salute

salute moved to Brighton at 18 before eventually landing in Manchester, where he's currently based. It was in the UK that he started attending club nights, getting wrapped up in what club culture really meant, on the ground, and swiftly evolving as an artist. He met a network of UK producers, started cultivating a sound. "Before I moved to the UK, my music was a lot less clubby, a lot less dancey. So yeah, going to grime, garage and dubstep nights had a huge influence on the way I produce and my sound in general." Scrolling through salute's back catalogue, you can hear this evolution play out in real time. His earlier material is often softer, lighter, honey-sweet vocals nestled against lilting down-tempo beats. EPs like Lionheart (2013), Gold Rush (2015) and My Heart (2016) push the vocals and melody front and centre, with the production often flitting between genres: RnB, dubstep, dance, hip hop, even jazz and gospel.

Lineup

salute
cherub.wya
Agropol
Just Another Bitch
DJ Fridge


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