SALUTE

29 DEC

Cellar Stage

Salute is the name of a Manchester based, Vienna born electronic music producer Felix Nyajo. They released the Lionheart EP via Cool Kid Music in December 2013. It was followed by Silver Tides and Real cool (feat. Vanessa Elisha) on their own imprint, Dime Club, in January 2015. Castle (Magic) and VXV (Way You Do) were released in August through 37 Adventures. Colourblind feat. Abra , was extracted from the Gold Rush EP in October 2015. salute proceeded to release the My Heart album in 2016, marking a further development of their sound. The three-EP and combined album Condition in 2019 would mark the furthest maturation of their sound in 2019 however, with tracks such as Honey pushing themselves into setlists beyond. In 2021, salute would release the track Joy, their most successful song to date. It would be followed by Therapy in 2022, with both tracks marking a further progression into what salute would dub "pretty people music", with influences from UK Garage and french house producing an uplifting sound. salute released their new EP, Shield in 2023, featuring collaborations from Sammy Virji and No Rome, with the song Wait For It securing support as BBC Radio 1's "Hottest Record In The World". salute themselves has secured multiple sets at festivals, including Glastonbury, Parklife, Love Saves The Day, and Gottwood.