WHAT SO NOT AND BUUNSHIN COLLAB ON NEW EP ‘THE QUIET THAT HURTS’ - OUT DECEMBER 5TH
This December, two prominent electronic acts will collide, with Australian DJ and producer What So Not and visionary Dutch artist Buunshin primed to release a brand new collaborative EP The Quiet That Hurts on Friday 5 December. Previously releasing their single Threads last month, this week the pair also have released a luminous new single Dancing In The Leaves featuring Lucy Lucy.
Percolating with driving beats alongside airy soundscapes and the gossamer vocals of Lucy Lucy, Dancing In The Leaves showcases the strengths of both What So Not and Buunshin’s artistry, serving both as a vulnerable exploration into the soul as well as a whimsical immersion into a momentary ethereal universe.
A deeply vulnerable and sonically dazzling collection of songs, The Quiet That Hurts effortlessly wields wizardry with wisdom; a fact that also lends itself to What So Not’s own personal experiences during the making of the EP, as he explains, “Partway through the creative process, I flew to China and stayed in a temple with Shaolin Monks, training Kung Fu. It was an intense physical & mental experience & upon my return to regular life, I found myself asking “Where do ‘ideas’ come from? How do you create something that has never been done before? What is the source of all creation?”
“I came up with this concept of the ‘Void’,” What So Not continues, “the negative space you must enter to draw down ideas from the universe in their purist form. A type of meditation or ‘flow state’, absent of the noise of the world. ‘Threads’ quite literally become the theme of this concept. The mania of our internal dialog, holding us back from manifesting our greatest dreams and ideas. The tempo rising arpeggiation, a pressure point of energy as we attempt to break though the ego barrier & the magnificent payoff on the other side.
“Speaking with Ferry [Mellegersis - Buunshin] on this topic became the foundation of the EP and the meaning behind ‘The Quiet That Hurts’. Filling our lives with unnecessary noise, placing our attention and energy into things that don’t serve us, all in an attempt to run away from that confronting silence… but the truth is that is where the answers lay.”
Following the release of their upcoming new EP, What So Not and Buunshin will perform on Friday 28 December at Perth’s Ice Cream Factory, with What So Not hosting a huge lineup to bring the heat for some summer sun. Headlined by What So Not launching his brand new 4MYSANITY project, the exclusive event will also feature ARIA Award-winning duo Hermitude, UK star Charlotte Plank as well as Buunshin primed to take you on a sonic journey.
Dancing In The Leaves is out now.
The Quiet That Hurts EP is due out Friday 5 December.