Synth Peter’s remix of Tatum’s ‘Fever’ – a powerful new-fashioned sound from one of SA’s fastest rising dance music stars

SummerRaine November 4, 2020

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Synth Peter released his remix of Tatum’s “Fever” on 30th October through Bad Future Records. The intoxicating electronic track is a novel and previously unheard voyage into the dance music artist’s array of production abilities.

Synth redefines Tatum’s song “Fever”, taking it to new horizons with his throw-your-hands-in-the-air banger, filled with filthy bass lines, immense drops and teasing beats.

Synth explains about the song: “I first heard ‘Fever’ while driving around in my car. The song was playing on some radio station and caught my ear immediately. I turned it up, had a listen and actually thought that the song was by an international artist.

As usual, I flipped out my Shazam and discovered Tatum. Tatum’s soft vocals and harmonies had me mesmerized and I was immediately inspired to remix the track. The moment I got home, I sent Tatum a DM on insta asking if she would let me try and remix ‘Fever’. She said yes, I got in my spaceship and started pushing the buttons.”

Speaking about the meaning behind the original poignant ballad, Tatum confessed “This song is about letting the wrong person into your life, about loving someone who is dangerous. Intense love can feel like a fever, but a fever is usually a sign of a deeper infection.

It’s ultimately a kind of ruinous attraction. It talks about being sucked into a noxious relationship but because it looks so beautiful and the attraction is so powerful, it becomes an almost poetic and beautiful one way ticket to failure.”

The original received press support from CLASH, Record Of the Day, LeFutureWave, Texxandthecity, BizCommunity amongst many others, streaming services across the board including Spotify’s Chilled Vibes, New Music Friday SA, SAlt playlists, Apple Music’s New Music Daily, Future Hits and ALT CTRL and Deezer’s New South Africa, as well as radio support from 5FM, MFM and others in SA, and Amazing Radio, Hoxton Radio, Actual Radio in the UK.

Synth Peter adds: “Going in to the remix I had no specific genre in mind, I just knew that I wanted to give the song attitude and power, while still honouring and preserving Tatum’s velvet voice. The remix is soft and playful but also gets down to business real quick with a filthy bass drop that has respect for no one.”

When asked about the future, Synth reveals “My plans for the future consist of preparing for when live shows open up again. I am working towards putting together an electronic band with live singers, instead of just standing behind DJ decks for live events, so I am really excited about that.

For now I work on new music every day, for myself as well as other artists and have got a few new songs in the pipeline. This collaboration with Tatum has got me really excited. “Fever” is something special.”

Synth Peter is a rising star in the SA Music scene with achievements including his debut album “Die Toekoms is Synth” reaching #1 on Apple Music’s Top 200 Afrikaans Albums and his latest single “Doef Doef” in the Top 5 Afrikaans Apple Music singles, as well as reaching #2 on Spotify South Africa Top50 Viral.

“Doef Doef” holds the record for the highest entry into the KFM Top 40 charts ever at #11. The song also made history by being the first ever Afrikaans song to enter the chart and has accumulated over 500k views in 2 months on YouTube alone.

His second song ever released “Hier Om Te Dans” has accumulated over 700k views on YouTube alone and achieved gold status in September 2020.

It’s hard to deny that “Die Toekoms is Synth!” (The Future is Synth)

TATUM’s new single “Don’t Walk Towards the Light” is out on 20th November.