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“Twenty-2-Life” is Carbin at his most formidable. With a euphoric topline initiating the track and a powerful sub bass rumbling guts underneath, this future classic riddim roller is designed to leave audiences in puddles. Carbin’s notorious synth stabs only feeds the frenzy, and his wall-of-sound design technique ensures a total immersion in the tune. Carbin knows exactly what he wants to do, always has, and an even more acute sense of how he wants the audience to react. “Twenty-2-Life” is study in crowd control.
Next up is “Not Your ID”, and like “Twenty-2-Life” it pumps from the bottom to the top. A heavy sub-bass undergirds the tune, carrying it along like a deep ocean swell. Carbin sustains the wave with expertly arranged synth structures and layering designs that fill the entirety of the tune. As the track crashes onto audiences on the dance floor, they’re swept away into bass bliss.
“All Night”, featuring the crown prince of bass music lyricism, Armanni Reign, slows the flow of the EP down for a sexy trap-hop hybrid. Booties will drop, and as Carbin invites us to shed our often restricted day-time personas for the creative potential of our ratchet rave avatars, we’re reminded about the importance of getting deep, down, and low.
Ending the EP is “City Lights”, and it’s a gorgeous euphoric treatment of bass-hybrid theory. Similar to “All Night”, Carbin slows the dance floor down and centers the energy of the tune on the groove centers of our consciousness. These last two tunes reveal a musical intelligence that outstretches the frame of the genres in which Carbin produces. His range is unlimited and his style is impeccable, and both characteristics will carry Carbin into the upper echelons of Bass Music’s hall of heros very soon.
The Tracklisting for The Formula is:
For more information on Carbin:
https://www.facebook.com/CarbinOfficial
https://twitter.com/CarbinOfficial
https://www.instagram.com/carbinofficial/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLjGG7UHLWH_o16m3zqd_OA
For more on Firepower Records:
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 I Twitter: @leeFPRecs
]]>Los Angeles (March 2nd, 2016) – Firepower Records is thrilled to announce that Datsik’s forthcoming Darkstar EP will drop March 25th, 2016, and, fair warning, it’s on fire with the force that lit the stars. This is a massive and ambitious piece of work from the Firepower Records label boss himself, and the EP features some the music industry’s elites, including Travis Barker, Trinidad James, Liinks, and the inimitable wordplay wizardry of Armanni Reign. Datsik also showcases the skill of newcomer Soltan, and he’s back with a collaboration from the bass music phenom Zack the Lad, whose Black Sheep release on Firepower Records earlier this year set an impressive tone that will be nearly impossible to match. Nearly. Darkstar is heavy, and it’s the kind of work that merits the crown Datsik has deservedly acquired. This coming on the heels of a massive year where he revealed his Ephwurd project with Bais Haus, which has already netted multiple chart topping heaters and solidified his place at the top of the dance music game.
The release also coincides with the launch of Datsik’s 17 date Spring Loaded Tour starting March 22nd in Missoula, Montana. As direct support for the tour, OOKAY will be the perfect addition to DATSIK’s already bass-heavy sets, known to hype the crowd to unparalleled levels when on stage in front of thousands of fans. From humble beginnings, San Diego-based producer OOKAY (pronounced “Okay”) exploded onto the electronic dance music scene and left a permanent mark resembling his now iconic bandana. With a rapidly growing fan base, due in part to his hilarious Twitter persona, OOKAY has proven that age isn’t a factor and has quickly become one of the young leaders in the league of superstar Trap producers. The tour also features direct support from the talented Drezo.
Darkstar explodes with “Tantrum”, and Rap’s golden boy, Trinidad James, drives the track right into the center of the insanity with his energy-intense vocalism. The track features Datsik’s signature wobbles and murderous synth sections over the top of a classic drumstep beat structure. It feeds nicely into “Let ‘em Know” featuring Armanni Reign whose skill on the mic is indisputable. His crowd-hype abilities consistently measure out at the wizard level, but it’s Datsik’s production prowess that takes the track interstellar. A gut-rumbling sub bass under girds the track and supports big synth combinations that ultimately form into a supernova of sound. It’s a mind-splitter, plain and simple.
“No Mind” is as sinister as it gets. The track starts off with a funky headnodic section, but immediately drops into neck brace territory real quick. Soltan comes through with his eerie melodic accompaniment, which scorches over the top of a rolling beat sequence. The track mixes it up with variations on the dubstep theme, but the classic Datsik sound always stays front and center. “No Mind” is followed up with “Get Back”, which reveals Datsik’s appreciation of the obscure. A simple, brain piercing melody provides an off key shift, but the simplicity leaves room for Datsik to focus on the massive bass-and-wub combo that overwhelms the senses and takes the track to light speed.
