The first track on the EP, “The Wolf”, stalks you through a battery of remarkably inventive sound designs. You hear the low guttural growls of the predator through the noise, and as you forge deeper and deeper into the dark night of the track, the hybrid trap beat prowling after you finally strikes and secures its teeth around the jugular.
The EP moves forward with “Heavyweight”, looking for victims, and as Torqux builds upon the sonic themes established in the first track, the heavy synths show up to obliterate the senses. The wubs that the roll through compliment the onslaught of vicious stabs like two apex predators communicating their plans to dispatch their prey through some primordial language of the hunt.
In “Nobody”, Torqux teams up with Maynix, and the results are devastating. The track leads with an atomic bomb of a synth designed to reduce the dance floor to ashes. It’s sinister and made even more ominous by Torqux ability to defy the classic bass music model. You head bang till your neck breaks, while simultaneously being transported to some upside down place. It’s that uncertainty, the inability to locate the exact identity of the track that makes it both so frightening and intriguing.
Rounding out the track is “Panda Punch”, the most severe and devastating track on the EP. Torqux proves the absolute production genius they possess here. With a topline and melody that continues to speak to the nefariousness of the EP in general, the track again defies the bass music genre. It presents to the listener with something they think is a familiar pattern, but everything dissolves and rebuilds into a frightening version of itself—at once familiar but unrecognizable at the same time.
Track list for The Wolf:
- Torqux – “The Wolf”
- Torqux – “Heavyweight”
- Torqux & Maynix – “Nobody”
- Torqux – “Panda Punch”
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The question becomes “what do you do when you have a surplus of so much bass?” You bundle it all together and light it up. And that’s exactly what we did with these four choice tracks from some established firepower fam members and some artists fresh to the label. This collection exhibits our desire for the deeper, minimal, less mainstream and more underground sounds, and it challenges listeners to think twice about entrenching so hard in any particular part of the Bass music spectrum. We are therefore proud to announce the much anticipated 3rd volume of our Flatline Compilation.
Starting the compilation is a scorching VIP cut of “Recon” from two of Firepower’s most prolific producers—Protohype and PhaseOne. Chances are good you lost your mind to the original when it dropped on our Shellshock Legends compilation in May of last year. Turbocharge it, attach a jet engine to it, and you’ll come close to an idea of what this VIP might sound like. It’s all energy. Did you expect anything less from two of the most energetic producers in the bass music game?
It’s an honor to have Jarvis with us on the compilation. Last year, a call went out to remix Datsik’s global banger “Katana” from his Down 4 My Ninjas EP, and Jarvis answered the call in a fury we didn’t expect. “I’m on fire” showcases that talent. He displays an impressive range of production techniques, a clean vocal sample, and a diverse beat sequence. His synth layering shows a clear ear for musicianship, and his ability to construct a wall of sound makes this track festival ready right out the door. Expect big things from this up-and-comer.
We’re also stoked to have Zetta and 12th Hour with us on the compilation. “Ice Shield” is a heavy, buzzsaw-to-the-braincase track loaded to the max with enough audio ammo to re-calibrate even the most advanced soundsystems. Eerie and sinister, the track is a foot to the throat that only let’s up enough to let you breathe before it slams you again.
Krimer rounds out the compilation with “Bone Crusher”. We’ve been waiting a long time to get Krimer’s music out to the world, and given the insanity this track brings, the wait was worth it. The beat is frenetic yet fluid, never at ease with settling in. The synth is playfully aggressive, a kind of masochistic impulse that hurts so good. There’s a creative mind at work here, and the unique sound designs show a producer pushing the barriers of bass music.
