LA-by-way-of-NYC producer Beshken (a.k.a. Ben Shirken) already made one of our favorite EPs this year, and now the rising beatmaker is back with a fresh collaboration alongside Nigerian-born, London-raised producer-vocalist Halima.The two recently teamed up for "Dream Tracking," a standalone track that sees Beshken channeling his knack for layered arrangements and playful rhythms into a lean, grime-inflected pulse, around which Halima wraps her talk-sung lyrics with punchy glee. The tune shines with knuckle-cracking resilience, a perfect late summer jam to carry you through to the end of the season.Halima wrote the lyrics in Shirken's NYU dorm room "with about eight other people hyping it up. I was reminded about how far I'd come and the pride I felt in being surrounded by supportive people—that empowering feeling bled into the music.""I got to a point in creating music where I felt my songs should have more of a message, venturing from surface level electronic music," Beshken adds. "Collaborating with Halima helped me fill that void, and I felt I was able to give her the platform to share her unique perspective."Listen to the premiere of Beshken's "Dream Tracking" featuring Halima below.
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