Four-time International Power Soca Monarch, Bunji Garlin has stepped out of the box to create a phenomenal item of soca.
The song, “Differentology”, is built on a rather eccentric rhythm and features haunting piano riffs and a fantastic bit of flamenco guitar played live by Nigel Rojas of the band, Orange Sky. You will also hear Rojas’ raspy vocals subtly placed in the background, which adds to the mystic air of the uniquely crafted soca.
Garlin sings about the Carnival experience in a manner that makes one want to just get out on the road in costume and dance, jump, wine, in a nutshell let loose and imbibe. On Twitter especially, there have been thousands of comments from people as far as Sweden passionately expressing their love of the song.
People have written that it will win Garlin the Groovy Soca Monarch and National Road March titles. But remember, the season is only now opening.
“Differentology”, the song came into being when one evening “Fay’s classes were three to four hours, so I went over to the studio to kill time, but Sheriff said if I was coming over, we had to do something. He picked up an electric guitar and started to play a couple chords and the vibes began to flow. That guitar part is not in the final mix. The melody came easy and I decided that I wanted to keep the lyrics simple, which is more challenging for me than doing more complex lyrics.”
Apart from “Differentology”, Garlin has already released several other songs including, “Touchless”, “Ragga Soca”, “Good Oye” and “Stages” for C2K13. He said he is building another CD collection to be released soon.