Cruel Summer by Higher Learning

Higher Learning aka Richard Forbes-Hamilton returns to Beat Concern with a beautifully dubbed out cover of Banarama's 80's classic 'Cruel Summer'. Whilst working on instrumentals, Richard started humming 'Cruel Summer' over the top of the beat and realised it was a great match, but left the track unfinished.

Upon revisiting and completing a rough instrumental dub, the idea was to add vocals and drop it during summer, but sure enough summer ends and the next summer rolls by and then another, with vocals still not finished. Finally 3 years on, it is finished and out in time to be your 2024 summer hit.

For anyone that hasn't picked up the Higher Learning's previous releases, he navigates the path between modern electronic pop, deep bass, sound design and dubbed out soundscapes. For fans of Andy Stott, Sophie, Skee Mask and King Tubby.

Higher Learning and Beat Concern will donate all payments for 'Cruel Summer' and any sales of Beat Concern's t-shirts to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund:
https://www.pcrf.net/ .

If you would like to make a direct donation the link is here:
https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/general

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