VIDEO PREMIERE: Factor Chandelier Layers Lush Beats on Trip Hop Collaboration with Nomad “Die Tonight”

Western Canada-based prolific producer Factor Chandelier released dropped a new full-length album titled First Storm, dedicated to his son. A culmination of 2 years of touring, collaborative projects, and fatherhood, this record is his most thematically in-depth and sonically expansive project to date. First Storm sees Factor merging genres to give his signature production a fresh melodic mood. The album is comprised of new instrumental tracks and vocal features from Factor’s frequent collaborators Ceschi, Myka 9, Kay the Aquanaut, Cadence Weapon, Mestizo, Dope KNife, Onry Ozzborn, Nomad, and Taylor Jade. Factor has gained significant attention for his consistent output of original, thought-provoking music that pushes the envelope of traditional hip-hop.

Hailing from Saskatoon, Canada, Factor Chandelier has been dropping top-notch production since the early 2000s. He is the founder, owner, and operator of Side Road Records, who co-released First Storm with US label Fake Four Inc. Factor’s production has garnered international acclaim from websites and magazines including Hip-Hop DX, Pop Matters, RESPECT Magazine, and Vice, and Factor was named Hip Hop Artist of the Year at the WCMA and SMAs. His music has been heard in movies and advertisements including Cadillac, Adidas, i-D, Gopro, Volcom, MTV and many more. From his commercial work to the records he crafts for artists, Factor’s production combines smooth melodic moods and live instruments over effortlessly arranged, immaculate drums to create a distinct sound of his own. His work and signature sound have earned him a reputation as one of underground music’s favorite new school producers.

Today Glide is excited to offer an exclusive premiere of the music video for “Die Tonight,” is the forth collaboration between Factor Chandelier and Nomad, a singer-songwriter from Belgium. Chandelier’s lush and atmospheric beats and orchestration complement Nomad’s melodic spoken word vocals. As the song builds there an epic sense of drama, and it only continues to soar as Chandelier layers in heavier beats and triumphant brass tracks. Like many of the tracks on the new album, “Die Tonight” is sonically expansive as he blends trip hop and moody pop sounds into one infectious track. 

Chandelier explains the process behind the song:

“Although the distance of collaborating has always been an issue, I don’t think it ever has ever effected the integrity of the songs. I’ve always been a huge fan of Nomad and love his original voice, sounds and catchy writing. We have known each other for years maybe 2004? We have some mutual homies and used to be on the same Japanese label “Hue” so I can sense more collaborations in the near future.”

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First Storm is out now. Check it out on BandCamp

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