In the world of electronic dance music, creating your own sound and making your own mark as an artist is a crucial part of making it into the bass music spotlight. With each and every release, each track needs to feature a signature sound design from the project, expressing its individual inspiration and design that is un-compared to others of its genre. One such bass artist is making waves doing just this, curating his own unique individual sound, unlike any other heard today. Denver-based artist Dredlok, plays on his own special influences from artists such as Bob Marley, Liquid Stranger, and Daft Punk to form his own sound and bring forth his latest EP, Volcano. Our exclusive premiere today from this exclusive EP, “Eruption”, in the catastrophic collision of bass and melodies to bring forth the perfect bass-forward energy that is irreplaceable. It’s unique and infectious energy will capture any listener, getting them up and to the center of the dancefloor from the first measure to the last. This is no doubt going to be rinsed out at festivals far and wide for festival seasons to come. Let’s take a deeper dive into why we are calling “Eruption” and the rest of the Volcano EP, a certified bop.
“I see a lot of parallels between the human experience and Earth’s natural phenomena. This tune attempts to portray is a piece of that, and is inspired by a powerful and beautiful release of energy.”
Diving Deep w/ Dredlok
1. This track is the third tune off your upcoming Volcano EP. What was your inspiration behind this track and why did you choose to put this one out to the world in this order, before the other tracks on the EP?
Capturing the explosive nature of a volcanic eruption with my style of dubstep felt really natural. This tune is special because it represents an event rather than a physical aspect of a volcano. I decided to release each track individually so every stage of the story of a volcano would have a week to be the focal point for listeners.
2. Forming a cohesive body of music with multiple tracks can be difficult when each song has its own sound design and personality. Did you have a vision in mind for the entire EP when you sat down to compose it or did the full picture come together as you were piecing together the tracks?
I came up with the concept as the final project for my music production and sound engineering degree. I chose using themes in music as my research topic, and pretty much visualized the whole thing as soon as I picked a volcano. This format is one that I’m going to use moving forward to create cohesive EPs that still showcase variety.
3. What does this track, “Eruption”, mean to you as an artist? What do you hope listeners take away from this track and the entire EP when they listen to it?
Some serious leveling-up happened with this one. I’m very proud of the progress I’ve made as a producer. My hope is that listeners will be able to envision the inspiration behind the EP and find a connect
4. What is next for the Dredlok project? What do you and your team have planned for the near future that fans have to be excited about?
Right now the focus is on finishing and putting out as much music as I can. Singles, collabs, remixes, and more themed EPs will be coming pretty consistently. Also, I’ll be playing sets in as many new markets as possible. I’m going through a transition in how I do my live performances, and feeling really good about the direction that is headed.
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