Three Albums That Changed My life: Opal Blue

London-based producers Opal Blue have just released the video for their slinky new single Taking My Love Away. The track, and its visual accompaniment swiftly draw you into their sultry world of choppy electro-R&B, gliding under the radar with slinky synths and glitchy beats. The track has signalled a shift in sound for the musical maestros, who have commented on the song’s meaning, explaining, “Sometimes when you’ve lost everything all you have left to take back is your love”.

We wanted to get to know the producers a little better, so we asked Opal Blue to share three albums which changed their lives.

DJ Shadow, Endtroducing

This was the first instrumental album that I owned. At first I wasn’t that into it, and it sat in the case for ages. I used the first track from the album for a play at school and somehow the melody got stuck in my head. This eventually led me to buying a set of turntables and learning how to play the drum, that was it, I was hooked.

Burial, Untrue

When this record came out it blew my mind, and it still does. It is the perfect soundtrack to late night London, being alone and miserable but somehow finding a silver lining. It’s all about beauty in the unexpected and humble – love in the sadness and wonder of the ordinary.

Portishead, Dummy

The songwriting on this album is unreal, it got me through every teenage breakup. This record is to blame for all of the moody chords that make it onto most of my tracks. I still use this record as the gold standard in emotion.