Four Four Premiere: Blimp X mild – how i feel

We premiere new music from Irish pair Blimp & mild who feature their debut collaboration on mild’s ‘tapewinter EP’. ‘how i feel’ is a warm house groove that features bouncing synth lines, rolling bass rhythms and textured percussion hits that reference early lo-fi house.

New music from an exciting collaboration as up & coming house music producers Blimp & mild join forces for the first time as part of mild’s ‘tapewinter EP’. mild discovered Blimp’s music through reading a feature a new piece on a previous project with FAXE ON FAXE on Four Four Magazine, so it seemed like the perfect fit to feature their collaboration on the site.

James Donnelly better known as mild,’ is a 22-year-old producer living in Belfast. The young producer has garnered a name for himself from producing high-grade house music that is both characterised as deep and textured. Sound design is at the forefront of the mild project he aims to create a whirlpool of intricate sounds that take listeners to another place. He has seen support from Hot Press magazine in their On Our Radar section, as well as attention from Stereofox and Nialler9. BBC Radio Ulster and Dublin City FM have also given their support to mild.

Shane Smyth, aka ‘Blimp,’ is a Dublin-based producer who is quickly carving a name for himself as a top-shelf producer, boasting a number of accolades including surpassing a landmark goal of 30k monthly listeners on Spotify with his track ‘Real,’ featuring Good Luck. He has also received support from BBC Radio 1 Dance, Dublin City FM, and RTE digital radio. The young producer has seen industry stalwarts TSHA and Kareem Ali backing his music, which is a sign of a young producer with a bright future ahead.

We premiere the pair’s debut collaboration on ‘how i feel’. The pair are going against the grain as they showcase a piece of vintage style lo-fi house, that hasn’t been on display in recent years. Bubbling synth chords trickle through the cracks of layered percussion grooves, both referencing dusty lo-fi house and the more modern bass-heavy house music sounds that arriving from the UK. Soulful vocals are the real star of the show here, creating a track that is suited to the dancefloor and the chill-out area. A lush collaboration from two artists on the rise.