This week I’m making a track for an artist I’ve never listened to before! I haven’t done too many of these in this series so far, but it was a lot of fun to go in completely blind without much of a reference. Today’s video features i-dle member YUQI and her recent single M.O.
Here’s the acapella if you want to play along and hear what I heard first:
This track had so many things going on in the vocal alone, from rapping to gospel-leaning choir backgrounds, I honestly wasn’t sure where to start first. Beyond the array of vocal performance styles, there were a couple weird timing things going on in different sections that required a bit of reworking. Somehow I think I was able to come up with a cohesive sounding track in the end though.
Haven’t heard the original yet? Check it out here:
The music video was just as all over the place as the vocal (not complaining, but there was definitely a lot going on!). From mowing the lawn to searing burgers with her shoes, YUQI took us on a journey. While I went more dark electropop, the original track was much more early-hip hop inspired, laid back and cool with moments of hard hitting choreography and a bit of rebellion. It definitely didn’t go anywhere near what I was expecting, but that’s part of the fun in this challenge. Was this what you were expecting from YUQI?
Let’s listen to i-dle’s latest EP!
While we’re on the topic, this week I also did a listen through of i-dle’s latest self-titled EP, a quick 5-track project that, again, was nothing like what I was expecting. Besides not having listened to YUQI’s solo project in the past, I’d also never really listened to i-dle before either. They recently dropped this EP at the beginning of October and after hearing YUQI’s single I was curious what the group was all about. Wow, was this a different vibe! Come listen with me and let me know if you’d rank these tracks the same way.
Looking for more?
Find all previous episodes in this series here
And make sure to check out my original music wherever you like to stream: https://snd.click/uh8r
Here’s a taste of last week’s Slayyyter feature: