Brett Gould - Mess with the Freak / Hurry Up
Currently sitting nicely in Beatport’s Top 50, Brett Gould is ready to continue his recent onslaught of releases as he gets ready to unveil his 2nd production package in as many months. After mixing Snatch’s ‘Best of 2017’ compilation and just releasing on Solardo’s Sola imprint, the London-based DJ and producer has another set of tracks that come in the form of a one-two punch and have already been causing a serious buzz on the dancefloor.
It's been nearly seven years since Brett first signed a track to Glasgow Underground after their relaunch in 2011 and now he returns with some more heat to reignite the flame. He's doing that by the bucket load with this release, with big early support from the likes of Danny Howard, Prok & Fitch, Mat.Joe,Mark Knight, Alaia & Gallo, Steve Lawler, Roger Sanchez and De La Swing, not to mention an early BBC Radio 1 spin from Monki, 'Mess with the Freak' and 'Hurry Up' are already taking the tech-house sounds of 2018 to the next level.
‘Mess with the Freak’ explores the crux of Brett’s sound – crisp hi-hats, a thunderous bassline, pulsating backbeat and an eerie vocal hook that is pumped out with added rhythmic effect. Intricate synth stabs and delicate dark key melodies add deeper vibes as this controlled mayhem will have you pumping your fists in no time. On producing the track Brett added:
“With ‘Mess with the Freak’ I found someone talking about their production so I ripped their words and then pitched the voice down with some reverb. I actually used some really clean drums and wanted to create a deeper groove for my sets rather than a constant tech-house feel which I do most of the time. The bass was from Retrologue which is a really underrated synth. It had a dirty analogue feel so I was happy working with those tools.”
Flexing his versatile tech-house muscle even further, ‘Hurry Up’ demonstrates Brett’s unique ability to come up with something new every time he sits down in the studio. With a gruelling, groove-infested bassline – the whole record moves with nothing but energy from the world ‘go.’ Again, fired up by chaos, the atmospheric sample hits and effortless vocals take this one to another level. On producing ‘Hurry Up,’ Brett said:
“With ‘Hurry Up’ again I found the hook by accident and then felt it suited a more house feel. The synths are quite electro and I just went on that vibe. After Kevin had signed them to Glasgow Underground he asked me to give both tracks more punch so I put some extra mid to high percussion to balance the whole mix and give them both a bit more energy. His A & R was on point as always.”
With Brett intensifying his polished productions to the max, 'Mess with the Freak' and 'Hurry Up' are set to make some serious damage on the dancefloor – get involved!
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