INNELLEA x FLOWDAN – Forward Forever [Distorted Youth]
Godfather of grime Flowdan joins live artist Innellea in uncompromising track ‘Forward Forever’, out December 8th, marking the next phase of Innellea’s debut album ‘The Belonging’ following the violence and alienation of ‘Silence’ (w. Maurice Kaar) and ‘Burning Out’ w. Juan Hansen. More on ‘The Belonging’ project below.
‘Forward Forever’ w. Flowdan: grime giant Flowdan, founding member/namer of the original Roll Deep crew, lends his gravitas, deep no-prisoners voice and lyrics to Innellea’s project, rapping his determination and unity – ‘forward forever, backwards never’ in a ‘one-stop shop, badness fully in stock’, over syncopated breakbeats, insistent jerky melody and high, stabbing synth chords. A powerhouse track and an anthem of solidarity.
This year Flowdan achieved even higher visibility, credibility, and new demographics with the release of the feverishly anticipated ‘Rumble’, with Skrillex & Fred again…, taking him to global chart success and even enlisting the support of the England football team and the likes of Marcus Rashford and Kylian Mbappe as well as music industry tastemakers.
‘The Belonging’ album, due Feb 2024, features collaborators like CamelPhat and Swedish indie singer/songwriter Karin Park (more tba). As well as releasing tracks to galvanise many a DJ set on revered labels like Afterlife and Diynamic, Innellea has self-released big-scale conceptual narrative projects inc. his lauded ‘Five Phases’ Project. The Munich artist’s brand of melodic house/techno combined with diverse genres is now at home on his Distorted Youth imprint in collaboration with [PIAS] Électronique.
