Naked Hunger by Quiet Village & Vanessa Daou

Quiet Village collaborates with the Legendary New York artist and the Daou frontwoman Vanessa Daou, on Naked Hunger.

Matt "Radio Slave" Edwards and Joel Martin's critically acclaimed Quiet Village project follow-up, 2024's "Reunion" with the Vanessa Daou collaboration, "Naked Hunger" in September 2025. "Naked Hunger," which comes in "Vocal Mix" and "Spoken Word Mix" versions, sees Quiet Village employ their hypnotic sensibilities to one of house music's most tantalising vocal talents in Daou, resulting in a mid-tempo house cut that completely envelops.

While the vocal mix of "Naked Hunger" leans into the interplay between Vanessa Daou's cosseting song voice and spoken vocals, with the rest of the track embracing a subtly dubby ethereal musicality, Quiet Village ramps up the instrumentation on the "Spoken Vocal" version with bass guitar and piano flourishes accompanying her sultry poetic delivery.

"Naked Hunger," Daou's first collaboration with Quiet Village, marks her first release since 2019's "Little Black Dress." Throughout her illustrious career, the acclaimed three-time #1 Billboard Dance Chart topper has collaborated with Danny Tenaglia, David Morales, Mood II Swing, Ralphi Rosario, Terry Farley (Farley & Heller), Charles Webster, Horse Meat Disco's Severino Panzetta, Hifi Sean, and Eli Escobar.

Friends since meeting at Goldie's legendary MetalHeadz sessions at London's Blue Note in the '90s, Quiet Village, aka Matt Edwards and Joel Martin, began releasing their brand of dubbed-out, balearic-and-beyond tracks in 2005 via NYC's Whatever We Want Records. The duo's 2008 "Silent Movie" LP was a critical smash hit that resulted in remix commissions for the likes of Bryan Ferry, The Gorillas, Leftfield, Francois K, Massive Attack, and many more. After a few years in the wilderness, unable to use their nom de plume due to contractual restrictions, the pair launched The Quiet Village label in 2024 with "Reunion," a stunning 6/8 time urban jazz odyssey, a favourite of the likes of Luke Una, Gilles Peterson, and Ryan Elliott.

Quiet Village & Vanessa Daou - Naked Hunger
Release Date 5th September 2025
Label The Quiet Village

Tracklist
01. Quiet Village & Vanessa Daou - Naked Hunger (Vocal Mix)
02. Quiet Village & Vanessa Daou - Naked Hunger (Spoken Word Mix)
03. Quiet Village & Vanessa Daou - Naked Hunger (Radio Edit)