The fast rising Luude today joins with Mattafixinjecting fresh fire into cult classic ‘Big City Life’out now via Sweat It Out. Following an undeniably successful start to the year with the growth and domination of global hit ‘Down Under feat. Colin Hay‘, Luude continues to level up delivering a dose of rousing drum n bass flair, bound to instantly energise any eager crowd. His signature precision breakbeats form the percussive backbone his, perfectly underscoring the vocals and setting them free from their pensive melancholia. Emotive layers of synthesized strings fuel the desire to escape the system, ultimately exploding into an energy-inducing drop where Luude‘s now iconic bold bass tone forms the passage to freedom.
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Luude reflects on what it means to have worked on this record, “the original ‘Big City Life’ was literally one of my favorite tunes as a kid – so it’s so surreal to actually be able to put this new remix version out with Mattafix actually on the tune. I worked on the production side with Chase & Status and Goddard who brought their own vibes to this record and I’m bloody stoked with how it’s turned out – it’s just a fun summer tune.”
Christian Benson (Luude), is no stranger to success as he has risen through the ranks of electronic music with dynamic releases and raucous sets that have garnered the support of both fans and the industry alike. Breaking out to critical acclaim over the last 12 months with the success of his drum n bass rework of the quintessential 80s anthem, ‘Down Under feat. Colin Hay‘, he has truly “taken over the world shooting up viral tracks globally and earning major accolades” (Stoney Roads). With now over 150 million streams across platforms, 150,000 TikTok videos made, multiple playlist covers, Platinum certification in Australia and New Zealand, Silver certification in the UK and top-five placement in Shazam charts in New Zealand (#1), Germany (# 1), Austria (#1), Estonia (#1), United Kingdom (#4), Australia (#4), it’s safe to say that Luude has a phenomenon on his hands. The track quickly rose to #1 in the New Zealand Top 40 Singles Chart, before going top ten in the ARIA Singles and top 5 in the UK Singles charts, with the track also hitting #1 in the AIR Independent Singles Chart making it the hottest independent record in Australia. Not limited to being a local affair, the Aussie-centric tune has quickly and emphatically gained traction internationally, being made BBC Radio 1’s Scott Mills’ Track of the Week and Dance Anthem’s Hottest Record before being playlisted by the station among many others.
Prior to ‘Down Under’, Christian Benson had already carved out an impressive career to date, establishing Luude as a name capable of providing the dancefloor heat and garnering over 30 million streams across tracks such as ‘Right Now’, ‘Sink or Swim’, and ‘Paradise’. Upon signing to Sweat It Out Luude delved extensively into the world of drum & bass which lead to the release of his ‘6AM’ EP which received an influx of tastemaker support. Proving his versatility his Christian Benson also makes up one half of respected electronic duo Choomba, who have been endorsed by tastemakers such as The Magician, Claude Von Stroke, Richie Hawtin, Claptone, and Riva Starr. On the touring side, he will be kicking off a Europe and UK tour in July with performances at Electric Love, Tomorrowland, Parookaville, Creamfields, Leeds Festival, Reading Festival, & Bass Paradise, just to name a few.
‘Big City Life’ from Luude & Mattafix is out now via Sweat It Out.
EU Tour Dates:
1st July – Electric Woodlands – Hertfordshire, UK
3rd July – Rampage Open Air – Lommel, Belgium
8th July – Electric Love 2022 – Plainfield, Austria
9th July – Beach Grind 2022 – Parnu, Estonia
4th July – Bass Paradise – Budapest, Hungary
16th July – Bassfest – Sheffield, UK
16th July – Bassfest Afterparty – Sheffield, UK
17th July – Electric Bay – Torquay, UK
23rd July – Tomorrowland 2022 – Boom, Belgium
24th July – Parookaville 2022 – Weeze, Germany
31st July – Loosefest – Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
1st August – Louder x Sleepless – Ibiza, Spain
5th August – Let It Roll Festival – Milovice, Czech Republic
6th August – Southern Sunset Festival – Hastings, UK
6th August – Nature One – Kastellaun, Germany
11th August – Ibiza Rocks – Ibiza, Spain
13th August – Forgotten Forest – Jersey, UK
19th August – Let It Roll Presents Renegade Festival – Neratovice, Czech Republic
20th August – Pulsation – Bratislava, Slovakia
27th August – Creamfields North – Sub Aural – Daresbury, Cheshire, UK
27th August – Reading Festival – Reading, UK
28th August – Leeds Festival – Wetherby, UK
2nd September – Kellerbar – Austria
3rd September – Godiva Festival – Coventry, UK
4th September – Tranzmission – London, UK
9th September – Grind Presents: Luude – Tallinn, Estonia
16th September – Mega Global – Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK
17th September – Tokyo World – Bristol, UK
23rd September – Warehouse Project – Manchester, UK
24th September – Boundary Festival – Brighton, UK
24th September – Tales In The Park – Norwich, UK
7th October – After Dark – London, UK
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