Spencer Greene aka Savvy Society is a New Jersey born, Atlanta based Producer/DJ who I’ve been familiar with for sometime now. In all actuality, he’s like my little brother from another mother. The self-described ‘anti-hipster’ grew up on house and club music, so it’s no wonder that his sound is sexy a mix of jazzy synths that would make Pharrell coo and banging beats that evoke the tribal thump of both Africa and the fidget bass of Baltimore club music.
The idea for Tribal Dance stemmed from a recent visit back to his hometown of Jersey, where the artist was reintroduced to the house and dance music he grew up on.
“I don’t go home too often,” Savvy tells me. “but when I do, I’m always introduced to new club music and reminded of old house music. The vibe just felt right. So I decided I wanted to work on some music that made me feel that vibe.”
“The first beat I made was a sample of “Swing That Shit” by Brick Bandits. I added chords and harmonies. Then I remade the drum part from this house song I grew up on, “Fired Up,” he later explains.
Save for the final track ‘The Lights Dim On Their Own” featuring Sharmelle, Tribal Dance is an all out party. The title came from a drunk text a friend sent Savvy around the end of last semester where he is studying English at Morehouse College.
“Everyone was parting nonstop,” he tells me. “I can’t remember what it exactly said, but it was something about night festivities consisting of Tribal Dances and Mating Calls. It just stuck with me.”
Tribal Dance opens with a sexy spoken word lyrical tour-de-force by poet Jasmine Mans. You may remember the beat as the original beat to RAHBI’s “Noise Porn” track from Art Nouveau’s 2010 Noise Porn music compilation. After we know why we’re here, we know what to do. And Savvy serves as the conductor for this joy ride we’re currently on.
What’s next for Savvy? If you ask him, he has “no idea.” He’s living the musician life and that’s all right. He does have one gig he’s looking forward to.
“I’m going to take the summer to plot on how to stick up the world and split it 50/50, then execute it in Autumn,” he tells me.
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GREATeclectic aka Kendrick Daye is a DJ, artist and the Editor of Art Nouveau Magazine. As a freelance journalist and photographer his work has been featured in the NY Times Magazine, Ebony Magazine, Upscale Magazine, Creative Loafing, Honeymag.com & Yo-Raps.com.
