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LAYZ - EYE OF THE STORM EP Review

Eye of the Storm is the debut EP by bass music artist LAYZ , released through Bassweight Records . While this is the first EP for the LAYZ, she's certainly not new to the scene. Lost Lands and other mixes alongside a small handful of singles pad her back catalogue with enough cred for her to command respect in the scene. With just 3 tracks and coming in a hair over 10 minutes, Eye of the Storm keeps things brief but hectic. INCOMING alongside RZRKT starts with a menacing SFX that continues under an equally menacing synth refrain. Different percussive elements fade in with quick hitting top percs skittering around with huge reverb tom hits adding tension to an already heightened mood. This really starts the EP out on a good foot as the mystique and energy really pulls you in, making you want to hear what comes next. The sound fades away as the track goes quiet before frantically speeding up with a snare roll and pulsing SFX before coming to a head wit...

Spicy Single Saturday - January 7th, 2023

Welcome to the first edition of Spicy Single Saturday, where I review a singular song release from a Dubstep artist and give it a listen and share it with you. Today we'll be covering the song Havoc by Sean Ziral. Havoc is a free, self-released heavy bass tune by the prolific artist Sean Ziral. Let me tell you what - this guy releases music at an impressive pace, and in a wide array of genres. While Havoc isn't his most recent offering (he's released 4 songs since this one came out only a month ago), it fits the gritty trench style that I strive to highlight on this blog, so we're running with it. Being honest, t he intro left me wanting. With a riddim-standard drumbeat alongside sparse bass hits overlaying some atmospheric SFX, I wish there was a touch of melody or even voiceover to keep the intro from feeling like an afterthought to the drop. Being fair to the artist this is pretty standard in the riddim scene so I don't feel like this is...

The Friday Five - January 6th, 2023

Looking for some new heat to keep your car speakers warm during this winter season? Look no further than this week's Friday Five - the segment where I select five new songs released this week to share with you and give my thoughts on. They're not in order from least to favorite or anything, numbering things just makes things look nice. Enjoy and have a great weekend headbanging! 5. XaeboR - LOSING CONTROL LOSING CONTROL serves to showcase XaeboR's gritty melodic style and how it's evolved over the years. The song really harkens back to 2011-era Circus Records sound while adding a huge amount of modern production value and cut-ins of thick and gritty tearout basses. XaeboR's sample selection and mixing is always rock solid, and this track is certainly no exception to that. Go have a listen and cop the free download now - https://soundcloud.com/xaebor/losingcontrol 4. eugene - no internet no internet by eugene released through Jadū Dala is a track you won't w...

An Introduction

I've never been great at introductions, but you have to rip the band-aid off at some point if you want to start something new. I'll try to keep this brief but concise, which is what I hope this blog will continue to be throughout time. I'll be posting new dubstep music announcements, trench or riddim dubstep reviews, and even some product reviews for music production equipment further down the line. I'm Drew, and I'm a massive fan of music. I like virtually all music, but I've been particularly drawn to electronic music - especially dubstep/tearout - since around 2010 when I first heard "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" by Skrillex. I enjoyed what I referred to as "techno" before that (mostly trance with some hardstyle if we're being genre sticklers), but I considered dubstep to be random noises. I even went as far as calling it "not real music" for a short period. Yikes. But something legitimately changed inside me wh...