Do you like throwback disco with a modern twist? The answer should always be ‘yes’, especially when it’s as fantastic as Cola Boyy’s ’Buggy Tip’.
The track is a frantic funk workout that opens with a decisively hectic guitar riff, quickly followed by a glorious string ensemble, reminiscent of the disco hits of the 1970’s. But it never at any point feels completely like a homage, interjecting enough modernity into a genre full of instrumentation staples to create an entirely new beast.
At the forefront of the track is Cola’s unique vocals, employing an unconventional vocal style that fits perfectly with the utterly bizarre vibe that the song presents. Once again, it’s something you can completely see being part of the disco era, but you could never actually find an example, giving a much needed breath of fresh air to the genre.
What makes this song though is the energy in the instrumentation, where a chaotic clavinet clashes with an extremely eccentric drum beat whilst the Nile Rodgers-esque guitar barely punches through the noise, becoming more percussion than melody. It’s disco played in a punk fashion. It’s just brilliant, trust.
What you’re presented with upon first listen is a dichotomy between the vintage and contemporary, before you realise that this fusing of Chic with Thundercat contains elements of the old and new, but is not defined by them. Oh, also it has a trippy Tame Impala type guitar solo halfway through.
‘Buggy Tip’ is available on Cola Boyy’s debut EP, ‘Black Boogie Neon’, out September 21st on Record Makers.
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