Grimey, edgy and seriously heavy is one way of describing HeavyFeet’s sixth release on Stamp! Beats. Dropping chunks of hip-hop, grime and dubstep into the mix, ‘Are You Dumb?’ reaches for the 140bpm zone and stamps out a fresh, urban footprint from the HeavyFeet stable. After hearing DJ Target playing Miski’s ‘Lady Noisy’ on BBC 1Xtra in early 2010, HeavyFeet began a collaborative relationship with the young London-based MC resulting in ‘Are You Dumb?’, recorded at the state-of-the-art 5.1 surround sound Binary Cell studios in Liverpool. Since recording with HeavyFeet, Miski has signed a management deal, is currently putting the finishing touches to her first mixtape and has collaborated with UK rapper, Page, and wonder-producer, Bless Beats.
With the original featuring full female vocals, both MC’d verses and a catchy sung chorus, a pulsating, deep, growly bass and choppy hip-hop club beats, it makes for a strong start to the single package… without you knowing what’s coming! The Club Dub also enters the 140bpm tempo bracket, however this time with sparse vocal use, a distinctly deep, dubstep-focused bassline, regularly switching into a neat, driving 4/4 section, complete with hooky synths and sinister stabs. Straight off a plane from Jamaica and into his New York studio, dancehall producer Dre Skull brings proceedings to a close with a foot stomping, juke-meets-dubstep remix, tackling roughed up 808 drums, a half time verse and crazy pitch builds in one of the most out there remixes seen on a Stamp! Beats release so far.
Grimey, edgy and seriously heavy is one way of describing HeavyFeet’s sixth release on Stamp! Beats. Dropping chunks of hip-hop, grime and dubstep into the mix, ‘Are You Dumb?’ reaches for the 140bpm zone and stamps out a fresh, urban footprint from the HeavyFeet stable. After hearing DJ Target playing Miski’s ‘Lady Noisy’ on BBC 1Xtra in early 2010, HeavyFeet began a collaborative relationship with the young London-based MC resulting in ‘Are You Dumb?’, recorded at the state-of-the-art 5.1 surround sound Binary Cell studios in Liverpool. Since recording with HeavyFeet, Miski has signed a management deal, is currently putting the finishing touches to her first mixtape and has collaborated with UK rapper, Page, and wonder-producer, Bless Beats.
With the original featuring full female vocals, both MC’d verses and a catchy sung chorus, a pulsating, deep, growly bass and choppy hip-hop club beats, it makes for a strong start to the single package… without you knowing what’s coming! The Club Dub also enters the 140bpm tempo bracket, however this time with sparse vocal use, a distinctly deep, dubstep-focused bassline, regularly switching into a neat, driving 4/4 section, complete with hooky synths and sinister stabs. Straight off a plane from Jamaica and into his New York studio, dancehall producer Dre Skull brings proceedings to a close with a foot stomping, juke-meets-dubstep remix, tackling roughed up 808 drums, a half time verse and crazy pitch builds in one of the most out there remixes seen on a Stamp! Beats release so far.
Mon, Sep 6, 2010
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