Swanky Tunes, Shapov 'Forte' on House On Frame

The single, 'Forte', comes out on 10 Oct 2025 via House On Frame. The track was filed as Afro House and is the slowest of the five Afro House records this week, whose tempos run from 76 to 128 BPM, with Forte at 76 BPM.

Swanky Tunes have one hundred and twenty-three releases since the first on 20 May 1999. Most came out on Armada Music Albums (twenty-one), SPINNIN' RECORDS (sixteen), Revealed Recordings (sixteen) and Spinnin Compilations (fifteen). The most recent before this was 'Timebomb' on BEAT Music Fund, 30 June 2025.

The record is in E flat major and 5B camelot. The drums run throughout with few hits to the beat, the level is high and moderately open under the peaks, and the top end is dark. The track appears on the Favela Chart, which was released on 1 Dec and placed sixth of ten.