Multi-talented Melbourne-based producer/performer, edapollo, is excited to present his new Foreign Family Collective studio album, ‘Technicolour Places.’ The artist celebrates the album’s release with his latest single and feature track, ‘You’re Everything” It’s a vivid song shot out of a rainbow cannon, chugging along with crackling beats and a filtered vocal that assuredly proclaims “You’re everything to me.” It leaves you wanting more and fortunately, there’s an entire album to dig into.
Ed had the following to say about the new album:
Last year I had some big life changes and decisions to make. During this time everything became confusing & draining, I felt like I started seeing life through a black-and-white lens, so the concept behind this record was to use music as a way of bringing back colour and positive energy to life. It was inspired by friends, family, places, and experiences, becoming almost like an audio diary of the last couple of years, soundtracking my thoughts and feelings at particular moments, as I navigated through a transitional phase in life. I did a lot of moving around during this time, so the album was written between Devon (UK), Berlin (GER) & Melbourne (AUS) and each track transports me back to those places, absorbing the energy and hues of those places. I’m very happy to share the full album with the world and I hope it can take the listener to the vibrant places I went to while creating it.
He also elaborated on the feature single ‘You’re Everything’ saying: ‘You’re Everything’ is one of my personal favourites from the new record.
It came together after touring the US in January, I wanted to make something uptempo, groovy & euphoric that would work well in the live set and it flowed out really naturally one day in the studio.
I remember getting goosebumps when writing it and that’s usually a good sign that I’m on to a winner! The final piece of the puzzle was finding the right vocal to tie it all together and the repetition of ‘You’re Everything’ felt like the perfect dedication to everyone who has positively impacted my life in the past few years.
Comprised of 10 tracks, the album also features standout singles including “Only You” – a fusion of atmospheric downtempo, electronica, and house music, “Opalescent,” a joyful and emotional track, constructed around atmospheric synths, intricate percussion, and dreamy vocal samples and “Find Love,” built around a gorgeous instrumental and paired with a jaded breakbeat and uplifting vocals that embody the beauty of art. The rest of the album is equally unmissable and an essential record for the warm summer months and beyond.
edapollo is UK native, Melbourne-based producer Ed Bidgood. He independently self-released two albums ‘Endless Cascades’ (2019) and ‘Blue Spring’ (2021) which both received widespread critical acclaim from blogs, tastemakers & radio, with regular support from the likes of BBC Radio, Sirius XM, Worldwide FM, Triple J and more allowing him to reach many new listeners and top up over 50 million streams across DSPs. In 2022 he launched his live show with a sold-out show in Melbourne (Aus) and London (UK), before touring the US in January 2023 playing a run of sold-out shows supporting Mild Minds. 2023 is the start of a new chapter of music, with a new album ‘Technicolour Places’ out in July and more touring scheduled for the summer (he just finished up a US run with Mild Minds last week), it’s an exhilarating time ahead.
‘Technicolour Places’ is available now on Foreign Family Collective.
Supported by Pines, Late June.
