Bicep post visuals for Isles single Saku

Clara La San features on the latest Bicep single.

Bicep have posted their video for Saku as the January 22nd release of their new album Isles approaches.

“Saku began as a 150 BPM footwork inspired track which actually had a hang drum melody,” the duo detail. “We were looking at lots of polyrhythms and more interesting drum programming.”

“We ended up slowing the tempo down to around 130 BPM which totally flipped the vibe for us and then experimented with many different vocals samples including ‘Gebede-gebede Ulendo Wasabwera’ which ended up becoming Apricot’.”

“We’d been working with Clara La San on a number of demos and sent her a super stripped back version of the Saku drums and bass elements which she built upon, bringing a strong 90s UKG / R’n’b vibe, which we’d been working at on some of the other demos.”

“In addition to this we flipped it again with some haunting synths at the end, trying to really bring contrast and opposing dark and light elements to the track. We always try to pull together a real hybrid of our influences, it was great for us to get so many directions into this track.”

Bicep’s move up to festival headline status was scuppered by obvious events last year, putting an end to their planned appearance at the top of Field Day’s bill.