French maestro Shonky is one of the most consistent players in the game, endlessly delivering playful, imaginative 12″s for Apollonia, and more recently Third Ear. Now he’s making his debut appearance on Half Baked with some truly individual tracks that point to his continued evolution as a seriously unique producer.
“StudioOne” centres around a wonderfully unhinged set of synth wobbles and a skittering beat, while “Brazilienne” takes a more mellow, harmonious tone. “Fido Dido” harks back to the golden age of minimal, all oddball micro tones wriggling around a steadfast beat, which Robin Ordell nudges up into an electro-flecked strutter of the highest order.
Half Baked Records came to life in early 2013 as part of the HBF Agency, representing Half Baked’s loved deep house sunday-afternoon events. The record label was created in order to complete the Half Baked platform in the modern music industry and as an output for the music of the Half Baked residents and international guests.
Half Baked Records will be releasing on vinyl only as a symbol of the passion for underground dance music and the belief in the physical persistency and value of the wax format. The philosophy is as simple as demanding: bringing innovation & playfulness through great producers of the underground scene, releasing their music internationally while operating as a "family".
