Premiere: Eli Way ft. Cehryl – ‘Papercut’

Funky production with a cool breeze flow...

Eli Way doesn't like to be rushed.

Everything the producer touches is exact, but it's also incredibly relaxed; you can hear it in the melody, the arrangement, even the beat.

Freshly signed to online powerhouse Majestic Casual, the producer's dappled, soft focus approach feels like a cool breeze on a hot Los Angeles day.

New song 'Papercut' pairs Eli Way's production against Cehryl's vocals, and the results are perfectly balanced.

Pared down hip-hop beats matched to 80s electro funk influences, that honeyed vocal pushes 'Papercut' in an entirely different direction.

Eli comments: "We hoped to capture the traditional boom-bap sound with a slightly more contemporary updated feel…”

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