Rounding out this masterwork are two of the EP’s most beautiful and melodic. Liinks offers her gorgeous vocals for the title track “Darkstar”, and Travis Barker, famous drummer of the punk rock band Blink 182, offers the drum track and an insane drum solo. The result is a hauntingly beautiful yet aggressively energetic track that sounds like it was forged in heat of a collapsing star. “Feel Good” is the result of two massive forces being pulled into each other’s orbits. Datsik has found in Zack the Lad a perfect balance. “Feel Good” is the ultimate euphoric celebration of music as the universal language. Datsik is heavy and wub-centric. Zack the Lad is melodic with a trap-style vibe. In any other circumstance, one style would only crash into the other. But this collaboration has created a harmony so perfect, it might just be the actual sound of Universe.
The tracklist is:
Check out DATSIK on his Spring Loaded Tour in the following cities:
DATE CITY VENUE
Sat 3/12 New Orleans, LA Mardi Gras World* – Buku Music & Arts Festival
Sat 3/19 San Bernardino, CA San Manuel Amphitheater* – Beyond Wonderland
Tue 3/22 Missoula, MT Stage 112 (Drezo support only)
Weds 3/23 Vancouver, BC Celebrities* – Seasons Festival Opening Party
Thur 3/24 Eugene, OR McDonald Theatre
Fri 3/25 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
Sat 3/26 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
Thur 3/31 Norfolk, VA The Norva
Fri 4/1 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live
Sat 4/2 New York City, NY PlayStation Theater
Mon 4/4 Burlington, VT Higher Ground
Tue 4/5 Syracuse, NY Westcott Center
Wed 4/6 Syracuse, NY Westcott Center
Thur 4/7 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
Fri 4/8 Wallingford, CT The Dome at Oakdale Theater
Sat 4/9 Richmond, VA The National
Tue 4/12 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
Wed 4/13 Covington, KY Madison Theater
Thur 4/14 Chattanooga, TN Track 29
Fri 4/15 Orlando, FL Venue 578
Sat 4/16 Tampa, FL Amphitheatre Event Facility
Wed 4/20 Indianapolis, IN Old National Centre
Thur 4/21 Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works
Fri 4/22 Detroit, MI Elektricity (Drezo support only)
Sat 4/23 Minneapolis, MN The Skyway Theatre
Fri 5/13 Kansas City, MO Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland – Global Dub Festival*
Sat 5/14 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Global Dub Festival*
* Non Spring Loaded Tour date/separate support/No PK
For more event details and to purchase tickets to the Spring Loaded Tour, click here: www.springloadedtour.com
For more on Datsik:
http://www.facebook.com/djdatsik
http://www.instagram.com/datsik
http://www.soundcloud.com/datsik
For more information on Firepower Records:
Beatport.com/label/firepower/24439
For press inquiries, please contact:
Lee Underwood
Publicity Manager I Firepower Records
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You have musical roots in Hip Hop. How did that transform into producing EDM?
My Hip Hop background has helped a great deal with the transition into trap/bass music… most obvious is in the drums, but ultimately trap music is a form of hip hop in itself. It also helps when it comes to the vocal placements, etc… I’m a hip hop head through and through, but I also love dance music and what it represents. Mixing the two together is the ultimate recipe!
In your opinion, why are Rappers tapping Bass music producers for collabs?
I think rappers are FINALLY realizing the potential audience they can attain by working with bass producers and also, I think the energy we bring can get a bit addicting. Think about it… It’s not difficult find the rush in a crowd that is essentially mosh-pitting from start to finish. The crossover between hip-hop and electronic music isn’t slowing down any time soon either… and I love it!
How’s the bass music scene in Texas, in El Paso in particular?
The bass music scene in El Paso is alive and well. Haha. I feel like the people in El Paso who go to bass shows actually know the music, which is dope and I appreciate. I love my hometown and will forever put them on back.
What are three things every DJ should have on their show rider that isn’t alcohol?
Hmmm. That’s a difficult one. Well, a meat & cheese platter is certainly the key to success… I’m also a fan of energy drinks….oh and water, so that I don’t die. Other than that, I think Pedialyte is a good runner up. (www.biolighttechnologies.com) No one likes a hangover! Haha
If you could share a pizza with any notable famous person, alive or dead, who would it be and why?
Saving the best questions for last, I like it! Shit, Samuel L. Jackson. Why? Because he’s a badass motherf***er!
“In The Trunk” set’s an aggressive tone early. Armanni Reign is in complete control of the buildup, spitting words like rounds from a Gatling Gun. Riot Ten constructs a drop that is heavy and deep, and it blasts the listener with enough energy to light up a massive mosh pit. Sinister synth arrangements sear through the topline, and together with the Trapstyle beat structure and an earth shattering sub bass, the wall of sound smashes into the dance floor like armies of two enemy empires on the field of battle. There’s no reason why “In The trunk” should not be added to your set list.
For more information on Riot Ten:
www.instagram.com/RiotTenMusic
For more information on Armanni Reign:
https://www.facebook.com/Armanni-Reign-109318880858/
https://twitter.com/ArmanniReign
https://soundcloud.com/armannireign
IG: ArmanniReign
Snapchat: PenguinTV
For more information on Firepower Records:
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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