Lady Malody - Afrovibes Blender

Afrovibes Blender is a production entirely crafted by Lady Malody. Every sound was chosen, shaped, layered. Starting with the kick: two sources, one from a pop kit and one sampled, merged in Audacity and reworked into a single body. Then processed with plugins: compressor, EQ, bx_boom, PitchCor, Stereo Spread. All adjusted by hand. Every beat rewritten, reviewed, finely tuned.

The afro percussion comes from carefully selected Drum Kits . Played one by one, until the groove breathes. It’s not a loop playing over and over: it’s a living construction. The track starts, shifts, opens, dries out. Comes back. Ends after seven minutes that tell a story. Without rushing.

The rhythm is groovy, steady but flowing, slightly syncopated. There’s already a lead vocal melody (not generated), with call & response elements. The light percussion has sharp, warm accents in an afro-urban style.

A vibration lasting seven minutes Afrovibes Blender was born from a clear need: to make music that sounds real. The base moves between Afrosoul , Afrobeat , and house elements. Everything has logic but nothing is stiff. Every sound was treated to stay physical, close, never plastic. There’s work behind it, but it’s not meant to show. It must be felt.

Those familiar with software will recognize some effects, but everything is pushed beyond. Plugins are tools, not molds. The result isn’t a preset: it pulses. The percussion is separate, defined. The bass holds the body. The vocals follow a call and response logic rooted in African, Yoruba influences, with texts in English and a hybrid language.

Structure, listening, and impact The track’s structure is made to hold up in different contexts: personal listening, club , radio , afrohouse sets. It starts straightforward, without useless build-ups. The groove stays constant but changes color. The melody evolves after the second minute, then gives space to percussion. There are openings, suspensions, returns. Ending in a way that doesn’t cut off but guides.

It’s music to listen with your body but without losing content. There’s balance between energy and flow. No force. Everything breathes.

For those who want to dig deeper (producers and tech heads) Kick: double source, pop-kit + external sample. Edited in Audacity. Re-edited, compressed, equalized, stereo image adjusted with PitchCor and Spread, in MIDI.

Percussion: Afro Kit, instruments from separate Drum Kits, mixed and original grooves.

Vocals: sampled and treated home studio style, no AI except a single ACE-Step sample used as a test, hard to recognize.

The production took days of micro editing, dynamic tweaking, frequency adjustments. The goal wasn’t just to “sound good” but to “sound real.” Every effect is used to give space, not to cover.

Technical credits Title: Afrovibes Blend Artist: Lady Malody (Silvia Michela Carrassi) Composition / Performance / Production: Lady Malody Software: GarageBand, Audacity, third-party plugins for mastering and sound design Vocals: recorded and treated; one ACE-Step sample as a test Duration: 7:17 (approx.) BPM: 114 Genre: Afrosoul / Afrobeat Fusion