Icarus - King Kong (Secondcity / Felon Remixes)

RADIO 1’S DANNY HOWARD’S HOTTEST RECORD IN THE WORLD!

“Icarus are set to fly high.” - Thump
"Borderline dazzling.” - Boiler Room
“Instantly classic.” – Mixmag
“Fast becoming the masters of emotive dance music.” – Annie Mac
“We’ve been impressed with everything Icarus have released so far.” HarderBloggerFaster
“Huge buzz around this new Bristol-based duo…. One to watch.”- Pete Tong
“Those boys are on fire.” – Danny Howard


From the outlandish big room vibe of their FFRR debut ‘Ride This Train’ to the ethereal ‘Home’ and the nocturnal cinematic scope of ‘October’, ICARUS have proven to be impossible to second guess.

Testament to their eclectic ability is Radio 1’s consistent support with multiple plays from Annie Mac, Pete Tong, Danny Howard, Monki, Phil Taggart and Mistajam. Most recently, their edit of Arle’s ‘Close To You’ became their second Hottest Record in the World – almost a year to the day since ‘Home’ earned the same accolade.

Now ICARUS present their first new track of 2017 with ‘King Kong’. If you call a track ‘King Kong’ it has to be a beast, and that’s exactly what Bristol-based brothers Ian and Tom Griffiths have delivered. Recalling the exuberant song-crafted energy of Basement Jaxx, ‘King Kong’ exudes potent dynamism from every element of the production, from the booming bass to the urgent percussion to the vocal’s urgent rallying cry: “That motherfucker’s getting down like King Kong!”

If ‘October’ or the emotionally-charged cinematic scope of ‘They Are Not Like You’ was your introduction to ICARUS, ‘King Kong’ might feel like a reinvention. But for ICARUS it’s simply the latest expression in their freewheeling desire to twist beyond expectations, genres and moods.

“Last year we put out a lot of atmospheric stuff, but with ‘King Kong’ we’ve switched our style again,” explains Tom. “It’s something more experimental and more light-hearted. We don’t want to overthink it too much, and we don’t want to stick to one particular lane because we like writing all sorts of tracks.”

“Hopefully we’re at the stage where we can mix our style up, but people can still tell it’s an Icarus record because people recognise how we write and are used to our production,” adds Ian. “You’ve got to keep things fresh and surprise people.”

The epic range of the duo’s musical interests was demonstrated last year when they created an epic 100 Influences Mini-Mix for Annie Mac. The likes of Leftfield, LTJ Bukem, Daft Punk and The Chemical Brothers might well be artists that you’d expect ICARUS to connect with, but it spiralled into sounds as diverse as Kanye West, Metallica, Phil Collins and NOFX too.

There’s much more to come from the ICARUS camp and their Fly Boy label in the near future. They have already played Annie Mac’s Lost & Found Festival in Malta in April, and are confirmed for Croatia’s infamous Hideout Festival in June.

In the meantime, be sure to get right behind Secondcity and Felon's remixes of 'King Kong' that are sure to fly this Summer.