Finding time in their hectic international DJ schedules, amid releases on the likes of Hypercolour, Crosstown Rebels, Get Physical, dirtybird, Defected, Mothership and Pets the trio have collided to conjure up two of the most distinctive house tracks of the coming season. Tried and tested in their sets throughout the summer they’re finally ready to unleash them on you. Care to take a suck on their ‘Stinky Lollipop’?
Described by Eats Everything in a recent interview as “heads down, hands up”, ‘Evil Tram’ is a thunderous slab of feel-good. Slinky organs pierce the chop-slapping rhythm as more and more elements are introduced; a sexy female vocal loop, hip-snapping percussion, crucial speed garage laser gun bubbles and an almighty drum crescendo on the build. A timeless, jacking brew with subtle nuances of party insanity the execution is so natural it’s hard to believe it’s their first collaboration.
Up next: ‘Where House’. From the moment the staccato vocal hit and tight rolling percussion fires out of the speakers you’ll understand the title’s reference. A Hardy-hard rhythm with shades of Detroitian tech gnarliness; it’s the perfect foil to the vibrancy of ‘Evil Tram’. Gritty, growling and peppered with tripped out twisted samples and loopy loopery, it’s designed for the deepest, darkest of warehouses where your only friends are the lasers and bass bins.
Rydim completes the set with his own take on ‘Evil Tram’. Streamlining the original’s carnivalian elements into a more straight-up jack-attack, his uncompromising blend instantly conjures up memories of early Classic Recordings releases where the full emphasis is placed on the chest-pressing groove. Applying some mesmerising effects and processes to the vocal loop for a spell-binding lead melody, it’s not hard to see why Rydim’s a firm friend with labels such as Tsuba and Btaim.