MELA-D’s Debut Single ‘State Of Mind’ Will Hook You In Immediately
MELA-D. Photo by Renae Saxby.
Hip-hop duo MELA-D have just dropped their debut single, State Of Mind, and it packs a serious punch. Mela-D are made up of SHAVINAH and SARI, and they’re already able to play off each other in a way that would make most other hip-hop acts jealous. State Of Mind’s beat will bounce around your head, while their bars will get you ready to take on the world.
SHAVINAH’s vocals provide the track’s softer moments and allows SARI to come in with a flow that never lets up. If you were facing this track in the boxing ring, you’re going down by the second round. It’s throwing punches left and right and doesn’t give you a moment’s rest. Who needs the gym when you’ve got songs like this to get you moving?
Speaking about the track, Mela-D says, “If you are with us now, then you will be with us then. The song reflects the ideal that it is important to always start within yourself and to have your state of mind set on what you want before you begin to achieve it, vision it, then execute the vision. This is what we’re constantly working on for ourselves. It’s a continuous process really.” They’re always looking to bring their community along for the ride, and they want to see them succeed as much as they want success for themselves.
This idea of community has been recently embraced by the Australian music community like never before, and for good reason. Crews are popping up everywhere, and MELA-D themselves emerged from a workshop run by Desert Pea Media as part of the B-Town Warriors. Truly exciting music is born from community and exists in subcultures we often don’t know exist until these songs outgrow their scenes. State Of Mind mixes hip-hop, trap, electronic and dubstep together to create a mish-mash of sounds that work together better than apart. This song has got me feeling like I’ve just drunk 10 coffees.
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Check out State Of Mind below. If you’re looking for a song that will get you ready to chase success with your team, then this is it. MELA-D have already proven they know how to structure a song so it has certain peaks and bursts of energy without ever feeling flat. I’m excited for what’s locked and loaded to drop next.