The tracklist for Flatline Vol. 3 is:
- Protohype and PhaseOne – “Recon” (VIP)
- Jarvis – “I’m on Fire”
- Zetta and 12th Hour – “Ice Shield”
- Krimer – “Bone Crusher”
For more information on Protohype:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protohypemusic
Twitter: http://twitter.com/protohype
Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/protohype
IG: @Protohype
For more information on PhaseOne:
Website: http://PhaseOneAU.com/
Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/PhaseOneAU
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhaseOneAU
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/PhaseOneAU
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhaseOneAU
Instagram: http://instagram.com/PhaseOneAU
Snapchat: PhaseOneMusic
For more information on Jarvis:
https://soundcloud.com/jarvis89
https://www.facebook.com/JarvisMusic
For more information on Zetta:
https://soundcloud.com/zettatunes
https://www.facebook.com/zettatunes
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_CxyoS54tKoyJYDlo3DByA
For more information on 12th Hour:
https://soundcloud.com/12thhour
https://twitter.com/12thhourdub
https://www.facebook.com/12thHour
For more information on Krimer:
https://soundcloud.com/krimermusic
https://twitter.com/OfficialKrimer
https://pro.beatport.com/artist/krimer/348716
For more information on Firepower Records:
www.firepowerrecords.com/
https://soundcloud.com/firepowerrecs
https://www.facebook.com/FirepowerRecs
https://twitter.com/firepowerrecs
www.youtube.com/user/FirepowerRecs
For Press Inquiries, contact:
Lee Underwood
Publicity Manager I Firepower Records
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This week, Firepower Records stuffs Algo on the Hotseat. His forthcoming EP Real Life is all kinds of nasty, and DJs from all over the world play his tracks on the regular. We are beyond stoked to have him on the roster, and, admittedly, a bit giddy we get to nail him down with this interview. Read up, and don’t forget to get your ears around his guest mix for the Firepower Records Lock and Load Mix Series.
Pre-order Real Life on iTunes here: bit.ly/RealLifePRE
At what point in your life did you decide to make music professionally?
Ive been in the game for 5 years now but would say that I didn’t really start seeing it as a full career path until about a year and a half ago when the guys I looked up to started playing my tracks and asking to sign to their labels. That’s when I decided to really take things seriously (kind of lol) and really hunker down on the marketing and networking side of the industry. I’ve always kind of been a “lone wolf” of sorts… always liked to just do everything myself you know? Basically everything I know about music was self taught minus my 6 month schooling for audio engineering at Sheffield institute for the recording arts which was VERY insightful for mixing and mastering as well as recording and working in an actual studio. But recently I’ve been building a team around me of close friends who share the passion and constantly cheer me on because they want to see me succeed along with the help of my mom and dad as well as my extended family over at Arcane talent.
Your title track “Real Life” is a Bass House hybrid. Why is it important for bass music producers to experiment with different styles and genres?
Yeah I am super happy with how this track turned out, it was one of those tunes that you just get some crazy inspiration and just binge write for hours! I have always been a very “versatile” producer of sorts. I think it is absolutely KEY in learning your craft to dabble in as many different genres as possible, learning elements from let’s say drum and bass can really translate over into dubstep or trap, house or anything really because it is a very fast percussion based genre it can show you just how much of a difference a hi hat pattern or something could make..I think that’s how boundaries are pushed, by learning as much as you can about all different music from all over the planet then putting your own artistic twist on it!
If you had a chance to sit down and interview any famous person in history (or today), who would it be and why?
Hmmm this is a hard one… I would probably say Thomas Edison. An inventor who was just so intelligent and so ahead of his time…I’d like to sit down and pick his brain for a while, I’m really fascinated by people like him. True visionaries.
Do you have any rules for success or pieces of wisdom that you live by?
I would say don’t ever let anyone know your next move….
“Bad boys move in silence” – Notorious B.I.G.
In this business most of your “peers” have NO shame or moral compass to stop them from taking someone’s creative ideas in a HEARTBEAT and capitalize on it. It’s very cut-throat to come up in “EDM” these days because of the sheer amount of kids who have access to the tools you need to create great records, and everyone wants to be a rockstar but no one is willing to pay the dues and make the sacrifices that it takes to be a forward thinking artist, everyone wants to cut corners. But in the end I would have say to always keep your head up and have fun with it, it’s so easy to lose your patience when you’re sitting at a computer listening to harmful frequencies for hours on end, but believe me the payoff of making a sick sound or nailing a mix down is priceless! You just HAVE to put the time in.
If the nuclear apocalypse forced you into an underground bunker for an unknown amount of time, what 3 things, other than the essentials (food, water, pizza), would you take with you and why?
Oh easy. An M4 assault rifle, duct tape and Kate Beckinsale…because she’s bae.
