Our best work usually comes together organically, and “Numbers" was no exception.
We invited our friends Pat Lok and Ekali to come and work with us in our East Van studio and presented a group challenge: we would try and write as many song ideas as possible in a day and would never spend more than 45 minutes on something before moving on.
It was a crazy musical whirlwind of a day. Later that night, we listened back to everything we had done, and one idea in particular stuck out because Shaddy’s rough vocal melody just seemed so infectious….
The lyric was “you've got my number don’t make me wait” - how many times have you found yourself in a situation where you’ve managed to connect with somebody that really intrigues you, but end up sitting around waiting for them to hit you back?
In the following weeks, we ran with this idea lyrically and jumped deep into production, a process that turned out to be one of the most enjoyable sessions we've had this year. Shaddy got to experiment with big vocal stacks, we recorded a ton of live percussion (timbales, clavas, cowbells and random metal objects), and combined a classic 4 on the floor beat with some filtered out house inspired synths. We feel it's the perfect way to wrap up 2015 and hope you enjoy it.