Sam Gellaitry shares the track 'Assumptions' - taken from his four-track 2021 EP IV - which has recently become a viral hit on TikTok.
The closing song on a record that twists and turns as it journeys through luscious soundscapes, electro disco, LA funk, open air ambience and a whole load more, ‘Assumptions’ comes around to place the listener firmly in the party – “it’s that moment when you’re saying things that aren’t realistic because you’re on a high,” Sam explained. It’s pure euphoria.
Sam Gellaitry views the world through palettes of vivid colour. A C minor scale becomes purple, plum and grape. C-sharp minor is cool and blue. Night time is best evoked in dark F minor reds and D minor induces rich forest green. His music is a journey through experience, circumstance and surroundings, told through his impressive, synesthesia-informed knowledge of different musical tones.
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Born far away from key electronic music hubs like LA, Glasgow and London, Sam grew up in Stirling – an old town in central Scotland that’s rich in medieval history and visually stunning views. Living here lead Sam’s older brother to happy hardcore – a kind of hard dance music born from the UK and Europe’s breakbeat and rave scenes – which in turn lead to Sam learning to produce.
YouTube granted unfettered access to the world’s electronic scenes, with the array of sounds pushing Sam to pick up production in his early teens. He dove into Daft Punk’s robotic space realm where looped up disco samples reigned supreme and LA producers Samiyam and Flying Lotus were early inspirations. But no matter the genre, one thing remained constant: the idea that music can take your imagination on a voyage through colour, place and sound, via combinations of notes.
