ARTISTS TO WATCH IN 2013: Ta-Ku

You can’t tell lies with a Soundcloud URL like ta-ku-got-beats. On the spot Reggie Matthews a.k.a. Perth producer TA-KU commits to those beats, delivering glitterwave, electronic, future beat and trap in a collection of polished and dynamic tracks.

Ta-ku’s music already has a strong online presence and it’s going to be hard to stay on the down low during 2013.

If you’re a fan of Chet Faker or Flume, it is highly likely that you’ve heard a Ta-ku track or sample. His distinct choppy hip-hop beats and soul groove recall a party mood of the 90s. Ultimately though, the beats are futuristic and progressive. Check out “Dip That”: Destiny’s Child become a whole lot cooler (part of his mini-EP 2bit Lady Anthems).

Ta-ku provides plenty of free downloads, as a strong advocate for online music sharing, and the best place to start exploring is his Soundcloud link: soundcloud.com/takugotbeats. Also hard to go past his ‘Hyperparadise’ remix, if that was one of your favourite tunes of 2012.

Or stream his 2012 release RE ϟ TWERK online

Up for the triple j top 100 are his two tracks “Diamond Mouth” and “Mahal feat. Chet Faker”. It’s no surprise when he’s cut a way through the overhyped styles of trap/nu-soul/chillwave and if his EP is any indication, look for Ta-ku’s steady soundscape to take over in 2013.

Words by Antigone Anagnostellis