BUNGALOW are Thomas Harmsen and Camille van de Pavert, an alternative/ electronic duo based in Amsterdam.
It’s hard to distill a complex, multi-faceted world of influences and sounds into a song under four minutes, but BUNGALOW do just that. Equal parts massive and personal, future-facing while still soulful, their music is a more human alternative to the clinical pop littering today’s musical landscape. Taking inspiration from electronic music innovators such as Jai Paul and Mura Masa they have a broad musical pallet that - while steeped in alternative and R&B music - is not restricted by genre boundaries. Their lightweight and almost playful melancholy might appeal to fans of Phoenix or Passion Pit.
BUNGALOW’s humanity comes from an artistic chemistry and friendship they’ve been developing since their early teens. After years of different projects and bandmates, Camille eventually began interning at a recording studio in Amsterdam. It was there that they cut their first tracks as a duo.
Even though both have formal music training, they understand that, in music, nothing is sacred. “Something can be technically good,” Camille says, “but unless it has soul, there’s no point.”
It’s hard to distill a complex, multi-faceted world of influences and sounds into a song under four minutes, but BUNGALOW do just that. Equal parts massive and personal, future-facing while still soulful, their music is a more human alternative to the clinical pop littering today’s musical landscape. Taking inspiration from electronic music innovators such as Jai Paul and Mura Masa they have a broad musical pallet that - while steeped in alternative and R&B music - is not restricted by genre boundaries. Their lightweight and almost playful melancholy might appeal to fans of Phoenix or Passion Pit.
BUNGALOW’s humanity comes from an artistic chemistry and friendship they’ve been developing since their early teens. After years of different projects and bandmates, Camille eventually began interning at a recording studio in Amsterdam. It was there that they cut their first tracks as a duo.
Even though both have formal music training, they understand that, in music, nothing is sacred. “Something can be technically good,” Camille says, “but unless it has soul, there’s no point.”
