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Introducing
HECTOR MORLET

New single + video surprise!

Out Now

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Photo credit: Michael Tartaglia

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“It’s got the Hiatus Kaiyote feels and shades of Unknown Mortal Orchestra. I was immediately sucked in as soon as this one dropped into my player.” – KCRW

“Gorgeous and thick on groove…” – SOUND DOCTRINE

“I feel like i’ve just found a time capsule buried in my backyard, opened it up and this little joy was on cassette. What a unique slice from Hector Morlet, keen to hear more!” – DECLAN BYRNE | TRIPLE J

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Today, Perth’s Hector Morlet shares his latest single Surprise! alongside the track’s visual accompaniment via AWAL.  The bedroom producer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter’s new song is a lo-fi earworm about a serendipitous encounter with love.

Morlet (pronounced More-lay) describes the inspiration behind the song, “When you’re lucky enough to stumble upon love, don’t forget to cherish how unlikely it can be. After gradually getting to know my partner, I was struck with bewilderment. How did it happen like that? It was a night like any other but its significance has grown with time; it’s when she walked out of the blue and into my life. In Surprise!, I wanted to explain my stunned reaction to the memory of our meeting. Much later, when she had left home to visit her mum in her hometown, she called me and told me that while she was sleeping, a possum had dropped down her chimney and landed in her (unlit) fireplace. I immediately thought: ‘that’s you!’ She had dropped into my life to the same surprise – but unlike the possum, she is welcome to stay.”

Directed, produced and edited by Morlet, and filmed on Handycam, the visual accompaniment captures the spirit and abandon of summer in Fremantle.

Morlet has kicked around the Perth music scene for years, pouring his experience into his bedroom beat-making. He gained some early attention on Soundcloud which translated to triple j and KCRW plays for his debut single Picture Frame. Morlet’s captivating melodies are punctuated by tight, textured beats and grooving bass lines and the music derives his inspiration from artists such as Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Harvey Sutherland, Hiatus Kaiyote, Madlib and D’Angelo.

The four piece band that accompanies his live set includes members of Tash Sultana’s live band, Airline Food, Butter and Jack Davies and the Bush Chooks. Hector Morlet sets feature a combination of woozy and growling synthetic sounds, laced with gliding vocals and clarinet refrains.

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HECTOR MORLET
NEW SINGLE SURPRISE! OUT NOW

Cover art credit: Leyla Allerton

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