11 11
My Heart
Rumors
8/10
By now, most dance music fans likely know about the highly anticipated ’11 11’ project masterminded by Guy Gerber and Diddy, and the track, ‘My Heart’, which was recently made available online.
Having heard a lot about the collaboration in recent months, I didn’t know what to expect of the track. On the face of it, we have two seemingly disparate artists.
But what they have delivered in ‘My Heart’ is cohesive, considered and striking. In other words, it’s not just an awkward amalgam of house and hip-hop; instead working as a fluid fusion of elements from electronic music and rap.
One of the things that helps this track is patience – the percussion slowly builds with a cowbell tapping away before it fills with a sharp kick. Subsequently, a catchy bass line rolls in, and an infectious chord progression begins to underpin the track.
The attention to detail in the production is incredibly noticeable with each echo and each eerie synth building on the layers of atmosphere.
There’s no indication of when Diddy’s verse is going to appear, so when he drops in, it’s particularly striking. There’s a weighty conviction in his delivery and a strangely uplifting yet melancholic tone created by the combination of his voice and the atmospherics of the track.
The song subtly mutates throughout, with heady pitch-altered vocals swirling and progressive synth arpeggios dancing in the background.
I just wish there was another verse from Diddy rather than the cameo role, but something tells me we’ll be hearing more of his voice on the rest of the ’11 11’ project. Gerber and Diddy’s little sneak-peek of what ‘11 11’ has to offer has more than whet the appetite.