Bad Idea

- Record label
- Groovebox
- Catalog Number
- GRVB018
- Release Date
- July 24th 2026
- Genres
Tracks
| play | pos | title | artists | duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Bad Idea P.1 | uiava | ||
| A2 | Bad Idea P.1 (PayoYayo Remix) | uiava | ||
| A3 | Bad Idea P.2 | uiava | ||
| B1 | Bad Idea P.3 (Nat Wendell Reform) | uiava | ||
| B2 | Bad Idea P.3 | uiava |
A bad idea rarely arrives all at once, it drifts in slowly, playful at first and impossible to resist. With Bad Idea, Warsaw-based Ukrainian artist uiava delivers Groovebox's first-ever vinyl release: a five-track journey through house and electro, balancing warmth, tension, groove, and emotion across a 12" and digital EP. Bad Idea Pt.1 opens the record with a playful and constantly evolving house cut full of unexpected turns, swinging grooves, and subtle details. Fellow Warsaw artist PayoYayo reshapes the original into a driving, tool-focused reinterpretation, hypnotic, functional, and built for the darker hours of the dancefloor. On A3, Bad Idea Pt.2 sharpens the rhythm with restless percussion, rolling movement, and stripped-back energy designed to lock bodies into motion without ever standing still. Berlin-based artist Nat Wendell opens the B-side with a timeless nine-minute reform remix of Bad Idea Pt.3. Slowly unfolding and rich in detail, his version expands on the original's emotional message, transforming it into a patient and powerful club journey suspended somewhere between introspection and peak-time energy. Closing the release, Bad Idea Pt.3 dives into deeper emotional territory, an electro piece filled with fragile melodies, playful tension, and a strong emotional message that lingers long after the last notes have faded away.