From his Cyclops Army EP, to a collaboration with the legend Rusko, to the ever-present festival-infiltrating ‘Griztronics,’ there is no denying that Subtronics has elevated his production game this year, proving that he has earned every ounce of the success he has gotten over the last few months.
Continuing to ride the wave of his recent triumphs, the Philadelphia-based artist is back with Wooked On Tronics, a five-track offering furthering the depths of his ceaselessly expanding sound. With most of the tracks having been heard in his Now That’s What I Call Riddim Vol. 4 mix or in clips of live sets, fans are ecstatic to finally get their hands on some of Subtronics’ most highly-anticipated unreleased material.
Kick-starting the EP is ‘Death Wish,’ which creeps from the silence with slow-burning beats in quintessential Subtronics fashion before the tempo gets raised, vocal chops get added into the mix and sound design hell breaks loose. ‘Gyroscope’ comes in next with wonky melodies, crunchy cuts and trippy samples, before ‘Face Off’ lives up to its name, melting your face through a hypnotic arrangement of heavy bass stabs. ‘Failure Rate’ follows, lulling one into a false sense of security with a twinkling introduction, setting the scene for the cinematic builds and stuttering drops to come. Legendary producer Moody Good joins Subtronics for the closing track titled ‘MAD,’ where both producers display their peak sound design in a relentlessly explosive end to the varied collection of tracks.
Wooked On Tronics is Subtronics at his best. Don’t miss it below.
