It’s time for this weeks Powerful Picks. Get ready to find yourself indulging in a fresh Kayzo track, getting weird with Pegboard Nerds, and taking things to the slower side of bass music. Kick back, crank the speakers, and get ready for our hand-crafted selections; this is Powerful Picks.
Kayzo – Feel The Power
Kicking things off this week is Kayzo’s latest release “Feel The Power”. With vocals from Micah Martin taking over this bass masterpiece, you can expect the feel of an old rock track mixed with a hybrid drop ready to get any crowd rowdy. Now you’re playing with power!
Pegboard Nerds x Spyker – Extraordinary
Pegboards teamed up with Spyker to deliver this Monstercat hit. With a future house feel tied into the classic Monstercat sound, “Extraordinary” will be the upbeat house track you’ve been looking for to smash through the recycled mold. Elizaveta helps add a top line and some powerful vocals to make this track fully shine.
Crizzly – Ima Go Hard
Crizzly’s music releases are few and far between, and this song is a perfect example of why. Just like the title implies, Crizzly went ultra hard in his sound design and composition. The drums hit harder and feel cleaner than they ever have before, and the bass is simplistic but powerful. It’s good to see Crizzly’s continuing to grow with every release.
Max Styler – Promises
Back with yet another release, “Max Styler” is here to show us why Dim Mak’s highly sought after sound is still raising the bar with each release. “Promises” is a tune that features vocals from Goldn, an artist that has finally risen from the song writing side of music to show-off his talent. With a hard hitting drop and emotional vocals, Max Styler has been showcasing his unique sound and on point production track after track.
Dirtyphonics x RIOT – Got Your Love
Back with another Monstercat release is Dirtyphonics and RIOT. “Got Your Love” is a heavy track with a massive bass line and enough wobbles to throw you around. “Got Your Love” is a bass hit that is ready to get any crowd moving and thrashing. Complete with a perfect breakdown to tone things down, this new release will quickly become a show essential.
Steezy Jaxxx – Heavy Artillery
Upcoming artist Steezy Jaxxx is here deliver a dubstep essential with the guys over at Hybrid Trap. This heavy hitting drop, retro feeling breakdown and top notch sound design adds up to the perfect cocktail of a bass hit. “Heavy Artillery” is a track you would expect from some of your favorite heavy hitting acts.
Kendrick Lamar – DNA (PartyWave x Shlump Remix)
This MONSTER remix of Kendrick Lamar’s hit single “DNA” completely transforms the song into one of the deepest and heaviest tunes of this year. The two producer’s sound design is meticulous and massive, seamlessly wrapping itself around the samples of the original song. This one will kill on a huge system.
Esseks x KLL SMTH – Whale Man
This is one of those collabs that you don’t know you needed until it dropped. Together two of bass music’s weirdest and most experimental artists have crafted a tune that cohesive, yet all over the place. Over the course of the song the listener is assulted by every kind of wonky bass you could think of, mixed together with some hilarious and well timed vocal samples.
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