Sydney’s crowned prince of bass, Mastadon stands tribute as a lucent embodiment to the proliferation of talent existing amid the forthcoming generation of ambitious producers. Mastadon’s influence has rampantly permeated the bass arena, setting a merciless standard for modern dubstep in soul-wrenching fashion with infamous solo releases such as ‘RIP’ and ‘Casket’.
An eruptive start to 2019 in turbulence of pitiless single releases ‘Portal’ and ‘Exterminate’ held anticipation suspended until just earlier this week, as the prodigious Australian unveils his latest infernal crucible, SHIT VOL. 1.
The project opens with an uptempo electro-synth melody, which fractures beneath the clamorous weight of galvanizing percussion in ‘OOF’ untethering a descent of cumbersome deluges of bass and bitter piercing screeches. Prodded by a warm synth glow, the ‘HAZE’ dissipates momentarily, obstructed by the menacing rumbling of imminent destruction. The sudden thrust of drums laced with an occult chanting transpose a hasty shift in cadence as the track heaves into a barrage of incisive metallic synths supplemented with vehement punctures of bass.
Lavish foreign tongues speckled with somnolent percussion provide an alluring introduction in ‘CTHULU.’ The serenade renders a momentary stupor, as the last note lingers to an end the croon of a distant war horn brandishes a baleful fate as an incursion of bass emerges impetuously from the folds. ‘SHIT’ imparts a lethal salutation to the project, reanimating the coltish refrain tantamount to the opening track from the project, which builds an inkling of hopeful vitality as brooding chaos sirens in the distance. A vengeful build meets synergistically with an emphatic mixdown as Mastadon delivers a fateful terminal impact.
