Harry Nathan & BOONIE – Bus Stop
“A groovy track is rising in the scene of House and has the sound of a busy road! Modern ideas meet the old-school lines for a unique result. Fasten your seatbelts and repeatedly move your head with that bouncy beat.”
-Nagamag.com
At the heels of their collaborative single “Porsche Limousine”, the twins continue surveying themes of vehicles in motion by synthesizing the humbled surroundings of a “Bus Stop.”
Moving to the pace of a monochromatic beat, this lounge-house remedy draws listeners in with a soft intro before evolving into a jazzy, full-bodied composition. Nuanced with synthwave accents cut by talkbox vocals, “Bus Stop” is a future-forward listen that keeps nostalgia in its peripheral.
Punctuated by its infectious looseness, Harry Nathan and BOONIE excel at crafting leisurely musical worlds designed to bring the sounds of the indie-dance underground to the global spotlight with a vogue-like tranquility.
"I added the car sounds in the intro..." says BOONIE, which he explains he recorded from his neighbour’s Holden HSV in Bankstown. “... it’s actually a V8 Chevy LS9 engine made in the USA, for the ZR1 Corvette. Holden imported them for the final run of HSV’s in 2017. They’re bloody quick!”
Listen to Bus Stop: lnk.to/bus_stop
Singer and producer Harry Nathan, alongside twin brother Evangelos ‘Boonie’ Labrakis, offered a beacon of hope just as COVID dealt the final blow to Sydney’s club scene in 2021. The boys repurposed a corrugated metal shed, aptly named the ‘Doof Shed’, turning it into a nightclub with a dancefloor that spans just 1.53m x 0.74m. The Doof Shed is equipped with a Focal sound system, Pioneer DJ setup, intelligent lighting and a kitschy “Full Send” button, which activates a smoke machine, strobe, flashing lights and lasers for audience members who seek to experience the full sensory soirée.
Harry conceptualised the 1.5m club in order to provide one on one music experiences for his closest friends and family. With a little help from his father Evangelos Labrakis Sr. and twin brother Boonie, they created the COVID-safe space that just so happened to fit within the parameters of setting a Guinness World Record for the World’s Smallest Mobile Nightclub.
Follow Harry Nathan: www.instagram.com/harrynathan_
Follow BOONIE: www.instagram.com/boonie.tv
Reviewed by Nagamag on June 26, 2022