Baba Ali premiere ‘demented speed demon’ single Heart Racer

Baba Ali release their single recorded with producers Al Doyle and Ross Orton.

Baba Ali‘s official video for Heart Racer is online now after the track’s premiere on Lauren Laverne’s BBC 6 Music show.

“Last year we started working out of a new space on Old Kent Road,” Baba Doherty has explained.

“When we write we’ve usually hidden away from outside noise, so this new constant stream of blaring horns, speeding cars and sirens was an immediate influence.”

“Instrumentally, Nik and I kept the agenda simple: fast, hard and loud. The song first took form as a loop of pulsing bass and a minimal drumbeat.”

In the early demo, we actually used the road sounds from outside as samples and eventually these sounds transformed into guitar and synth riffs. ‘Heart Racer’ then emerged as this demented speed demon character at the driving wheel, flying forward at breakneck pace and indulging in a seductive mix of raw freedom and danger.

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