Off the back of a string of releases that showcase Vidorra’s knack for creating intelligent, fun and genre-defying electronic music, the one-of-a-kind producer and songwriter is ready to reveal his new album ‘Green For Go’. ‘Green For Go’ is all about creative freedom. It pays homage to those who have come before, whilst also looking forward, drawing on inspiration from the likes of M.I.A, Travis Scott and Swedish House Mafia, further showcasing the artistry that South-Asian musicians have to offer. It’s bold, fresh and brilliantly unpredictable, with maze-like twists and turns that will keep you guessing; from deep grooves on ‘Your Birthday’ and ‘Pizza’ to hip-hop beats on ‘Cappuccino’ and ‘Here We Go Again’.
By Kamil Bobin
Discovered via Musosoup
Hello Vidorra. What strengths do you have that you believe make you a great musician?
I’ve always been most inspired by music since childhood and constantly in awe of music, which held my focus and almost became like my favourite language. I love working with other musicians but also love working alone, which is handy.
Who inspired you to make music?
My earliest memory of wanting to get involved in music was my brother playing the drums at home, and Lisa Simpson from The Simpsons playing the saxophone on tv. I think I loved how free she looked. Then to make music, Swedish House Mafia were my first real inspiration. EDM and that whole wave took my life by storm.
Your latest release is 'Green For Go'. Can you share with us the background of its creation and did any unusual things happen during its creation?
Really I was just trying to allow as much ‘flow state’ creativity as possible - making the the moment, going with the vibe, not thinking too much. Of which I ended up with about 100 tracks!
Can you shortly describe each of the tracks that are on the album?
Your Birthday: inspired by the core of what I love of Swedish House Mafia, mixed with the core of what I feel is Vidorra. PS the vocals for this song, especially the chorus and verses, were mainly first take freestyles!
Pizza: one of my favourites. The song was built around a jam session my friends and I recorded. We were all hopping around each of the instruments. On this particular track I was on the mic, and you can evidently here us jamming in different parts of the song, especially the intro. I used the guitar from the jam throughout the whole song.
Cappuccino: inspired by… good coffee. This track’s instrumental I had made years ago, in an attempt to create an extremely emotive cinematic piece. I pulled out the track recently and had to develop it, and it all came together very very quickly. I’m most inspired to write lyrics to music that I feel is deeply emotive.
Here We Go Again: this truly is a ‘pop’ song in that sense. I wanted to purposefully put together something that I felt had no ‘fluff’ - was just the pure song, with a pure and obvious flow.
What’s The Dream: this is the oldest song on the album, I made the original in 2020. My friends and I shot a music video for it a long time ago, but there was no real narrative to the video, and our videos have got so much better, so we decided to leave the video out of the release. Before I finalised the album last year, I did however totally reproduce this track. I just felt the production wasn’t up to date, naturally, and I added so many vocal harmonies. The new version (that’s on the album) has so much more punch to it.
Dropping The Light Switch: tracks like this are a joy to make. When I made this one I just stumbled across such a deep groove in the production and it really got my energised. I search for something new every time I make music and for me, I found something here.
Upside Down: I love dance music like this, and especially as the track following ‘Dropping The Light Switch’, it’s such a cool contrast. It’s almost a complete antithesis, and I love that. It’s smooth but bold, it has good melodious value but not too much going on. Like ‘Here We Go Again’, I was careful to structure it and arrange it, with a lot of purpose, but overall spent more time on this track than any track on album.
What People Want: Ahhhhhhh…. My favourite track, maybe ever.
Psycho: This track is a real anomaly, which is why I put it in the album. I don’t think it even fits. My friend told me that too recently (not in a harsh way), but bags precisely why I put it on the album, to shake things up! The whole track is a total freestyle, then rearranged. The beat I had made in a large batch of beats I was pitching to artists as a producer, and I was feeling inspired by it! Rarely have moments exactly like that these days, hence why I feel it’s an anomaly.
Happiness: I had been in some department stores listening to the music playing and was inspired to really strip a song back to basics. With a nice structure and song development. This was the direct product of that!
How do you stay up-to-date with the latest musical trends?
I don’t over think this, occasionally I dig into Spotify, YouTube, SoundCloud… and just dig into the music, as well as occasionally reading magazines, but really I feel the right things find you in some ways. Maybe through a friend, or by accident, or through a film, or a collaboration. I usually don’t miss what I want to hear, it finds a way.
What makes you different from others?
Not sure, I’m never overtly trying to be different, but I am always trying to find something I haven’t heard when I make music. I do think the more you tap into your unique perspective wholeheartedly, naturally you’ll be a little different.