folda - folda
Formed in Edinburgh at the start of 2018, this collective have already been turning heads with their debut releases.
The idea of folda first came around when producer and guitarist, Mark Morrow met with singer David Ritchie in a recording session for his solo project. They started working on a bunch of pop songs before David went on a trip to Australia for six months. During this time, Mark would send song ideas over and David would reply with some voice notes for vocal and melody ideas, slowly building a bank of ideas which would be inspired from two very different outlooks and sides of the world. On David’s return, they entered the studio with the addition of Ewan Simpson (bass, synth) and Steve Morrison (drums, percussion), and started to build up tracks that would become aurora and cassiel.
The band take influences across the board from the likes of the 1975, James Blake, Everything Everything, Maribou State & Sigrid.
Described as a ‘superband’ amongst the local scene, mixing dark processed sounds with uplifting melodies. folda are creating interesting, yet traditional pop songs that will please both the eager eared muso and the chart loving public. Carefully crafting each sound, element and layer in the production process.
Their latest single folda was released today, Friday 8 May 2020, it’s alternative pop rock, it’s clever use of instruments and sounds give the track a very retro synth sound, and the use of percussion creates a very cloudy ethereal feel.
There is something in the melody of this track that for me creates a bit of escapism, it takes you to your own little world and is a perfect distraction from the world around as at the moment.
The intention wasn’t to release this track but I’m glad that they did, it’s got me introduced to a band that I have to ashamedly admit that I didn’t know much about, but after having caught up on their back catalogue these guys are seriously talented and craft fantastic relatable tunes. I will be keeping an ear open for future releases and live shows.
Give folda a stream now:
https://open.spotify.com/album/40taK8KSCiedvGMY2qsNzA?si=BEl7kymnRced0xgvTpuBSg
folda can be followed on Website, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter:
https://www.facebook.com/foldaband
