A wolf’s howl can be heard over 50 square miles and can strike fear into the hearts of men. The howl of Bushey-based duo RaOol meanwhile is being heard the world over and giving people an uncontrollable desire to dance.

RaOol (pronounced Rah-Oooooll!) is made up of D.Wunder and Macks Wolf, whose debut self-released single Meri Rani (Set To Blow) has rocketed to the top of the iTunes World Music Chart and is fast becoming the club anthem of 2013.

“It was crazy,“ says D.Wunder, chief vocalist. “We put it out there and people were pre-ordering the track – as soon as midnight kicked in we went straight in at number eight. An hour later up to three, then two.“

“We thought, we’re in the top ten here, this is special,“ says Macks Wolf, beat-maker. “We just kept hitting refresh!

“I checked it again and see number one – I was like really? Is it? Is it really?! It means everything. It’s recognition – we’re doing the right thing. We know we like the music and the people around us like it, but what about people that don’t know us? That position tells us they do.“

The pair met on Myspace in 2010, connecting through a shared passion for big beats, and soon met up.

“I stumbled across Macks’ page and discovered all these crazy beats – I really liked the vibe,“ says D.

“I’d never worked with vocals before,“ says Macks, from Huddersfield, “so I jumped at the chance.“

“You’ve got this personality that’s so well understood and developed in your mind – then you get introduced to the 3D version,“ says D.

“We’d spoken on the phone nearly every day so I virtually knew him – it was like meeting an old friend,“ adds Macks.

From their Bushey studio, the duo refined their distinctive sound that combines their love of hip hop and electronica with an Asian influence.
D, who grew up in Australia, was keen to draw on his Asian heritage and introduced Macks to the work of legendary Bollywood film scorer Rahul Dev Burnam. It’s from him the pair took their name.

“I grew up with Bollywood,“ says D. “Dad was listening to classical Indian music, but on TV I’d be watching Snoop Dogg and my mates at school were all into rock. I loved it all, we take bits from all of that.

“He’s a legend, we’re not trying to mimic him, we’re not trying to replicate what he’s doing but his mentality, the way he produced music – he definitely thought outside the box.“

“It was an education for me,“ admits Macks. “I’d heard bits of Indian music and knew there was some interesting stuff there. RD Burnam – his music is phenomenal from any point-of-view. We have the same mentality. It’s his ethic.“

The song’s chorus is sung in Hindi and the verses talk of some of the greatest love stories from the subcontinent.

“I talk about Ranjha and Heer, which are a famous Punjabi Sikh couple, I talk about Nur Jahan who had the Taj Mahal built for her, and in the next verse, there’s a little Hindi angle – we’ve covered each of the main religions, there’s something in it for everyone,“ says D.

“We’ve created a warped, twisted, heavy bassline Bollywood love story.“

With fans and potential markets all over the world, the genre-leaping crossover-appeal roar of RaOol refuses to be ignored.

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