Joined by Walker & Royce, Sophiegrophy and InntRaw, the Brazilian celebrity recalibrates his ordinarily festival-ready sound for one thing extra intimate.
Alok has by no means been brief on ambition, particularly after DJing for two.5 million folks and breaking a Guinness World Report, however his new EP finds him chasing one thing extra focused than stadium-level scale. Touchdown on Cloonee’s Hellbent Information for the primary time, My Personal Thang is a two-track undertaking constructed totally round command of the membership dancefloor.
The EP opens with ‘My Personal Thang (To The Beat),’ a percussive tech home monitor that reunites Walker & Royce with Sophiegrophy practically a decade after she appeared on the duo’s 2017 Dirtybird debut, Self Assist. The reunion sees Sophiegrophy’s hip-house vocals driving a good, irresistible groove.
In the meantime, the B-side, ‘Grip Slippin’,’ sees Alok teaming up with fellow Brazilian producer InntRaw, whose profile on Hellbent rose meteorically with the Cloonee-assisted ‘Stephanie,’ launched in 2024. Alok deploys squelching, filter-swept basslines paying homage to the low finish heavy Brazilian bass model whereas rounding out the association with stepping melodic pluck synths and clean vocal hooks.
Alok described the undertaking as a deliberate recalibration.
“This EP is me reconnecting with the membership in a extra direct approach,” the producer instructed our mates at Beatportal. “I’ve spent a variety of time enjoying massive phases, however there’s one thing particular about focusing purely on the dance ground and that power between the DJ and the gang.”
You may hearken to My Personal Thang under and discover the brand new EP on streaming platforms right here.
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