Artist Profile - Tropiika

Artist Profile - Tropiika

For my selected artist I have decided to use British house artist Tropiika and his latest song Burning fever to use for my music video after gaining his permission to work with his music.

Tropiika is a British music artist who works mostly in the genres of French House and Nu disco. Tropiika has also stated that he is currently experimenting electro production and other genres such as Drum and Bass.

 In regards to his track Burning fever Tropiika claims that uses samples  from Desire, by Leon Haywood and Jean Michelle Jarre's Equinoxe 3 with the intention of creating a futuristic/sci-fi mood.

It has been said that the track mainly relies on FX and structuring to keep listeners engaged in the song. In addition the  overall mixing and mastering has been deliberately left "shoddy" according to the artist to create a kind of scratchy/glitchy noise but also as a mock or piss take to the idea of the perfect  mix.

Throughout the song vocal samples from "The Day Today - Mini News 4" have been employed since the artist claims he loves Alan Partridge but plays more on the idea of taking the mick and having fun with music. Furthermore Tropiika has also said that the use of opening with vocal sampling was particular inspired by similar artist The Phantom's Revenge.

When asked about how he would describe his particular style Tropiika stated that his style is very based within the genre of disco.

Tropiika has been producing music for about a year and owns a web based record label called MehRec and has produced remixes on Eraflure.Tropiika is currently expecting his latest track "Discolicious " to be released on Banging Grooves Records.

Lyrics
"like a fever burnin', and let the love with feel"
3:42 -  4:10 "FEVER" repeated

Vocal samples

"America woke up this morning to the shock revelation that Frank Sinatra isn't famous. The singer issued a written statement admitting he has never been well known and had only achieved the illusion of fame with a complex system of pulleys, screens and two way mirrors."

" Time now for sport with Alan Partridge. Alan, what do you think happens to you when you die?"
"Urm well certainly buried or I imagine in the old furnace"
"But what if your buried at sea"

"How much orange is there in a dead body"

"Pfff half a cup"
"Half a cup inside a dead body?"
"yeah"
"you sure?"
"All right Alan, I just want you to think about that as your doing this"
"I'm Alan Partridge and this is golfing action"

"What do you get when you cross a balerina and a bastard? Ballesteros was his answer" 

Improvement after feedback

When thinking about Tropiika's use of an Alan partridge sample in his track, one has to consider the effects it has on the overall track and how it may appeal to audiences. Since Alan Partridge is a very british product set in locations primarily in England i.e Norfolk, one has to suggest that those who enjoy Alan partridge are british as it offers something for viewers to relate to.  Tying this concept with who Tropiika's Burnin' fever would appeal one would suggest Alan Partridge fans and a british demographic for such a intertextual reference to a British IP.

Furthermore the use of such a sample conveys a comic atmosphere to the track as said sample features strange statements such as "how much orange is there in a dead body" which communicate to listeners  an eccentric but also slightly childish tone due to how silly said sample sounds.