FUSE New Year Party 2014, Sub Club, and an Enzo Siragusa and Seb Zito b2b is cracking into a super receptive Scottish crowd, laying down their typical mix of busy basslines and shooty hats. That night there were a few tracks that really got me blasted, and one in particular that I didn’t hear again until I made my final visit to Crucifix Lane before its closure, where the same track pounced out of the system with electrifying consequences.
After a hefty soundcloud dig, I finally found the track in question, ’OMW’, and its makers, Zendid, who are the latest double team to enter into the arena, both born in the lovely Pink City, Toulouse. Since I discovered the duo, these speedy chaps have printed their names onto a total of eight records, including one on John Dimas' excellent start up, Elephant Moon. Label owners can’t seem to resist the boys, probably because of their fresh, lemony twist on the 909 based house from the lovey dovey days of twenty years ago.
When the two serendipitous met at a house party back in 2010, they found solace in each others level of production and musical tastes, quickly deciding to pair up and run with what they had. “Our relationship is based on the importance and the passion we have in common for music. Since the beginning of our collaboration, we easily worked together and constantly pushed each other on to how to improve. We’re always trying to develop and get the best out of ourselves, and that is the main goal.”
Yet their achievements are more than just good fortune. Zendid have slogged it out in their studio, forging tunes from a heavenly combo of hardware and Live in order to get to that bouncy, rough & tumble sound. With their inspirations Ricardo, Zip and the [a:rpia:r] crew at the forefront of their minds, they cleverly waited until their tracks really resonated with themselves before they started looking at homes for them. ’We took time to release cos it’s also super important to feel your music before you show it to the world.”
That pinch of patience might have just been the killer ingredient in this wicked dish. With a new EP on Discobar set for pressing next month, and another release on Park and Ride scheduled for later in 2016, the boys are looking at ten releases in less than a year, whilst playing at parties at OFF Sonar and in Moscow too.
...Not forgetting that alongside their productions, these guys are proper selectors too, and have kindly put together a chunky mix for MEOKO. Stealthily blending spacey house with jiggin, analogy basslines, this showcase is more experimental and deeper than what I expected the boys to bring to the table, seeing as their tunes are so tight and ready for the floor. “Mixing is part of our lives, we love to spin, and in a way, we’re living for it. It’s a huge part of us. We don’t record many mixes because each mix is something unique, which we are sharing in this present moment, with what we are feeling right now.”
With gigs scheduled for Manchester (RUBIC), Barcelona (Checkpoint) and London (Kaked) alongside continued support for the chaps tracks at the moment, I expect 2016 to only bring more love for the splendid, Zendid.
Catch the boys wicked guest mix here:
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by MR
