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Rony Seikaly 'Practice EP'
Promo support already from Ant Nicholls, Brown Sneakers, Ibiza Global, Brett Gould, Black Coffee, Will Turner, Antranig, Roger Sanchez,
Rony Seikaly drops three-tracker ‘Practice’ on his own STRIDE imprint, out June 21st.
With the lead track ‘Practice’, former NBA basketball star Seikaly samples Allen Iverson’s famously insistent ‘we talking about practice’ press conference rant throughout. The disgruntled player’s ready-made rap punctuates a strong, assertive beat and funky riffs which build to the breakdown, after which a more melodic tune slides in to add another clear thread the listener is induced to follow, entranced. Listen too for basketball sound effects and net swishings incorporated into the track.
‘Aya’ skilfully balances light and shade, as a knife-sharpening riff with deep melancholic chords shadows a lively beat and jangling chimes, becoming a little woozy in the middle as bright and dark swirl together. An attention-grabbing and -holding track, while your feet want to strut down a city street between shady awnings and patches of blazing sun.
‘Keep On’ has a building beat which carries you up with it before a slinky bass starts messing with its simple certainty. Tinkling percussion and Motown-like vocal samples provide melody. A lot happening for listeners and dancers alike.
Watch out for Rony’s upcoming documentary with Close Up 360, delving into his story from being born in Beirut, growing up in Athens in a time of unrest, to his impact on professional basketball and his current career as a DJ and producer. Catch him playing in Ibiza at B! Crazy @ HEART on June 14th, Nomade Dubai on June 21st, The Garten Beirut on June 29th and Blue Marlin Mykonos on July 5th.
Track List:
1. Practice
2. Aya
3. Keep On
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He started Stride at the end of last year as a platform for his own music, tried and tested globally on dancefloors, free from anyone else’s constraints. Stride launched with the ‘Give me Space’ EP including an Audiofly remix, followed by his EP ‘Pursuit’ in 2019. He likes to unearth varying elements and genres and merge them in his own style, rejecting strictly defined genre labels, always staying true to his own music instincts.
| track | artist | |
|---|---|---|
| Practice (Original) | Rony Seikaly | 6:31 |
| Aya (Original) | Rony Seikaly | 6:54 |
| Keep On (Original) | Rony Seikaly | 6:13 |
Rony Seikaly's Stride imprint delivers cutting edge Deep House, always with Rony's own signature style
Despite early sporting success as an NBA basketball star, music has always been Seikaly’s passion. The Lebanese/American DJ and producer has played every major club worldwide and has shared the stage with luminaries such as Marco Carola, Damian Lazarus, Guy Gerber to name a few. Since 2010, he has released on labels including Suara, Saved, Yoshitoshi Recordings and many more. Recently he began his own Stride Records imprint, with a new EP ‘Pursuit’ dropped this year, and continues to run his radio show ‘Sugar Free Radio’, now in its sixth year.
He started Stride at the end of last year as a platform for his own music, tried and tested globally on dancefloors, free from anyone else’s constraints. Stride launched with the ‘Give me Space’ EP including an Audiofly remix, followed by his EP ‘Pursuit’ in 2019. He likes to unearth varying elements and genres and merge them in his own style, rejecting strictly defined genre labels, always staying true to his own music instincts.
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