2x GRAMMY® Award–nominated electronic artist Tycho begins a fresh sonic chapter with a release of the driving new single, “Time To Run,” available now via Ninja Tune/Mom + Pop Music.
Powered by glowing pops of synth, a jagged guitar motif (courtesy of longtime Tycho guitarist Zac Brown), and vivid, energetic beats, “Time To Run” sees Tycho mastermind Scott Hansen returning to his signature instrumental approach following a series of vocal experiments including 2019’s GRAMMY® Award-nominated fifth album, WEATHER. The track – which heralds a much-anticipated new project from Tycho – sees Hansen collaborating with Kaelin Ellis on drums, alongside mixing with Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor and teaming with GRAMMY® Award-winner Joe LaPorta (David Bowie, The Weeknd) on mastering duties.
“Music has always served as a kind of meditation for me, long before I started creating it,” says Hansen. “As a competitive runner throughout my early life I would play back loops of songs in my head to cope with the stress of races, focusing on rhythmic elements to help pace myself and stay calm. There is a unique form of clarity that I have found through the meditative practice of running, it is a fundamentally human experience and when I feel the deepest connection between the mind, body and nature. ‘Time To Run’ is my attempt to translate these ideas into music. My goal was to approach the composition from a new angle and let the rhythmic elements take the lead. I cast the melodic elements that have come to define the Tycho sound in a new light by juxtaposing them against a new foundation that takes cues from funk music.”
“Time To Run’ is exactly what I imagined process-wise,” says Zac Brown. “Scott took the initial guitar idea, which was a prettier and subdued vibe, sped it up and gave the guitars a sample-based treatment, which along with adding a staccato synth bass made the track super funky and bouncy.”
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