Individualist is an Afro-acoustic, deep house production duo based in Halle (Saale), Germany. Comprising Wayne de Villiers from South Africa and Rob Collomb from Canada, the duo met by chance in front of the latter’s studio and decided to make electronic music together, before evolving into a proper live group and production duo. Their music is characterised by colourful, swinging house beats with deep roaring basses, earthy acoustic instruments and glitchy sonic landscapes - a culmination of Wayne’s deep roots in South African house music and Rob’s background in music studies and passion for raw analogue sounds. The beats and bass are created on an analog synth, while the guitars, keys, harmonica and vocals are recorded live, resulting in raw and honest house music with a decidedly indie aesthetic and a sound that is uniquely their own. Prolific producers, the duo have released dozens of tracks on various labels in Germany, Switzerland and the USA, including collaborations with the likes of FKA Mash and Tahir Jones.
Their debut SRNDR release, “Sunday Morning”, is truly a meeting of worlds, with lush synths and electronic effects and textures overlaying jazzy guitar licks, raw organic beats and a throbbing analog bassline, this is a release that would appeal to purveyors of the different sub-genres of deep house and fans of producers such as Osunlade, Karizma, Jullian Gomes, Dennis Ferrer and more.
Their follow-up release on SRNDR is a remix of label head, Saiful Idris’ “Memories”, and typifies their unique sound and approach to electronic music production, with a version that is rich in both organic and synthetic sounds.
Both releases are available on all good digital music platforms.
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