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LOS ANGELES (January 9, 2014) On January 20th, Firepower Records will release Terravita’s very clever and engaging Gunpowder EP, and there’s no reason why this release won’t ignite the race to festival season early. Gunpowder is focused on moving sound design in a new and creative direction, drawing on classic dance elements of the past like funk and 1960’s Psychadelic rock while utilizing the hard-hitting elements of modern Dubstep. As a result the tracks are unlike anything we’ve heard from Terravita before. But Terravita’s notorious Bass-forward production philosophy and diligent work ethic all but ensures a massive, mind-splitting EP.

Opening the EP is “Blaze with Me”, a Funk infused track with a west coast Rap vibe led by the ubiquitous slap bass. Firepower Artists have increasingly popularized gangster rap revivalism in Dubstep, and this combination of musical forces makes “Blaze with me” an absolute head-nodder.

“We Can Do It Too” is a peak hour festival rager. Terravita dug deep for this one. Pulling 60’s Psychadelic rock samples straight from the Mod Squad era, the track begins with a clever homage to that influential time in Dance music culture. But, then, the drop hits, and the buzz-saw synth obliterates whatever sanity a listener possessed going in. Terravita experiments with some interesting musical notation by incorporating the off-key soundscapes embedded in the Psych Rock samples, and the clever mid-beat sound effects add to the high level of havoc this track will wreak on a dance floor.

What would a Terravita EP be without some expert lyricism? “My Name” puts that lyricism front and center. This kind of hip-hop revivalism has increasingly appealing to a growing segment of Firepower’s fan base that seeks a connection between the mainstream and underground approaches to dance music. But “My Name” gives Terravita the opportunity to remind audiences that live lyricism has roots in the Drum and Bass game where live MC’s spit words over the beat. This track offers a great bridge between the past and the future.

Rounding out the EP is the title track, “Gunpowder”. With genre lines thoroughly blurred at his point in the EP, “Gunpowder” has a distinct countrified sound with all the fixings associated with modern Dubstep. Here is the early Hip-hop and Country Hybrid track popularized in the early 2000’s strapped to a massive bass cannon with the fuse lit.

The Tracklisting for the Gunpowder EP is:

1. Terravita – “Blaze With Me”
2. Terravita – “We Can Do It Too”
3. Terravita – “My Name”
4. Terravita – “Gunpowder”

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http://twitter.com/terravitabass
http://soundcloud.com/terravita

For Press Inquiries, please contact:

Lee Underwood
lee@firepowerrecords.com
Publicity Manager I Firepower Records

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LOS ANGELES (September 30, 2014) – Firepower Records will release Terravita’s four-track EP, Fuel To The Fire, on October 14th, and although this isn’t the first time Firepower and Terravita have released together, it comes during a period of unmitigated creativity and outstanding innovation in their live-performance philosophies. The Fuel To The Fire EP once again solidifies their place in American Dance Music.

The title track, “Fuel To The Fire”, immediately sets the tone of the EP. With upfront hip-hop lyricism that is conscious and aggressive, Terravita makes it known that dance music should offer the listener both intellectual substance and an ejection seat that thrusts the body into the stratosphere. Not all music should be designed for the festival sound system, but then again, that’s where the pinnacle of live sound experience can be found. “Fuel to the Fire” moves through both philosophies—a focused message in lyric form straight into head-banging savagery.

The throwback hip-hop vibe continues with a sampling of Master P’s 1997 hit “Make Em Say Uhh”. But where Master P lacked in energy Terravita makes up with a back-breaking Drum Step bass line and a series of filthy synth arrangements. Older listeners will be hooked by the nostalgia of Master P’s inflated ego, which was representative of the mainstream Rap game in the late 90’s, but the track just simply bangs. It’s not the same song, though, and you’ll appreciate that.

Holding down the last half of the EP is “Rawdog” and “Endangered Species”— two heavy, bass-forward productions. “Rawdog” delivers an epic helping of Dubstep, but the intermittent Hip Hop influenced Drum Step beat and piercing top-line provides some healthy complexity to a genre that can overstay its welcome without constant innovation. “Endangered Species”, then, goes straight to Funktown by leaning heavily on the seemingly competing but very complimentary Saxaphone/synth dual threat. Funk may be the endangered species here, but Terravita saves it from oblivion by installing some very precise Robo Cop-esque musical machinery to the dieing audio organism. This cross-genre party anthem will be a favorite to everybody within hearing distance. Who can’t smile when dancing to Funk?

The Tracklist for Fuel To The Fire is:

1. Terravita – “Fuel to the Fire”
2. Terravita – “Make Em Say Uhh”
3. Terravita – “Rawdog”
4. Terravita – “Endangered Species”

For more information on Terravita:

http://facebook.com/terravitabass
http://twitter.com/terravitabass
http://soundcloud.com/terravita

For Press Inquiries, contact:

Lee Underwood
lee@firepowerrecords.com
Publicity Manager I Firepower Records