Here you’ll find vague melancholy vibes fused with nostalgic rave-sound, and all finished off with a techy upbeat twang that encompasses her sound, Yuné Pinku’s music is delightfully close, but somehow just far enough away that it can’t be grasped.
This feeling is helped along by grounded lyrics and an emotionally intimate vocal sound, especially heard in ‘DC Rot’ and ‘Bluff’, but there’s an attitude that comes along with her sonic persona too, something that is both alluring and uncertain at the same time.
Echoes of old-school electronic comes to mind, the likes of Orbital, specifically the dreaminess of ‘Halcyon On and On’, but Pinku’s music comes in fresh and crisp with a healthy dose of modern angst. The wide reverb and techno-fairy vocals in ‘Fai Fighters’ are perhaps hint at inspiration from the fellow bedroom-to-star producer Grimes’ earlier work too.
Her music feels honest, intimate, put herself as “music for introverted ravers”, yet never missing the opportunity to lay down punchy beats with an otherworldly atmosphere. A sweet pairing, difficult to pull off, but you’ll find she always manages to hold the edge through her high-tempo and energetic sounds.
At time of writing, Asha’s SoundCloud is bubbling with new elements. It can be said with some confidence that this is just the beginning for this grungy London techno-fairy.