Gold Coast producer Harry Deadman, aka Daily Holla, is back with a full body of work that will treat any listener’s ears.
Since the success of his previous singles ‘Waves’ and ‘Yolngu’, the HYPERCOLOUR collection has been a highly anticipated release. Exploring a rather cosmic soundscape of fluid synths, Daily Holla is here to make his mark.
This collection of songs has been sitting idle for over 18 months with the writing process beginning back in mid 2015.
“By early 2016, the EP was finished. There’s no reason why it hasn’t been released until now, apart from wasted time. I sat on this body of work for ages, waiting for something to come to me. It’s annoying now, thinking back to my thought process then, but I didn’t know any better, and I definitely didn’t know the industry,” he said.
As the title suggests, this is very much a collection of songs and ideas, each reminding Daily Holla of a certain time or place. As he continues to figure out what kind of music he desires to make, this EP certainly allows the listener to go on a journey with Daily Holla’s inner thoughts and desires.
“It’s quite cool listening to your own music that you’ve given the time to grow into itself. I’m really happy that the EP is finally off my computer and out into the world; I can close this chapter and move on to something new,” he said.
Sydney engineer Jack Prest has also been a major part of the Daily Holla project from day one, and without him who knows if Daily Holla’s ideas would have been ironed out as smoothly as it has today.
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Film is also a creative medium in which Daily Holla loves and as such, there may be a slight change in direction the next time we hear from him.
“I love writing music, and I also love film. Film has been my priority over the past year or so, and most likely will be for the next year to come, so I feel the Daily Holla project will change up a bit. No more EPs for a while; I want to write and release music when it suits me. I’d love the project to be a platform for both my music and film,” he said.
The music video that accompanies ‘Footsteps’ gives Daily Holla fans an insight into the gurgling inspirations of this ever-developing project. Directed by Liam Blenkinsop is a grainy and visually intense short film with a storyline that follows a drunken man and a hooker. A must watch not only for the technical aspects, but the ending.
“Mine and Harry’s collab was something I felt was just a matter of time. I used this project to showcase my passion for film, and to create something visually appealing on more than one level. We looked to create something really cinematic and break away from traditional uses of super 8mm motion picture film,” Blenkinsop said.
“Super 8mm has always been associated with home movies and shaky handheld footage. We were keen to put super 8’s on dollies and gimbals so we could get a look that you wouldn’t normally see on super 8mm films. Liam came up with a story and I had ‘Footsteps’ so we were like let’s actually shoot a music video all on super 8mm.” Holla said.
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“the HYPERCOLOUR collection” is available everywhere now including Soundcloud, Spotify & iTunes.
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