What distinguishes a good producer from a great one is their ability to create amazing tracks across genres. For Orange County-based producer Dekuu, this versatility is slowly yet surely coming to fruition with each and every release. Despite being known for hard-hitting, wonky releases that will unleash your gnarliest bass face, the budding artist is quickly showing he is a man of many talents, as seen in his newest track titled ‘SKI MASK WAY’ that we are ecstatic to premiere today.
“I like producing heavy bass music but I also make chill beats for myself and my friends to listen to. I find when I’m making bass music I tend to overthink everything so I’ll switch and make a chill beat and just vibe out. This track was originally supposed to be a halftime DnB track but I deleted everything except the drums and just started playing around with different synths and vocal samples,” Dekuu tells us about his latest. “I don’t just want to make one type of music so I’ll probably keep switching it up and exploring going into the future,” he adds.
Out now on Myopic Sounds, ‘SKI MASK WAY’ is exactly as Dekuu depicts it to be. Using ambient sounds to create an ethereal soundscape, the track is a lo-fi jam perfect for vibing out with friends. The first half of the song is pure instrumental bliss, as Dekuu finds the perfect balance between hip-hop beats and electronic synths to capture any listener’s attention. Halfway through, Biggie vocals from ‘Flava In Ya Ear’ chime in over top of the crisp beat to add another element of depth. “Biggie is my favorite rapper of all time and his era of rap was the first music I dived into when I was younger,” Dekuu states about his early inspirations. “Plus, Biggie’s voice sounds good on anything.” We couldn’t agree more, and ‘SKI MASK WAY’ is a great example. Check it out below.
