Another brilliant EP here from Freeformatted, once again doing a fine job representing the Japanese side of things. This release is an interesting mix though, with harder-than-normal Disruptor from Transcend and Cyrax joined by some retro-themed Fuck Around from Invader and Morita yuuhei’s latest, Forced Worship.
My favourite has to be ikaruga_nex’s Sink, a top quality effort with a very strong Betwixt & Between influence – although in classic ikaruga style the post-breakdown melody threatens to become a little too J-Core, his talent for filtering and ear for darker, aggressive sections take it back into my kind of territory, really living up to the promise of the first half. All being well I’ll fit this one into the next CODEX setlist, and the other tracks will likely be getting plenty of play from DJs across the spectrum.
Great work again from Freeformatted, absolutely loving Forced Worship!!!! 🙂
Thanks for the mention, Jon!
Over the past couple of months, we’ve really wanted to show the world (not just us who love the Japanese side of things) that Japanese Freeform isn’t just Le Dos-On and Alabaster. Re-Build has done a great job in welcoming them into the larger fold already.
Morita Yuuhei is an emerging talent that needs to be heard in my opinion. Where as Ikaruga has been around for a bit longer and has more of a fan base – he’s still not massively well known in the wider scene.
Fuck Around just has that late 90s Hard House and ‘playful’ sound that I adore. Really couldn’t resist this one myself. It’s not quite the norm for Freeform, not as serious, but I like that 🙂
Disruptor I just couldn’t say no to, it’s again, a bit out of the norm for Transcend. Bit harder, bit darker – Just my kinda thing 😉
Anyways, glad you enjoyed it! Next month I think we maybe doing another Multi-Genre Remix EP. So keep your eyes peeled for remixes from people like Johan Floss and (hopefully) Blue Phoenix.