Australian native Jack Duggan, also known as Jacknife, has been a busy man the past several years, with his music galavanting across the globe into scores of bass music fans’ ears. Blending a unique concoction of heavy, dubstep-centric sonic waves and refreshing, groovy g-house, he’s found quite the niche for himself. Launching his own label, Bladed Black Records, an imprint of Pinnacle Collective, he’s locked and loaded to take on the entirety of the industry at this point, bursting forward with unrestricted passion. Now, he’s back at it once again, this time delivering a maniacal affair in the form of ‘Fear,’ a track that will make the hair on your arms stand straight at attention.
‘Fear’ is a perfect showcase of this immensely talented artist’s diverse repertoire, starting off with an intimidating vocal sample of “Fear is a feeling induced by perceived danger or threat that occurs in certain parts of the human brain.” All I can say is, boy will those receptors be firing at max capacity. An adrenaline-spiking cybernetic-sounding sample greets you and sets the aggressive tone for the rest of the piece, leading up to the pre-drop vocal of “you know what the fuck going on bitch,” right before you’re demolished by the bone-crushing brutality of its bass lines. This piece is immaculately put together, with impressive switch-ups in both energy and genre, featuring tight back-and-forth action. This keeps your ears on their proverbial toes, never quite sure what’s coming next, but absolutely eager to continue the audio journey. It’s rare to find a track that has so much diversity that the entirety of the piece is worth listening to, with no one part making or breaking it as a whole. ‘Fear’ shatters those expectations, a true testament to the creativity and effort of this youthful artist. Jacknife is assuredly one to keep your eye on for the rest of 2020, but for now check out ‘Fear’ for yourself below!
