BREAKBOT AND IRFANE
It's been over a decade since friends and collaborators Breakbot and Irfane caught the attention of groove purveyors across the globe with their irresistibly smooth breakout single ‘Baby I'm Yours’, but the French disco-funk duo haven't come close to losing their preternatural ability to conjure feel-good vibes and pop panache from their admirable collection of synths, drum machines and vintage gear.
In that time, Breakbot's refined his euphoric sound across two studio albums and a handful of EPs, remixed everyone from Lizzo and Charlotte Gainsbourgto MGMT and Purple Disco Machine, and finished constructing a brand new studio, which he shares with Irfane. “Like many of you, we were forced to watch the world from our homes for months on end,” he says of his experience of the pandemic. “On the upside, this allowed us to finish the construction of our studio and start working on new material."
His latest project, the Remedy EP, sees the pair reuniting for a four-track dose of pharmaceutical-grade funk, replete with liquid basslines, soaring synths and a much-needed message of hope and optimism. “This is the first track we fully recorded and mixed in our new laboratory, which brings us much pride and joy,” Breakbot says of the new record. “It embodies our quest for the ‘Remedy’ to this pandemic.”
Tell us about the new EP. What was the inspiration behind
