Continuing his celebrations of Ovum Recordings‘ 30th anniversary this year, Josh Wink‘s latest single is a nod to an obscure Star Wars reference.
The single, Nerf Herder, was released on 11 October, and is partly inspired by a Princess Leia retort to Han Solo in The Empire Strikes Back.
“Nerf Herder is a reference in the Star Wars movie The Empire Strikes Back where Leia insults Han by calling him a ‘stuck-up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf herder’,” Wink explains.
“But that wasn’t the reason I named this track Nerf Herder. I was waiting for my son at a Nerf event in Philadelphia, while he and other participants were in the laser tag-like arena, I was composing music on my laptop in an empty room at the community center where it took place. So instead of the track name being the date of when I made it, or something else, this one came to mind and stuck (with a slight nod to Star Wars, Han and Leia too).”
Check out the clip from The Empire Strikes Back here.
The track follows on from a series of melodic techno/house compositions from the Philadelphia native, which are “slightly influenced by the 90’s progressive sound, yet still have the signature Josh Wink quality to the production. I am excited to slow things down, expressing the deeper, and more emotive side of me, rather than the techno sound most people know me for.”
The track’s release comes ahead of his annual Hallowink festivities, alongside Will Clarke, on 31 October, more information about which can be found here.
Wink’s Ovum Recordings, founded in 1994 in Philadelphia, has long been a pioneering force in the electronic music scene. Over its 30-year history, the label has released more than 400 records and worked with over 130 artists.
Check out Josh Wink – Nerf Herder here.