DZ – OLD TIMERS / EARDRUM (Black Acre)

 

“Imagine UK 2-Step on ayahuasca and what that might entail, and you’ll get a sense of this dark, imaginative, and adventurous track.”

If you’ve been to a dubstep event in the past few months, you’ve probably heard DZ’s “Old Timers”, as a matter of fact; you’ve probably heard it get the rewind. That’s the type of track this is: An absolute dance floor killer defined by its’ raw and relentless call and response bass lines and heavy drops. The well defined half time drum groove provides the pulse and drives the track, while the vocal sample (which gives the track it’s name) is tastefully used and gives the track a lot of it’s character. DZ’s prolific output of tracks has provided sublow dance floors with a lot of excuses to be excited lately, “Old Timers” has got to be one of the best excuses yet.

The flip side on this one is another DZ joint: “Eardrumz”, a sublow, syncopated, almost tribal track that acts as a great contrast to “Old Timers” straighter rhythms. Imagine UK 2-Step on ayahuasca and what that might entail, and you’ll get a sense of this dark, imaginative, and adventurous track. DZ’s impressive range as a producer, and his ability to write some of the most exciting dance music today is well displayed by this latest release, out on Black Acre Recordings.