Sega Bodega, HYD

PLEASE NOTE: For the safety of our customers, we will be requiring proof of full COVID vaccination (or negative rapid COVID test), to enter the venue until further notice. More details at holocene.org/vaccine Born in Ireland, raised in Glasgow and now based in London, producer, performer and label head Sega Bodega – AKA Salvador Navarrete – has built a reputation as being one of the UK’s most innovative and precocious creative minds. Inspired as much by his close network of peers as his love of cinematic soundscapes, he has made impacts spanning across music, fashion and film, soundtracking some of the most important cultural moments in recent years, as well as building a catalogue of prolific and critically acclaimed solo releases that traverse genre, style and composition. Bodega steps to the fore with his boundary-pushing solo work once again. Announcing his highly anticipated second album, Romeo, set for release in Nov 2021, he has shared the intimate comeback singles “Only Seeing God When I Come” and “Angel On My Shoulder”. These singles, the first taste of the record, allow a glimpse into Sega’s otherworldly production style that has made him such a pioneer within alternative, electronica and hyperpop spaces. Telling the story of a joyous relationship between Bodega and a mythical girlfriend made entirely of light, “Luci”, Romeo channels the whirlwind of emotions in early love through masterful break-beat and experimental electronica production, interwoven with ethereal synths and harmonising choral vocals. He joins up with lauded peers Arca and Charlotte Gainsbourg, who contribute features to the project, and through Romeo, uncovers a new level of intimacy and emotional depth in his songwriting. Appearing bathed in flashes of celestial light and pictured alongside the mystical “Luci” in the album’s accompanying visuals, conceptualised by Bodega himself and close collaborator Aidan Zamiri, the news of Romeo has dedicated fans poised and ready for Sega’s new reckoning, a foot forward into the light for the multi-faceted creative. Bodega has, alongside his groundbreaking solo activity, been a crucial creative hand in countless projects including the A&R and development of artists under his NUXXE label, and acclaimed production for artists including Oklou, Shygirl, Zebra Katz, Caroline Polachek and Dorian Electra. As part of the NUXXE collective he co-founded, Bodega was featured in 2018’s Dazed 100, a list of the most influential artists operating in art and media today. A keen soundtracker, Bodega scored Nike’s 2018 Jumpman advert, contributed music to Rihanna’s Puma x Fenty show at New York Fashion Week, and provided sound design for Brooke Candy and PornHub’s landmark I Love You, the first adult film to feature full-length gay, lesbian and trans scenes all under one title. Bodega’s production on NUXXE co-owner Shygirl’s ‘BB’ also claimed a spot being synched in a global campaign for Rihanna’s Fenty brand. With a fanbase at the edge of a…