Rudimental reveal upcoming collaboration with Donald Fagen

Mercury-nominated British dance outfit Rudimental have been recording with Steely Dan frontman Donald Fagen, Hot Press can exclusively reveal.

The London four piece were in New York recently and hooked up with Fagen, best known for sardonic ’70s hits such as ‘Reelin’ In The Years’ and ‘Rikki Don’t Lose That Number’.

“We were nervous – Steely Dan have a reputation for being pretty hardcore in the studio back into day,” the band’s Amir Amor told HP. “With someone like that, you never know how it will go. They might be there one day, not turn up the next. Fortunately, Donald Fagen came back. He was very enthusiastic – we were surprised at how engaged he was with electronic music.”

Rudimental, winners of a Brit award for their 2013 hit ‘Waiting All Night’, are currently finishing their second album. They have also recorded collaborations with Ed Sheeran, Funkadelic leader George Clinton and with John Newman and Ella Eye, who featured on their debut, Home.

They spoke to Hot Press ahead of their headline performance at the Longitude Festival, Marlay Park, Dublin, Sunday July 20. You can read the full interview in the next issue of the magazine.