For German duo Dapayk & Padberg (aka Niklas Worgt and Eva Padberg), making you dance is a family matter. Since launching their club-ready project back in 2005, they’ve been releasing tons of music, traveling to all kinds of electro-loving places and proving that a solid marriage can also marry electronics with sensuality. March will see the duo unveiling their fifth LP Harbour, and today we’re giving you a taste of the new record with the exclusive premiere of “Stop Running” and a chat with Dapayk & Padberg.

How did you two meet?

We met in school when I was around 15 years old and Niklas 17. We were friends for a while before we started dating. Niklas was already doing music back than and I was fascinated by him and his music as well.  And now it’s more than 20 years later, we have been married for almost 11 years and we have our fifth album coming out. It sounds crazy or surreal to a lot of people but for us it’s been the best thing that ever could have happened to us.

What’s the idea behind the new album? 

After our previous album Smoke, it became pretty clear to us that we wanted to continue in a more listening-oriented direction, with which we had already started on Smoke. Before that our albums were made specifically for the dance floor, but we thought that with Dapayk & Padberg we have the opportunity to go a bit wider. The oldest track on Harbour is “Sink This Ship” which was also released as a pre-single last year. When we were done with this track, we knew that this is roughly the sound the album should represent. A cozy listening electronica vibe, with big open spaces for emotions and melancholia. Harbour has a much lighter, airier and also a more pleasant sound than Smoke. 

What’s the perfect environment to listen to (or more likely “to experience”) the record? 

Ideally we would say enjoy it with headphones and a good glass of red wine, if you really want to be lifted off. But it also works as musical canvas for road trips and barbecues. 

Tell us about the song we’re premiering today, “Stop Running.”

“Stop Running” was a bit of hard nut for us to crack. Niklas had put together the basic principle of the track on our vacation in Provence in Summer 2015. It took us over a year to find the right vocals and lyrics to go with it. Usually we are much faster when working on a new track but this one didn’t want to come together. But I am so glad that we continued trying, because it is now one of our favorites and also works great when we play live. The breakbeat moments on “Stop Running” definitely represent Niklas’ Drum’n Bass routes and make this one really fun to listen to. The lyrics are about facing your own lies and new beginnings. We really hope that it will ignite as much passion in people as it does in us. It’s also a good track in the mornings when you need someone to kick your butt and get going. 

5 fast fun facts about you. Go! 

We have 2 dogs named Hilde and Bärbel.

Niklas studied restoration of wall paintings.

Eva played the saxophone in school for two years but forgot all about it.

We love gardening.

Niklas just started beekeeping.

Listen to more exclusive tunes by visiting our Premiere page.