Known for his dark hip-hop and rock-like sound, NILUM returns with a new offering ‘Murder Baby’ and it’s heavy.
The independent artist originally from Transylvania but now resides in London has continuously shown up with crazy energetic tracks that leave you wanting more. ‘Murder Baby’ marks NILUM’s first offering of 2021 and he comes in roaring with crunchy guitar riffs, heavy 808s and dramatic edgy rock vocals on the intriguing title.
‘The track starts out as what could easily be an early 2000s raw punk track, but
suddenly there is a shift in sound and the acoustic drums get replaced by a loud, electronic Hip Hop 808 mixed with a vocal flow reminiscent of 80s/90s rock bands. I was just having fun when I was writing and producing the track, mixing sounds and influences from different genres, such as the unexpected guitar solo that I played as I figured nowadays it’s isn’t so common, so I thought why not?
NILUM say; ‘In terms of lyrics, I wanted to write a track from the perspective of a vampire on a hunt that is looking to just feed off the prey but not quite killing it. It could be seen from the point of view of a guy on a night out, that is flirting with a girl and he is saying ‘yeah you can trust me, you can come back to my flat, i’m not gonna kill you’.
It’s like he’s just going to ‘bite her and not devour her entirely’ as he likes her so much he wants to ‘keep on feeding’ ahaha! You know like the good old love bite!
In my usual manner, I always enjoy bringing influence from different horror movies, the supernatural and vampire folklore and I like to sometimes talk on the topics that are related to the vast majority of us by using those elements as references, which many times are metaphors for things we can all relate to.’
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