Title: Fight To The Finish EP
Artist: Detroit’s Filthiest
Label: Defrostatica Records
Cat Number: DICA018
Genre: Electro
A1: Get The Strap
A2: Secure The Bag
B1: Failure 2 Launch
B2: Motor City Blues
Marketed as “. . . four no-frills up-tempo tracks that fuse electro, ghettotech and jungle as only Detroit's Filthiest can.” This release on Defrostatica is Julian Shamou’s fourth of the year and possibly his best. The beats are uptempo and electro dominates, even though the pace suggests ghettotech. ‘Motor City Blues’ however is very much conscious drum and bass, and is positively mellow compared to the other three tracks, having a horn, vocal whispers and bearing more than a passing resemblance to ‘Pulp Fiction’ by Alex Reece. The remainder of the EP reflects the environment in which it was probably produced. Urgent, razor sharp beats blend with a hostile science fiction ambience and the pace being rapid means the funk is furious. ‘Failure 2 Launch’ allows for a little light relief, being the most syncopated track of the three and that with the most air beneath its wings; whereas both ‘Get The Strap’ and ‘Secure The Bag’ are tracks to drive quickly along dark freeways pretending you’re Knightrider and not giving a shit.
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