London has always produced electronic music with a particular kind of emotional intelligence, and Shafkkat fits comfortably within that lineage. His forthcoming In The Wind EP isn't out yet, but lead single "In The Wind" offers a confident enough first look to make the wait feel genuinely worthwhile.
The track is built around a fundamental tension that Shafkkat navigates better than most — the pull between dancefloor functionality and something more interior and reflective. The foundation is energetic but loose: drums that drive without dominating, dubby analogue stabs, and a bassline that feels improvised in the best possible sense. It's production that breathes.
The masterstroke is the vocal hook, lifted from Benny Sings' "Feather" and treated with real care — surfacing and receding through the track's structure rather than being deployed as a conventional chorus. It gives "In The Wind" its emotional centre without over-explaining itself, and the way it interacts with the track's intricate percussive detail beneath it recalls the kind of layered, purposeful club music Disclosure do so well — "Boiling" comes to mind as a reference point, and it's not a bad one.
Where the track really earns its place is in its structure. The build toward an open, suspended emotional break before the second drop lands is the kind of moment that separates producers who understand arrangement from those who simply understand sound design. Both drops feel considered, the second one hitting with a satisfaction that's been genuinely set up rather than just delivered.
