FLOWIDUS – NEW FOREVER (FEAT. SAMAHRA EAMES) [RAM RECORDS]

Introducing Flowidus, the freshly born collaboration made up of Spillage & Dealt Fairly – two Perth DJs & producers who, thanks to some serious hours in the studio, are well on their way to international stardom. Flowidus have just made a landmark achievement with their track ‘New Forever': the first ever Australian made original release to be signed to RAM Records. ‘New Forever’ is featured on Ram’s Drum & Bass Annual 2016 and is out today, December 11th:

After yet another incredible year for one of the scene’s most beloved labels, Ram has left its mark on all corners of the globe. Firmly cementing its place at the top with another run of sold out shows all over the world, Andy achieving the monstrous feat of selling out Brixton Academy twice and some serious quality productions from the label’s artists, Ram has been turning heads from all corners of the scene. This collection of tracks celebrate yet another milestone in Ram Records history of bringing you only the finest Drum & Bass cuts.

There was no way we could resist hitting the boys up for a chat after this announcement dropped this morning. We flicked a couple of Qs their way & this is what they had to say:

First up, congrats on the release – we’re loving it. Wanna tell us a bit about the experience you guys had writing it?

New Forever was a work in progress over 4 or 5 months. We passed the idea back an forth a few times until we had the basic arrangement down. We hit up Samahra shortly after this to see if she would be into singing on the track. She was keen as an within a day had passed through some awesome vocals to work with. At this point we had got in the studio together and after a truck load of caffeine had a track we were pretty happy with. There are some really talented artists in Perth so we were lucky to get great feedback through the writing process.

We knew you had a big announcement on the cards for a little while now that you guys just weren’t letting up any info on. How on earth did you manage to keep this one a secret this whole time?

Haha yeah that was quite hard to tell you the truth. We had told a few close people in the scene but made sure the secret was safe. The response has been amazing. Perth DNB you are so rad!

We had known for about a month before today and we kept getting updates from RAM but we decided to make sure we came out with a bang. We had a mate of Raph’s, Kurei Poe, whip up a logo, Luke Baker took these killer images and my girlfriend whipped up our bio allowing us to unleash the complete package.

We had also imagined a scenario where we announced too early and they cancelled it last minute leaving us looking incredibly stupid. I always find with the music industry, don’t announce anything until its 100 % confirmed.

How does it feel to be the first ever Australian artists to have an original signed RAM Records?

Raph and I were discussing this the other day, we raddled off all the names and it does seem that we are the first Australian based producers. That in itself is a massive honour but the last month has been a constant dream and a tick off the old bucket list. The support and passion for dnb in Perth is so strong so that it kept us really motivated to write music. It would not have been possible without our mate Tom Dunn who got it all sorted.

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Born just prior to the early 90’s rise of drum & bass, producers Raphael and Wolf have rooted their sound in the form, both as solo artists, and now collaboratively. Their combined passion for good vibes, and being able to share that with their fans was what defined their stage name FLOWIDUS, with both producers being quoted as saying “we want people to come on a journey with us”. The duo have fused their individual styles to create their sound; one which encapsulates their shared love of driving bass lines and melodic dance floor drum & bass.

Flowidus’ individual parts met at a drum & bass gig in Perth at the beginning of 2015. At the time, Raphael and Wolf were already on the rise as strong solo producers, but after working together on a few tracks, agreed that collectedly they were capable of even more.

Born in Germany, and raised by his parents who were both successful singers throughout Europe, Wolf has always been comfortable in the music industry. His childhood was spent around musicians and instruments, with the drums being one he was particularly drawn to. As he got older, living in Perth now, playing the drums to accompany his Bachelor of Music was a natural progression.

After completing his degree, Wolf began spending more time focusing his talents on producing drum & bass, under the name Spillage. He began releasing tracks on Technique Recordings, Fokuz (Influenza), Soul Deep Recordings, and Good Karma Music, as well as gaining support from BBC 1 Radio Play. Among his recent accomplishments, Wolf’s 2014 remix of Kate Kay Es “Once You Did” received over 500,000 views on YouTube, as well as having the honour of supporting international artists such as Delta Heavy, DJ Hype, Tantrum Desire, SIGMA, and Wilkinson.

Raphael’s accomplishments are equally as impressive, with one of his tracks on Good Karma Music making it’s way to number 7 on the Beatport Top 10 Drum and Bass Releases at the beginning of 2015, as well as supporting the likes of Wilkinson, Shockone, Brooke’s Brothers, Trei, Tali and Phetsta, under the name Dealt Fairly.

Raphael, originally from New Zealand, attributes his successes to having a mind wealthy in culture, perseverance and dedication, as well as a pronounced passion for drum & bass. These traits have assisted him in the studio, resulting in a slew of fresh music releases and videos to match. Although living in Perth now, Raphael has enjoyed working with people from back home, and even featured on Tali’s latest album “Wolves”, remixing her single “Faster Than Sound”.

After releasing a few tracks together as Spillage & Dealt Fairly throughout 2015, it was towards the end of the year that they managed to grab the attention of Andy C’s legendary label RAM Records, and thus igniting the beginning of Flowidus.