Swick and King Doudou return to announce their first joint body of work since 2014’s Internet Dreams, with their new EP Digi Mangal out June 26 via NLV Records. To mark the news today they also share their new single, the revved-up ‘125cc Delivery’.
As a solo producer, Swick is an architect of high-voltage dance music that feels at once intensely local and entirely borderless. He has quickly gained a reputation worldwide for his tight drums, energetic synths and genre-defying output. As well as working locally with Tkay and Gold Fang, his recent international credits include M.I.A., with joints on Mata and herrecent gospel-driven bass project M.I.7. as well as Diplo on ‘Keep It Gully’ / ‘Dat A Freak’ (the latter which became the basis for Jennifer Lopez’s USA certified platinum record single ‘Booty’), Big Zuu, Kamakaze and Duppy. Across more than a decade at the vanguard of global club music he continues to effortlessly blend dancehall, grime and hyperpop into his bold club-ready sound.
French DJ and producer King Doudou (aka Hugo Douster) takes listeners from one continent to another looking for the common tie between Latino-American Dembow, Ivorian Coupé Décalé, Jersey Club and Baile Funk. Having played sets around the world from Sonar to Boiler Room, he’s worked with the likes of Bad Gyal, J Balvin (of which he was awarded a Latin Grammy for in 2020), Skrillex andmore, tying the link between the mainstream and the underground, Europe and America, the old school and the avant-garde.
With a creative partnership that first began through their collaborative Internet Dreams EP in 2014, Swick and King Doudou return with their upcoming EP Digi Mangal, set for release in June 2026. A project that dates back to 2018 where the pair both found themselves in London, Digi Mangal was sketched outbetween marathon FIFA sessions, a diet of Mangal food delivered by motorcycle and a shared penchant for global club music.
Following their 2022 collaboration ‘Calor’ with reggaeton star Ms. Nina, today they share the second single from the project ‘125cc Delivery’. A high-energy, synth-heavy club track that showcases the duo’s production style, it’s filled to the brim with backspins and animated samples – of which, in King Doudou’s words, “Why use a synth when you have a 125cc engine? We’re bringing the sound of the late-night delivery grind straight to the club. Rev the engine and turn it into a dancefloor weapon.”
Returningwith a collection of high-energy tracks in a left-of-field sound selection, Swick and King Doudou areno strangers to pushing the boundaries through their intertwined creative vision. Whether reviving unfinished ideas from Internet Dreams or exploring an entirely new sound shaped by their own environments, King Doudou and Swick enter Digi Mangal with the same forward-thinking, playful sound design that first connected them for a fully-formed club record.
‘125cc Delivery‘ is out now, buy/stream here. Pre-order Digi Mangal here.
TRACKLIST
Calor (feat. Ms Nina)
125cc Delivery
No Messin Around (feat. Jammz & Geoblu)
Severe Delays
Haloumi Drums