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Photo – Kurt Johnson

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Donatachi shares their latest single, ‘Bad Dream’ featuring the ARIA-nominated Muki. Marking Donatachi’s first release of 2024, it also signifies their official partnership with the esteemed FADER Label in the United States and Central Station Records in Australia and New Zealand.

‘Bad Dream’ is a hypnotic journey into the heart of eurodance, reimagined for the modern era. From the opening beats, trance and breaks of ‘Bad Dream’, the track’s nostalgic homage to ’90s dancefloor anthems is undeniable, yet its production is sleek and contemporary, offering a fresh take on a classic sound. The track’s production escorts listeners to the dancefloors of 90s eurodance clubs, while Muki’s vocals add a modern piquancy – a seasoned pairing.

‘Bad Dream’ distinguishes itself through a nuanced interplay of complexity and accessibility, a delicate equilibrium that speaks to Donatachi’s evolving artistry. The release of the single heralds a transformative moment, as evidenced by its striking artwork reminiscent of the iconic title card from ’90s anime classic “Neon Genesis Evangelion.” This stylistic departure not only underscores a shift in sonic direction but also foreshadows a bold new chapter for them. 

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Reflecting on the creation of the track, Donatachi states “During my first tour for ‘donatachi.com’ I developed a more intimate relationship with music, with the crowds and the relationship that we share. Every night was a different city with different punters but the collective bliss we felt was the same each time. The euphoric trance and breaks of Bad Dream were born in those clubs from the energy of those dance floors.”

Donatachi speaks pure, blurry eyed sincerity into the rave. They take the molten core of proto trance and gives it a heartfelt, glittering new edge: packing it up in an acrylic Ken doll box, with a beautifully designed gloss, and turning the familiar into something ecstactic, comforting and new. In the last few years they’ve moved skilfully and playfully across the most enlightened forms of fast paced music, toying with bubblegum and jungle in equal measure.

As producer, DJ and pop girl, their work has courted attention from Ashnikko, Kim Petras, Slayyyter, that kid and Rina Sawayama, becoming a figurehead of hyperreal, impossibly fun electronic music. Their approach is crushingly heartfelt. Their singular style has connected quickly with audiences and established them as a link between Australia and forward thinking scenes abroad – a sentiment that has been absent in the country for many years.

The world they build finds digital parallels between safety and intensity – recalling chrome paint on a sportiva, a character selection screen, plastic sneakers so new they squeak when they move, DDR backing tracks, lip gloss spilling on latex, hyaluronic acid, and jet set radio future. To listen to Donatachi is to evade suffering and to be ridiculously in love.

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