We are back at it again, coming at you live with another absolute stomper of a premiere for this beautiful week day evening. West Coast freeform bass producer, DeeZ, brings forth a heater of a multi-genre EP “Precursor” that is sure to catch the attention of listeners all over electronic spectrum. This 8-track compilation being released by our friends over at Street Ritual, combines glitch hop, dubstep and even halftime dnb together into an incredible auditory experience.The track we have for you today, “RINSE”, creates an incredible up tempo atmosphere, heavy hitting basslines and an ear catching melody that curates a space like atmosphere unlike we’ve heard before. This bouncy extraterrestrial tune is definitely not one you should miss. Let’s take a deeper dive into why we are calling “RINSE” and the rest of the Precursor EP, a certified bop.
“This EP is a collection of tunes that I’ve been working on since 2020. Some of them are as recent as 5 months old though. Initially I had 4 tracks that I thought was going to be an EP. After I wrote Rinse, I felt it the EP should be expanded and become more well rounded. Through the process of finalizing the release, I felt a change in the way I was thinking about making music. To me, this EP is the precursor to the next phase of my artistic journey! “
DIVING DEEP W/ DEEZ
- If there was an artist you had the chance to collaborate with, who would it be and why?
I don’t like to put anyone on a pedestal but if I had to choose someone, I think it would be Mefjus. His production skill is next level and I think what he chooses to create with that skill is amazing. His music resonates a lot with me and in general he seems like a cool person. We share a lot of common interests outside of making music and I wonder if those interests are part of why his music clicks with me. I would be very curious to see what techniques he uses and also what creative decisions would be made at various stages.
- If you could go back in time and start over given what you have learned in your career so far, what changes and approach would have done differently?
I think the most important thing I’ve learned is that you should only pursue being an artist for the sole reason that you love making art. There are so many things that can quickly become stressful or frustrating being an artist but most of those emotions stem from skewed priorities (or ego). Many up and coming artists (myself included) experience a sense of what they have earned or is deserved. Naturally after spending thousands of hours doing something, it feels right that you should get certain opportunities. As many find out, opportunities aren’t distributed based on how good or deserving you are. This is one of the major factors of artist burnout in my opinion. Not only getting frustrated that X, Y or Z didn’t happen to you, but also thinking that spending more hours a day grinding will surely bring in those opportunities. At the end of the day, if you have fun making music, what comes from that is far less relevant. If I make a tune, it matters way more to me how much I enjoyed it and learned from it than how many plays it got or what opportunities it brought me. Trying to become an artist because you think it’ll make you happy, popular, cool etc will lead to disappointment. This isn’t to say that if you love making music everything will be stress free. There is still so much stuff involved with being an artist that has nothing to do with making music but I think getting your priorities straight and not worrying about other people is key!
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