Nayar by Tigerbalm

Released three years ago, International Love Affair, the debut album from Rose Robinson AKA Tigerbalm, was a gorgeously confident and colourful affair that deftly showcased her now celebrated brand of disco-flecked global musical fusion.

The London-based DJ/producer’s reputation has rightly risen since the release of that startling debut full-length, with a pair of admired EPs on Brooklyn’s Razor N Tape Records and a string of other productions and remixes (including an exclusive contribution to 20:20 Vision’s Crazy P Curates series) further quickening her ascent. Now she’s back on Ubiquity with the first single from her hotly anticipated sophomore set, Bubblegum Discos.

If International Love Affair was the sound of Rose Robinson introducing her talent and now trademark sound to the world, Bubblegum Discos is her delivering on that promise – and then some. Recorded and produced with contributions from a wide range of collaborators and guest performers, the kaleidoscopic and infectious collection of cuts is set for release in the Spring of 2026.

To whet our appetites, Rose has joined forces with rising star of Italian electronic music, Giorgio Lopez, to deliver a first single from the album – and her first new material of 2025, ‘Nayar’. A superb slab of synthesiser and drum machine-powered joy, it sees Rose take to the mic for the first time alongside her Naples-based collaborator.

With Lopez handling the choruses, Rose delivers rhyming rap verses in the style of sassy 1980s boogie and freestyle stars such as Teena Marie, effortlessly whipping up a dancefloor frenzy atop squelchy bass, hot-stepping beats, soaring synth lines, bleeping melodic motifs and mood-enhancing vocalisations. It’s a little slice of sun-soaked summer joy shot through with references to reggaeton and Latin musical culture.

Rose was responsible for assembling the roster of remixers commissioned to rework the track, all of whom deliver memorable and floor-friendly revisions in their own distinctive styles. Sometime Big Baba Records, Razor N Tape and Barefoot Beats contributor Elado steps up first, re-imaging ‘Nayar’ as a throbbing, synth-propelled slab of bouncy electronic disco set to inspire many a hands-aloft moment on dancefloors the world over.

Fellow Barefoot Beats regular Bernado Pinheiro takes a slightly different tack on his similarly impressive rework, effortlessly joining the dots between Brazilian nu-disco and percussion-rich Latin house on a version that rightly makes the most of Lopez’s harmonic, life-affirming vocalisations and a funky, thickset TB-303 style acid bassline.

To round off a sizzling-hot EP, Spanish house maestro Piek takes ‘Nayar’ to peak-time house dancefloors. Employing periodic breakbeat blasts amongst his chunky house beats and rubbery electronic bass, the Beunobueno Discos co-founder reaches for headline-grabbing bleep melodies, warehouse-ready stabs and Rose and Lopez’s ear-catching vocals. The result is an energy-packed treat tailor-made for festival dancefloors and sweat-soaked late-night shindigs.

Tigerbalm's music production is a kaleidoscope of global influences; ranging from deep tribal sounds to disco-driven dance floor grooves. She makes movement inspiring dance music, combining electronic elements and organic instrumentation, stemming at large from African & Latin American music.

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