RHYME SO sample Seiko Matsuda's 'Akai Sweet Pea' in single 'UNFOLLOW YOU' from IAFB – listen

Electronic act RHYME SO have released the lyric video for their single 'UNFOLLOW YOU'.

On 6 March (Wednesday), RHYME SO dropped 'UNFOLLOW YOU', in which the Japanese-Australian electonic duo sample Seiko Matsuda's 1982 classic hit 'Akai Sweet Pea'.

大沢伸一とRHYMEのダンス・ミュージック・デュオRHYME SOが松田聖子「赤いスイートピー」をサンプリングした「UNFOLLOW YOU」のリリックビデオを公開
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'UNFOLLOW YOU' is the first track to ever sample a Seiko Matsuda song. It all came together after RHYME SO's Shinichi Osawa sent letters to the 'Akai Sweet Pea' lyricist and Happy End member Takashi Matsumoto and singer-songwriter Yumi Matsutoya for permission.

"This song is intended to sound an alarm about the current state of the music scene. How can we express individuality in an era where everything is being standardized by algorithms?" Osawa shared in a statement. "With these thoughts in mind, I wrote letters to Takashi Matsumoto and Yumi Matsutoya, and against all odds, they gave me permission to sample their song ‘Akai Sweet Pea’. I hope you will take a deeper look at the meaning behind the lyrics."

Stream 'UNFOLLOW YOU' below.