IMBI X SLIM SET Share new video game-inspired clip for collaborative debut single ‘Heatsink’

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IMBI X SLIM SET Share new video game-inspired clip for collaborative debut single 'Heatsink'
Photo: Shan Turner-Carol

Today, Sydney’s neo-soul artist imbi & West Sydney MC-producer duo Slim Set share the accompanying video for their debut collaborative DnB burner ‘Heatsink’ out now via Pointer Recordings.

Premiered via Acclaim, the video is inspired by the ‘Heatsink’ game, released alongside the single and coded by Slim Set’s Atro, in which avatars of the artists, illustrated by Alvin Ruiyuan Zhong, navigate their way from Parramatta station to Sydney’s CBD over a myriad of obstacles.

Speaking on the clip Slim Set state “Life feels like a game. We level up, complete objectives, take hits and die time and time again only to keep grinding day in and day out. ‘Heatsink’ is about pushing pause, even if your task is incomplete. Pushing through with minimal hearts is usually less than ideal, instead, we opt for an energy boost, drink break, and moment to breathe as we reassess what’s best for moving forward.”

Amongst common feelings of perpetual overwhelm and existential dread, it’s easy to forget to pause and breathe but the hard-hitting ‘Heatsink’ is the reminder we all need. With a relentlessly catchy hook and irresistible DnB production, ‘Heatsink’ offers a brief reminder of a sweaty 3:00 AM club moment. Check out the new video below.

imbi x Slim Set – ‘Heatsink’ (Official Video)
Listen / Save / Download: imbixslimset.lnk.to/heatsink

About imbi x Slim Set

imbi is an experience. Through intention, authentic expression and musical magick imbi transfers tantalising and tangible energies to audiences around the world. imbi uses fluid lyricism, poetry, harmony and the raw power of their voice to share vulnerable feelings and foster intimate moments with every individual they perform for/share space with. Having performed for audiences across so-called ‘australia’ and Aotearoa (N.Z.) imbi has left many strong impressions, continuing to expand their practice of performance and push the limits of crowd engagement/intimacy every time they sing.

Slim Set are a rapper-producer duo hailing from Western Sydney. They mangle electronic and rap sonics into a hybrid sound that’s unique in the Australian music landscape. Slim Set’s 2020 included a peak time set at Golden Plains, where they shared a stage with huge names like The Pixies, Sampa The Great and Hot Chip. They also took part in Conscious 2020, a music program run by Campbelltown Arts Centre, alongside A-Girl, Spvrrow and T-Breezy. They burst onto the Australian rap landscape in 2018 with ‘Cooked’ and ‘Lazy’, which ended 2018 as the #1 and #2 most played songs on FBi Radio. Those singles saw them nominated for three FBi SMAC awards and support international acts including The Streets, Flohio, AJ Tracey and Sir Spyro. They’ve also appeared as guests on Triple J Mixup and taken up the Wednesday Sunset slot on FBi Radio where they pushed the hottest talent out of West and South West Sydney every week.

Imbi x Slim Set – ‘Heatsink’ is out now
via Pointer Recordings / Remote Control Records.
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