Producer and DJ Gavin Hardkiss delivers the first of a four-part series of releases as part of the 17+ song album titled Inheritance.
Inheritance tracks Gavin’s life from growing up in South Africa through the San Francisco Hardkiss era of the '90s to his baffling multi-genre tastes. The project is a Basquiat-like collage of sounds inherited along the way. Sounds heard as a boy through the second-floor bedroom window in Johannesburg. Sounds heard in dusty warehouses throughout America in the '90s. Snippets of conversation with people through the years alongside Instagram grabs.
Inheritance will be waterfalled as several EPs culminating in the release of the album.
Previously, Gavin has released six albums under the guise of Hawke and two albums with his Hardkiss brothers. The single "Acid Funk" was recently released on Dirtybird Records, and singles are regularly released on the Hardkiss Music imprint and other labels, including Do Not Sit and Taul Boy Records.
"Look Out Baby Here I Come" and "Lightning Strike" continue an ongoing collaboration with Nigerian-born vocalist and performer Bisi. Previously, Gavin and Bisi released Spirit Of Pinboi EP and other singles, including "Lovaboat," the George Floyd-inspired "Better," and the Struggle EP on Hardkiss Music.
"Psychedelic Woman" refashions a sample from the 1973 Ghanaian song by Honny & the Bees Band into a modern afro disco romp already heard in DJ sets at Lightning In A Bottle and Sunset Campout this summer.
"I Don’t Want To Fight" twists the guitars of Mbaqanga Zulu jive with a layered three-way call and response into something familiar yet different.
Murray Richardson (Electrica Salsa) – “Luv the Psychedelic Woman track, that’s a beauty!”
Scott Ferguson / Robot84 (Paper Recordings) – “All sounding great from this Hardkiss legend.”
Adam Warped (Whiskey Pickle) – “What a nice treat to wake to in my inbox this morning. Really digging the South African Vibes.”
DJ Morpheus (Lysergic Factory radio show) – “Excellent tracks in here. Good to hear Gavin’s stuff again.”
Kosta (Vibe FM) – “Stunning work, full support. Thank you for this.”
Bruce Tantum (DJ Mag) – “Very groovy tunes, much as expected from anything Hardkiss related. Nice one!”
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