It’s been a hot minute since the last update, but the folks at Four4ths have been hard at work occupying the airwaves with several new weapons of dance floor destruction, with every style of DJ in mind. Check out the recent release break down below, and remember you can find all of these tracks at any of your favorite online digital music retailers (Beatport, Juno, iTunes, etc):
Avlish – City of Echoes
(Michael Mcnabb and DJ Kable Remixes)
Sweet Science Records
The most recent of installments, are Michael Mcnabb and DJ Kable’s remixes of Avlish “City of Echoes” trance track. Kable preserves Avlish’s original melodies and sticks within the original trance genre, but adds some tense building before finally dropping into signature driving electro bass lines and fills. Michael Mcnabb turns 180º and pumps out a subby breakbeat remix that takes new direction in classic electro landscapes. Check the writeup on NoisePORN for insight into the whole release, including the Original Mix and a dubstep cut from Loncka.
Bass Wrecka
Strait Jack It EP
Sweet Science Records
Track 1 “Back in the Klub!” is a collaboration from Bass Wrecka and DJ Kable which busts down the breakbeat gates and takes you through old vs. nu skool locked in a deadly battle for supremacy. We hope you brought your breakin’ shoes, because a circle is about to expand on the dance floor.
Track 2 “High Volume” is a (caution: overused adjective ahead) massive breakbeat floor shaker. The kicks go BOOM, and we mean serious sub-atomic bass here, folks. This should definitely “be played at High Volume”.
Finally, Track 3 “Str8jacket” is a chirpy wobbly noise box featuring sections of triplet notes making for a bouncy electro-house thrill ride to close out the EP.
Michael Mcnabb
Reach EP
Sweet Science Records
Taking the scenic route into the progressive house realm, Mcnabb shines again with an EP that shows his diversity and taste for the finer reaches of house music. The title track “Reach” is an airy, space-driven tune that takes you a deep and contemplative journey. While “Chasing Sunset” has a heavenly feel reminiscent of early Moby and hints of early Orbital with its far-reaching delay effects and side-chained pads. When it’s all put together, you can almost hear the ocean and gently crashing waves.
Avlish – Liquid Fabrix
(Michael Mcnabb Remix)
Sweet Science Records
Saw saw, and more saw! — Like we’re cutting down redwoods! This electro-houser features nice chunky bass tones and big room-ready builds to build tension in a set. Any DJ will recognize the importance and usefulness of a meaningful tool like this inserted at just the right time!
Avlish – Violet Gardens
(Michael Mcnabb Remix)
Sweet Science Records
Michael Mcnabb takes what was once an epic trancer, throws it in a cage, and abuses the hell out of it…And well, you can only imagine what kind of monster appears once unleashed: This electro-house transformation has an angry mind of its own…tribal house beats, deep subs, and high pitched saw waves wreckin’ shop!
Returning from his first remix appearance on the London UK label Bone Idle Records, DJ Kable follows up with a gritty triad of fresh all-original electro-house tracks to round out his first official release. The title track, Dancefloor Disclosure, features a dirty funk-filled bass line with portamento swing and subtle vocoder-laden lines with a message that seems to speak to those that dance alone in a crowd full of people. Organized Grind, as the name implies, builds a deck of vintage-sounding organ chords and then drops into a series of grimy bass cuts that is meant to send the shoes of many into a frenzy. Finally, rounding out the EP with plenty of wobbly bits, a breakbeat interlude, and cinematic arpeggios, Chemistry Set takes you into the darker side of Kable’s cerebral meanderings. Here’s what the people are saying:
Four4ths can be traced back to the year 2000, and was originally forged as a promotional group of DJs and live performers to assemble electronic dance music events utilizing a network that spans the United States, from Florida to California, and now branching out to other parts of the globe. During this time various members of the crew have been writing, performing, and producing all forms of electronic music, influenced heavily by the nightlife and dance club hits and misses. Fast-forward one decade–As soon as artists such as Michael Mcnabb and DJ Kable started garnering the attention of labels from the U.S. and the U.K. and were hired for original release production and remix duties, it became clear that it was now time to take the Four4ths brand to the next level. After a decade of throwing successful events and showcasing talent within a wide range of genres, 2011 saw Four4ths Records become an inexorable reality, with a set focus on releasing quality original sounding music with no boundaries in style, other than it being accessible music targeted for the ears and feet of dance floors worldwide. There is so much to report, as this is the latest evolutionary stage in the unfolding story of that which is Four4ths. While it was probably an obvious inevitability to many of you, this was really 10 years in the making….and we weren’t going to pull the trigger until we were sure we had the target lined up just right. Taking notes from the dance floor and translating that into the studio = we’ve got some great releases lining up already.
