Black Tiger Sex Machine are back with another original, diabolical bass concoction.
BTSM has been not-so-quietly playing festival after festival, and EDM fans’ local favorite venues for the past several years. They have been slowly growing their empire over the heavier, shadowier parts of electronic music, building sincere relationships with their fan base (The Church), and consistently delivering unholy bass bangers. After headlining their Ceremony tour and playing EDC Las Vegas in 2018 they set the bar higher by drawing in new parishioners with their unique yet brutal style. Their latest EP, Download the Future, is a continuation of their dystopian aesthetics with fresh and fiery tracks.
The first track is called ‘Hacker’. It starts out with flutters of synths and the tension grows as brass horns and electric guitars get tangled with digital effects. There is so much theatrical exploration that goes on in BTSM’s original creations it is difficult not to be swept up by whatever emotion they create. The drops are the best with their blasts of crunchy bass made to head bang to. As if there was not enough excitement already the tail end of the track morphs into a filthy hard style, techno basher, that has serious jungle house feels. It’s an intense, grimy, and absurdly devilish original song.
The second and title track, ‘Download the Future’, is heavy, dark, and nasty. In the opening is an eerie voice sample and then there is no time wasted before the tempo picks up and bass is in your face. Retro synths guide you through smokey valleys of aggressive snares before the waves of wet, pulsing bass wash over you. There are a few drops that seem sharper with each crest and tumble. In the heat of it all is an epic synthetic guitar solo that swells with the melody. It feels aggressive, relentless, and wicked but I swear you will want more. It is a fiendish delight fans will be foaming at the mouth to see live.
When FIXWITHIT asked BTSM how they felt about this new project they said, “This EP keeps the sci-fi electro vibe from our last album, but it’s all centered around more of a midtempo style. Collabing with Blanke on Hacker was awesome as we love what he’s been putting out recently!”.
Check it out below.
