The breakaway single from WEKS debut Terp Sauce EP is off to the races. Accumulating nearly 8,000 plays on SoundCloud in 4 days, the recent shift in style for the New Hampshire-native has been met with welcoming arms and open ears.
Transitioning from a more trap-based foundation, Terp Sauce embraces a more minimalistic approach, which encompasses the rigorous production of WEKS earlier releases, while painting a more vivid picture sonically through freeform experimentation and dazzling ingenuity utilizing subs to provide a potent kick within each track.
The first opportunity to catch up with the ambitious young producer, following the release of ‘Tembo’ granted an opportunity to dissect the artistic drive and passion that has allowed WEKS to accumulate such talent and momentum while remaining craftily hidden within the endless folds of producers on SoundCloud as he plotted his inevitable conquest.
This production-heavy focus and tremendous improvement in sound design are thoroughly depicted over the course of the EP. Incisive synths and unconventional fills provide an insatiable intro to ‘Burners’, which WEKS contrasts expertly with a warp-like build which heaves the track into a cascade of reverberating bass. While, ‘Heat Wave’ provides more of a slow, gradual burn as a tribal ensemble of drums build steady, mesmerizing energy which melts into a melody of heavenly vacillating synths.
Navigating a daunting change of pace with veteran expertise, WEKS has settled comfortably into his new style and is quickly gaining momentum as the breadth of his production talent continues to unfold.
