A constant innovator within the realm of bass music, Chee has slowly grown into one of the greats in the scene. Boasting a sound that can be so grueling that it can shatter foundations, or so intricate that it can send shivers to your core, Chee is a one-of-a-kind artist that can seemingly do it all.
Following the release of the hypnotizing concoction that is ‘Spangled‘ in early October, the artist returned to Deadbeats last week with ‘Act Like You Know.’ Unsurprisingly, the cut is a quintessential Chee brute that is relentlessly unapologetic in its approach. Accompanying the track is the news that a third Chee x Deadbeats project is due out in February 2023, and if the first two singles are any indication, we can be sure to witness continued inventiveness.
If you haven’t been following along, we’ve recently revived our Floor Fillers series to allow fans to get different insight into the artists they love. For those who can’t catch a live set, or those who have caught one and just want to relive those moments, we’ve asked some of our favourite artists for five tracks that they love to spin in their sets. For this edition, we’re stoked to have Chee, a FUXWITHIT and personal favourite, share a handful of tunes that he can not do without. Check them out below.
Shades – Exultia
Don’t even know where to start with this. First time I heard this track was Lightning In A Bottle 2019 and I vividly remember my jaw dropping at the weight of the bass and simplicity of the structure. Shades (and both Eprom & Alix Perez separately) have mastered the art form of “less is more.” You can hear everything and every sound counts.
Noisia – My World (Jon Casey Remix)
The wild part about this track is that I was with Jon when he was working on certain sections of this. The pocket and off-kilter groove of this entire song still has me speechless and has been stuck in my sets for a decent amount of time. Be on the lookout for Jon Casey, this man is up to something.
Mr. Carmack – Faults
This track is one of the reasons ‘Act Like You Know’ exists. It may have been my first introduction to the 120 BPM trap, and the melody has been an earworm for me for years. Carmack has marked his territory in the trap game since the early SoundCloud days and is the perfect example of “f* around and find out” in the studio.
Jimmy Edgar – BENT (feat. Hudson Mohawke)
This is another track that helped birth ‘Act Like You Know’. During the pandemic I discovered Jimmy Edgar and instantly questioned everything I knew about production. The OG project file was called (bent_type_beat) due to the fact that I used this as reference and no matter how many times I’ve heard it, it never gets old. Jimmy Edgar is light years ahead when it comes to physical modeling synthesis and I still have yet to wrap my head around how on earth he comes up with everything he makes.
Sleepnet – First Light
Sleepnet has easily become one of my most listened to artists this past year and it might be because it’s one of the members of Noisia. The title track has rewired the way I’ve approached sound design and I can’t recommend the entire EP enough because it may still be my favourite piece of music that has come out within the past year.
