Daktyl The Act of Hesitation

Having cut his teeth remixing acts like Major Lazer, Halsey, Machinedrum and Japanese Wallpaper; Daktyl received early praise from the likes of Billboard, Rolling Stone (who listed him as one of their “Artists to Watch”) and Zane Lowe’s ‘Next Hype’ on Radio 1. 

“The Act Of Hesitation” however represents a marked shift from the the bass-heavy, jungle-driven tracks for which he is best known. Facing a decision to move from his adopted home of London to the shores of Los Angeles, he found himself questioning not only whether to leave behind friends and family to pursue his career, but also where exactly he wanted that career to take him. "I was going in a direction I wasn't completely happy with” he explains "and hesitating a lot about whether to continue down that path or try to start on the creative path I've wanted to be on for years.” Having decided to make the move, he reacquainted himself with his singer-songwriter background, returning to a fundamental approach to his music - the result is a sonically distinct yet satisfying divergence from his previous material.

Nothing encapsulates this more so than the title track, with Daktyl describing it as “the most personal song on the EP", it features the vocals of UK artist Krrum - one of several contributors across the record who also include Dopecal, Micah Freeman, JJ Draper and Sweater Beats. Speaking of the track, Krrum added "It’s definitely one of our favourite collaborations so far. Daktyl had the name and instrumental for the track already, which we loved, and we used the title as inspiration for the lyrics. The instrumental has an old-school melancholy feel to it, which feels almost cinematic.”