Fresh from the buzz laid down by their previous two EPs, Singapore alternative hip-hop duo CampFire drops Tidal (Surf Surfin’) today, the first single from their upcoming album, with both song and music video digitally distributed via the cross-label collaboration of Umami Records and SOLD Records.
To mark the release of official music video for Tidal (Surf Surfin’), a tasty fan nugget in the form of two free bonus singles – titled ‘Nicco Homaili’ and ‘JoshTZM’ – will be available as free downloads for those who watch the MV. The experimental directions of both tracks are based off samples that each artist in CampFire riffed off from – keener listeners may spot samples from Kendrick Lamar’s “Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe’ and Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used To Know.”
The expansiveness of this project is no intended gimmick – Tidal (Surf Surfin’) is a single that’s more than just a teaser of what’s to come. It’s an artistic evocation; a sense of molting, a peeling away of surface emotive layers. The song edges the theme of reaching deeper states of being that the upcoming full album promises to dive into.
“Tidal (Surf Surfin’)” is about an emotive state: going into cruise control, fighting the highs and lows, placing pressure where it should rightfully be, and making ripples emanate from the centre of our lives in the form of tunes, in hopes of turning those ripples into tidal waves.” – CampFire
“The outcome of Tidal’s song structure came about spontaneously as I was producing it. We wanted the story to be sonically and lyrically driven with the transition between two different grooves that sets the tone for the song parts, combining the styles for Josh’s vocal and mine.”
Hotly-anticipated in local hip-hop circles, expect ‘Feel Trip,’ CampFire’s first ever full-length album, to be released by end 2017.