PREMIERE: UHNK’s Debut EP Gives You ‘This Finger’

by Alex Bell

Alex Saldana, known also by his production alias UHNK, has been putting in tremendous amounts of work lately to hone his skills in the studio, and his debut EP DIY Reality, released on Producer Dojo, is the culmination of all that effort. Already gaining major support from the likes of Ill Gates and Bassnectar, and opening for Oski, Pigeon Hole, VCTRE, along with being direct support for Mersiv, he’s riding a torrential tsunami of momentum that’s surely capped by the release of this immaculate 6-track body of work. We’ve had the great pleasure of premiering the first track on the EP, ‘This Finger,’ here on FUXWITHIT for your listening pleasure.

‘This Finger’ instantly grabs your attention with a foreboding air and military-esque samples that quickly descend into powerful drums and the invigorating vocal sample “running like a running back,” which is chopped and looped to your ears’ delight. The crispy vocal chops over the drops are easily one of the freshest elements of the entire piece, sure to cause a frenzy in even the most tame of souls. The bass lines are incredibly full-bodied, and the cascades of low end will rattle any sound system graced with this piece bumping through its speakers. The build into the second drop is ridiculous, making your heartbeat accelerate to borderline insane levels before demolishing your entire being once again. This track will be a crowd favorite to get down to, and I can see it gaining inordinate amounts of support throughout the bass community the rest of the year.

DIY Reality as a whole is a smashing success, with each track firmly feeling like a piece of something bigger while still building upon the previous ideas introduced. My personal other favorites on the EP were ‘Slam’ and ‘Notes From the Underground,’ along with the re-release of UHNK’s wildly successful collaboration with Brandon Wisniski, or Wreckno, titled ‘UHNKNO.’ Every track is an experience in and of itself, and surely worthy of at least one pass-through, with many deserving unlimited rinses a piece. Make sure to keep an eye out for more heat from UHNK, but for now check out all of DIY Reality and ‘This Finger’ below!

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