With his latest track, "The Sound of Music," Paris-based producer John Ferrère unleashes a brilliant, genre-fusing masterpiece. Pulsating with intensity and skill, the song combines jazz rap, funk, and traditional hip-hop to create a richly layered sound that seems both nostalgic and brilliantly modern.
The song centers around vital guest lines from Miami's KidSude and Mike Larry the Classic, whose charming flows glide seamlessly over a backdrop of live percussion, rich keys, and dense synth textures. Their delivery has fun and accuracy that exactly accentuate the warm, analog spirit of the material.
Anchored by the obvious tones of Moog One, Ferrère's production is what pulls it all together, a superb mix of periods and emotions. Every measure reveals his exact attention to detail and deft balance of lyrical complexity with rhythmic flair.
Arriving like a musical sunbeam designed for rooftop playlists and windows-down rides, "The Sound of Music" is Ferrère cementing himself as a producer with both deep roots and a contemporary ear, releasing a single with unquestionable summer anthem potential.