crawdad sniper & Dhananjaya Raise The Bar w/ “New Kicks” via Aspire Higher

by | Apr 19, 2022 | PREMIERE

If you have been searching for a pick me up this Tuesday, look no further than today’s premiere “New Kicks” brought to you by DC based producers, Crawdad Sniper and Dhananjaya. Combining a flourishing uptempo soundscape with a bouncy, groovy beat, this track is nothing short of one that will get you up and moving to its catchy rhythm and style. Both of these producers have expertly combined their sound into this jammin tune that is an absolute do not miss. Let’s take a deeper dive into why “New Kicks” is what we like to call, a certified bop. 

“New Kicks is a jubilant romp of psychedelia that immediately throws you into a party on the beach with your closest friends. Elements of boom-bap hip-hop and Neuro-tinged bass synthesis combine with a zealous groove that leaves you nodding your head and yearning for more. This is a double scoop waffle cone on a hot summer day type beat, a skinning your knee running the boardwalk type beat, or a journey by bike in a foreign city with fresh shoes on type of tune, ya know?”

DIVING DEEP W/ crawdad sniper & Dhananjaya

Crawdad Sniper:

 

1.If there was an artist you had the chance to collaborate with, who would it be and why?

 

For this I think I’d have to say Keota. He has some of the most clean and natural sounding drums in the game and I strive to be able to make my drums sing like his. Building timbre and dynamics into programmed drums in bass music is tough because so much of the flow relies on the steady consistency of the beat. Recently I’ve been trying more to manipulate nuances and imperfections into the hit of my drums, and I definitely took some of that inspiration from Keota’s production.

 

  1. What kind of impact do you wish to have on the scene 1-2 years from now with your project?

 

I hope to never creatively box myself into the confines of a single genre or style of production and DJing. Additionally, I hope to never set my own expectations as a threshold for quality. As a musical medium, DJing and production in electronic music allows you sooo much creativity when it comes melding together different genres and styles. I wanna be able to flip expectations on their head. If you wanna mix left-field bass and indie-rock, go for it! I believe that there are no bounds for creativity in music. Don’t ever let your comfort zone stifle your creative growth. You won’t know something is new and exciting until you find it.

 

Dhananjaya:

 

  1. If there was an artist you had the chance to collaborate with, who would it be and why?

 

Hmm this is a tough one, I feel like there are a lot of artists that inspire me so I don’t think I can narrow it down to one but I would love to work with inspect3r, vide, greazus, Josh Teed, Chmura, knetica, and Fixate to name a few.  I want to give a special mention to the Slug Wife guys Kursa and Seppa because honestly they changed the game.

 

  1. What kind of impact do you wish to have on the scene 1-2 years from now with your project?

 

I just want to make music for people who want to wiggle freely and to not be bound by genre. I have no intention of reinventing the wheel but I do hope to push people out of their comfort zone a bit. I think at the end of the day I just want to make music that is meaningful to me, and if it’s meaningful to you too than that’s a bonus.