Vintage Culture, Nariman, rhys – Think Too Much [AFFAIRS]
Brazilian powerhouse Vintage Culture joins forces with London producer Nariman and British vocalist rhys from the sticks for ‘Think Too Much’, the lead track of the two-track release ‘Think Too Much & Guilty Pleasures’, arriving via Affairs Music. Pairing tech house drive with a sharp British vocal edge and punk urgency, the release marks a bolder, more character-driven chapter for Vintage Culture as his Affairs platform continues to grow.
‘Think Too Much’ is the emotional centre of the release: a tense, vocal-driven record that pushes Vintage Culture’s melodic tech house into more urgent territory. Built around the unmistakable voice and writing of rhys from the sticks, with additional production from Nariman, the track captures a mind that will not switch off. Late nights, bad habits, online distraction and self-judgment all feed into a lyric that plays like a private confession delivered under pressure, with the repeated line “at least you’re thinking ’bout me” turning insecurity into something strangely defiant.
There is a distinctly British influence in the record’s vocal attitude and nervous energy: part spoken-word edge, part club chant, part late-night internal monologue. It channels the friction and immediacy of punk through tension, repetition and attack rather than guitars or nostalgia. The production tightens around the vocal instead of decorating it, with Vintage Culture’s melodic instincts giving the track scale and Nariman’s musicality shaping it with detail, rhythm and restraint. The result is a record built for DJs but written from a real human place.
“For me, the best music lives in both places: in the mind and on the stage. THINK TOO MUCH came from that idea. It has emotion, passion, and makes you think. But it also has the energy we want people to feel when we play it live. Nariman, Rhys and I wanted to make something honest; music that can fill a room, while still leaving you with something to think about,” says Vintage Culture.
The release’s second track, ‘Guilty Pleasures’, extends that tension into a more reckless and provocative space. Where ‘Think Too Much’ looks inward, ‘Guilty Pleasures’ turns outward, playing with images of fame, excess and nightlife mythology. Darker, flashier and more confrontational, it pushes the release further into chaos and temptation.
Together, the two tracks present a sharper side of Vintage Culture’s current creative direction: electronic music built on voice, identity and emotional friction, balancing melodic house with attitude, songwriting and a live-wire sense of momentum. For DJs, ‘Think Too Much’ offers a vocal-led record with real peak-time tension and a hook that cuts through, and for fans, it shows Vintage Culture and Affairs Music moving beyond standard dance release language into something with urgency, human disorder and a distinctly modern edge.
