Habstrakt kept the bottom of this record for himself and handed Simona Shao the top, and that split is the story of Mine. She is a classically trained pianist on the hook, he is one of bass house’s heaviest, and they meet at a fast 148 bpm.
His whole thing is how little air he leaves in the low end. The bass sits so far forward and distorted that a clean vocal over it is a dare. That is the tension Mine runs on, Simona melodic while the floor tries to swallow her. I have always liked him best right here, bass house with dubstep weight that moves.
They shared a track earlier this year on Off My Head, but Mine is the one that lands her on Monstercat, out on Uncaged, his heavier side. Slept on his run? French Press EP is peak Habstrakt bass house, and his catalog here is worth the scroll.
Play it in the car in the lot before you walk in, volume up, the pre-game where the night gets decided. Mine is out now on Monstercat Uncaged, everywhere you stream and on Beatport. Habstrakt has always made bass this mean; handing the melody to a pianist is what sets Mine apart.
