Birthdayy Partyy are back with Classic V Future EP. Birthdayy Partyy continue to blend bass house and drum & bass with the classics of electronic music to show off their eclectic taste. Classic V Future has a lot of funky, groovy bass lines that throwback to a classic house style and soundscapes. The vocals are even reminiscent of house vocal style samples like RnB and soul. Here’s a little bit about each track and how they stacked up.
There are a lot of emotions on ‘Revival’ since it brings so many different elements under the crooning vocals of Jenni Rudolph. ‘Revival’ has a lot of epic sounds like a smoking, smoldering bassline that simmers along with the electric synths lines of the melody. These elements carry the piece, giving it a super 80’s/90’s feel but it’s all contemporary in the drops with a hard bight of bass. The break is theatrically dramatic, first highlighting the electric synths by pairing them with Jenni’s emotional vocals, and then building back the layers with the softer drumlines before getting back to the drop of the sharper, modern bass. This track is built for the dance floor and for a close listen of Birthdayy Partyy’s technique as producers.
The debate of all time, ‘Classic V Future’ is aptly named as it titillates between crunchy hard bass and throwback turntable sound bights, breaks, vocals, and transitions. The dust settles in the meaty middle of the track only to kick up the tempo with dubstep wubbs and dubs as well as bouquets of slicing sirens.
Dread MC spits fierce bars on ‘Handle Ya Business’. His aggressive lyrics give the instruction “You better handle ya business/ Nobody Iller/ Real Killer,” before the thunderous bass lines collide. This dark dankness is coupled with light and fluffy strings and a quick, trim drumline to tease up the tension. ‘Handle Ya Business’ has a crisp groove to it that will get your heart rate up and keep your attention from start to finish.
Lesage.Williams’ vocals are velvety smooth with notes of RnB and sprinkles of catchy, pop beats. It weaves in and out of the track’s flirty-fresh melody. ‘Let Go’ is sure of itself- it saunters like a warm summer’s night with your best friends, in your favorite town. The flow fits like a glove but the bass keeps things juicy with its subtle reverb and stable, steady rhythm. I liked the touch of the soft, nostalgic sound clips like the cartoon TV turning on.
Classic V Future is an EP all electronic fans can find their groove on. Listen to the EP below.
