Shake It from Shake It by Skyko

“Shake It” is a fun, energetic, uptempo, electronic, Synthwave track. The background vocals were inspired by old 60’s 70’s and 80’s TV commercials. This song is reminiscent of Fatboy Slim at times but also has the 4 on the floor. The synthesizer's sound and chord voicing also give it that 80's New Wave characteristic.

The drums are all machine made with a Linn Kick, an Oberheim DMX Snare and Simmons SDS5 toms. The main synths I used on this are a Sequential Pro 3 and a Novation Summit. When I was writing the track, I came to a road block where I just couldn't figure out how to connect the two main parts - then I found a super cool high pitched synth patch from the ARP 2600 (You can hear it loudest at the end of the breakdown at 2:54) and that gave it that perfect quirky, retro vibe, as if it had been sampled from an older vinyl.

I incorporated acoustic guitar (Which I multi-tracked four separate times) into an electronic track - I then I followed that up with a trance-like arpeggiator at 3:58. Some may scream, "Absurd!" while others may praise "How, out-of-the-ordinary!" Either way, I was true to my internal mantra of “Trust myself, be myself, follow your bliss” and “Forgive any naysayers it’s better to be an innovator than an imitator”.

All in all Shake it up was written to be a simple, fun, uplifting track that could be cranked up with your morning coffee to get you out into the world and on your way. Thanks for having a listen to Shake It, I hope that you enjoy! : )

Tracklist

1.	Shake It	5:06

Credits

from Shake It, released April 23, 2022
Written, Recorded, Produced and Mastered by Skyko at Skylab Sound Recording Los Angeles, California

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