughout the record, Halal Sol channels emotional highs and lows with his stylish production, marking the young producer as one to watch as he establishes his musical foundation.

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Halal Sol - Lives In Future (Dijamin EP)

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Mastered by: Panorama Mastering

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Cabbage (ft. Jaal, E-Hippy & Chino)

An instrumental canvas, “Your Energy” musically embodies the creation of something beautiful when two positive energies collide. People often equate the word "energy" to experiences they've had with building a solid connection with another person and the feelings that come when the energy between them is positive.

A fusion of R&B, soul and jazz, Desarae, from the beginning gives us a musical story on piano, coupled with sultry synths, and r&b/hip-hop beats underneath soulful jazz chords that set the tone of this musical masterpiece. Midway through the song, King Chino sweeps in and delivers an electrifying guitar solo, filled with sparks of melodic licks, which takes the song on a path of positive energies which are then met with a gospel organ solo, which gives the song that true soul grabbing experience. As the song comes to a close, the return to the opening melody via piano solo, and a gospel soulful experience ends this collision of musical energies. 

"Your Energy" is a song that inspires us to create and manifest connections that bring a positive energy which is enriching to our lives, allowing us to feel safe, be our true selves and gives way to have moments of transparency and vulnerability.


Production + Composition: Desarae Dee
Additional Production: Connor Chan (King Chino), Caleb Gathright
Mixing + Mastering Engineer: Adam Pondang
Artwork: Desarae Dee￼

Your Energy (feat. King Chino)

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This track is the hidden gem of the album and I purposely decided to keep it like that to surprise the listener. It's a big mix of Future Beats, R&B, Grime and Soul. Not sure how London-based R&B singer and producer BAKARE came up with the chorus and verse but he somehow managed to switch between three different genres in a matter of seconds. I was blown away when I heard it for the first time!

Produced, arranged, recorded & mixed by @loelash
Vocals by @bakaremusic
Mastered at @pinkbirdrecordingco
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