With the midwest music culture being exceptionally saturated with up-and-coming talent, Chicagoans Brian Menachof and Jake Doan, or Big Red and Ell!psis respectively, aim to set themselves apart. Menachof has already had immensely successful releases on Below the Surface, Spicybois, and Wormhole Music Group to name a few. Most recently he also had his track ‘Royale With Cheese,’ which was released through More Creativity Records, rinsed by the trap lord Mr. Carmack. Today, they’ve melded their creative efforts to bring us ‘Off Guard,’ released through PRIME Night Cult, a perfect blend of their individual styles into a beast that will take control of your entire body.
‘Off Guard’ features the absolutely smacking low end that is a trademark of Big Red’s production coupled with the much more traditional trap feel of Ell!psis. The track combines and chops these elements creating a veritable hip-shaking head-nodding frenzy. The bass from the low frequencies gets the largest areas of your body grooving while the melody accounts for much smaller, finer movements, much like Geppetto controlling Pinocchio. The hollowed bell sounds create an almost mischievous air, like these 2 sound configurators knew precisely that their work would take hold of untrained minds. If there’s one thing to know about this track, it’s that it will surely catch you ‘Off Guard’.
Check out the collaboration for yourself below!
