Seferino serves up a delicious musical cocktail and gives us a taste of his down-tempo sophistication in an exclusively curated, eclectic audio journey for Bubblegum Club. The mix manages to traverse genres as diverse as Reggae, Japanese Progressive Pop-Rock, Ugandan Court Music, Indian Filmi Music, and Nigerian Afrobeat in a really laidback yet surprising way. There are also Senegalese, Brazillian, and Serbian vibes stirred in for good measure. There’s something cheeky about the way it lulls you into a mode of easy listening but then throws-in from off-centre to snap back your attention. Somehow it all makes sense, moving from a chilled intro, and then building to a climatic ballad, before easing out again.
Seferino is a Cape Town based musician, producer and songwriter who has played guitar and keyboard for John Wizards for roughly six years but who has also clearly established his solo project through the release of the bright, melodic, electronic-pop EP, Monkey With No Tail! on Ryan Hemsworth’s Secret Songs. From within this solo evolution, Seferino has been able to take on all aspects of the craft and production, including creating the art work and directing the music video for Party Monster. He’s off to America to play solo live gigs in Connecticut and Syracuse and will be releasing his song-writing-focused, full length album (where the possibilities for live recordings within electronic music will be cleverly explored) later on this year.
Enjoy!
