Maybe it’s just the anticipation of clubs and festivals slowly opening up again, but it seems lately the hard dancefloor releases coming out are hitting harder. Of course, both Smooth and DC Breaks always hit hard AF, so a collab between the two D&B monsters was bound to be epic no matter what. Add in the punishing vocals of MC Coppa on the last track and our premiere, “Chainsaw,” and get ready to move your furniture because any floor turns into a dancefloor.
Steppy, synthy and intentionally aggressive, every track on the
Out There EP slaps hard and conjures up visions of hot, dusty festies, MCs spraying water on the crowd and the punishing rattle of bass through one’s jaw. These tracks were made for a big rig, and hopefully soon we’ll all get a chance to hear them thus. The EP opens with the title track and instantly any D&B head will know who they’re listening to. A steppy, single-kick beat and a rolling, heavy synth that slices back and forth through the track.
Now this is something the rave scene may not have seen since Carl Cox et al. A complete 180 from the well-known bass house producer Barely Royal as he takes on the 174 world as Sovryn. It’s a bold crossover move but not as bold as it’s been in previous years. As bass house has started to vibe with dubstep and halftime, and they all use similar bass synths, a bit of genre jumping was bound to happen into hard D&B territory. Of course it begs the question: can Sovryn FKA Barely Royal pull off what so few have managed in the past?