He also sat in to do a guest mix for our Lock and Load mix series, and it’s insane. So read up and go listen, like, and repost the mix. Share it with a friend! They’ll love you forever.

Pre-Order Defect on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/defect-single/id1146110858

Many people might know your aliases of the past, what is Fed-Up bringing to the bass music scene that you’re excited about? 

Hopefully I’m bringing some new sound design to the table. Not calling anybody out or hating at all but I’ve noticed lately a lot of tunes have been recycling similar sounds and its gotten quite stale. Sound design was a leading factor as to why I got into producing so its very important to me to keep pushing the boundaries of my own stuff. Expect some cool noises in my upcoming releases! Also shoutout to Xfer’s Serum, you the real MVP.

The EP is so gnarly and yet so expertly produced. What, to you, is the most difficult part of the production process? 

Thanks! I’d say getting in the way of myself. Staying stoked on a project and not getting lost in my head and saying it sucks/doubting everything I’m doing serves itself a challenge. Most things I make that people think are cool I tend to hate and I honestly couldn’t tell you why. Theres nothing wrong with being critical on yourself but once you cross the line and it becomes self destructive for you emotionally, mentally or whatever, its time to step back and take a break.

What are 3 things you are absolutely fed up with? 

Spiders, video buffering and CPU overloads in Logic.

What’s one thing about the industry you like to see happen or like to see change? 

I think it would be cool to see more producers step out of their comfort zones, make some crazy/weird stuff and not worry about the final outcome. Its easy to fall into the mindset of “oh, I have to make this style or genre to stay relevant” which ultimately stops things from progressing. Getting less caught up in the analytics, hype and “the popular sound” and instead focusing more on making the music that gets you stoked is what’s important.

Why aren’t people playing Pokemon go anymore? 

Honestly I have no idea. I only got to level 6 before the game logged me out and then forgot my info. I’m definitely not qualified to answer this question haha

If “Overload” is the pace setter for the EP, then the risk of neck-damage-by-headbanging is a real threat. Fed-Up lures the listener in with a superb buildup. The sinister melody gets its hooks in and only releases when the beat drops. The heavy growls underpinning the synth stabs roll through the track, rattling around the brain case. The level of production here reveals a well-developed expert ability, and it’s easy to imagine Datsik, a devotee of precision and quality, losing his mind upon receiving the final edits. “Virus” expands the theme initiated in “Overload”, and develops the melodic components by building them up into redline territory. Fed-Up cleverly builds a number of different layers into his sound design, and the result is a track that sounds full and incredibly powerful.

The biggest track on the EP, though, is “Malfunction”. Extremely heavy from the start, the track is designed to explode heads. Fed-Up shows the range of his production ability here with an expertly designed melody and top line that balances well with the hard-as-nails basslines. The wall-of-sound Fed-Up constructs work to infect the body sonically, allowing the track to take control. Before listening to this you may want to give your homies a heads up to your whereabouts, because you’re going to lose yourself.

Tracklisting for Defect:

1. Fed-Up – “Overload”
2. Fed-Up – “Virus”
3. Fed-Up – “Malfunction”

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