Self Tape Blends Future Garage And Melodic House Emotion On ‘Feelings In The Way’
- Undrtone Blog
- Jun 5
- 1 min read
Self Tape returns with ‘Feelings In The Way’, an emotionally charged electronic release balancing melodic house, future garage influence and early 2000s-inspired electro energy.
Written and recorded in the artist’s Inner West bedroom studio, the track carries the atmosphere of long nights spent refining sound in isolation. Built around flowing rhythm, chopped vocal textures and reflective melodic movement, ‘Feelings In The Way’ feels designed for movement through distance — train journeys, late-night drives and solitary moments of introspection.
There is a strong sense of emotional restraint running throughout the production. Rather than leaning into oversized climaxes, Self Tape allows the track to evolve gradually through atmosphere and momentum, balancing melancholic undertones with a quiet but persistent forward motion.
That emotional tension has consistently shaped the Sydney-based producer’s wider identity. Since first emerging in 2018, Self Tape has steadily built an independent catalogue spanning singles, EPs and debut album ‘Young Wild Free’, earning support across Australia, the UK and Europe through a sound rooted in warmth, memory and late-night electronic immersion.
Influences from artists such as Jamie xx, Bonobo, Weval and Leon Vynehall can be felt throughout the release, particularly in the way atmosphere and groove remain equally important within the arrangement.
‘Feelings In The Way’ also marks the beginning of a new chapter leading towards Self Tape’s forthcoming 12-track album ‘VIBRATIONS’, due later this year.
Atmospheric, reflective and rhythmically immersive, the single continues refining Self Tape’s ability to blur the line between emotional introspection and dancefloor movement.
