Beat Machine Records prime the release of ‘Swinging Flavors #14‘, the latest single from Helsinki-based producer DJ Sofa.
After a string of mind-bending releases on Tim Reaper’s Future Retro, AKO Major Defence and Stockholm-based imprint Bukva Sound, DJ Sofa’s latest effort is a high-octane homage to the ragged, shimmering glory of late ‘90s and early ‘00s drum & bass, steeped in a haze of UK rave culture.
The single is punctuated by a turbo-charged remix from Paris-based producer Siu Mata, whose take on ‘Drums For The Lost‘ reimagines the track as a swirling dystopian vortex. Mata’s version is a vibrant collision of fractured, restless breaks and otherworldly echoes, drawing inspiration from the scattered whispers of post-dubstep club spaces.
The track pulses with an almost sacred intensity, drifting through UFO atmospheres as haunted, far-off rhythms spiral in the distance. It’s as if the ghostly hum of a metropolis underground transit system has been transformed into an engine of rhythmic chaos, its neoperreo-informed percussion sending shockwaves through the track’s orbit, catapulting it into a jagged, dazzling dance of fractured beats.
‘Swinging Flavors #14’ is scheduled for release 4th April via Beat Machine Records. Order a copy from Bandcamp.
TRACKLIST
1. Drums For The Lost
2. Drums For The Lost (Siu Mata Remix)