• Showtek’s familiar influences are here!
• Energetic drops with a Brazilian theme
• Featuring Booyah’s famous singer, Sonny Wilson
Both Willem and Ward have evolved a lot since they produced Bigroom in 2013… They had experimented with genres likes Happy Hardcore, Future House, Progressive House, Trance, Trap, and we can going on for a while!
Since I’ve been following them for almost 9 years, I discovered that my beloved Breda pair has been photographed with the mastermind of “Booyah“, Showtek! However, this Showtek-sounding release is with an unknown duo called The Lost Shepherd and the Dutch reggae vocalist Sonny Wilson, who is notorious for the ‘Booyah’ vocal, but he also has worked with other artists like David Guetta, Badd Dimes, MR BLACK and Showtek’s best friend, Eva Shaw. Surprise surprise!
“São Paulo” also hides another fun fact about the Breda duo. Do you remember when Hardwell interviewed them during a special episode of Hardwell On Air back in 2017? He said that ‘Live The Night’ was made somewhere in Brazil, specifically in São Paulo during the tour back in 2013. Every collabs they made had its own story and I assume that they picked this title in honor of that moment.
Fast forward today, “São Paulo”‘s concept has heavy similarities with the classic ‘Booyah’, starting with Sonny’s vocals. It took a few seconds before the blazing horn came. Next, the buildup reaches its destination to the drop.
Coming to the break, the quartet added refreshing drum & bass with a couple of piano keys as Sonny sings all about the fantasy of the title city. There’s “Booyah” everywhere, from the lead to the pre-drop climax, with a surprising drum’n bass twist in the central segment!
Concluding, “São Paulo” wasn’t as aggressive as the 2013 hit, but I must say that the creatores lightened up the beat, differenciating it enough, making a fun release. I am glad they took the influence from the classic and redesigned it into a new version, better suited for this decade.
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