If the last 12 months has been the year of DJ supergroups/dream teams, then 2016 is definitely marking the beginning of the ‘anonymous masked artists’ era. While Marshmello and Malaa are the two biggest example for the moment, if you were carefully observing the scene, it’s impossible to have not noticed the rise of Slushii.
With an impressive debut schedule of a release per week in the latest months (very similar to Marshmello), the mysterious act has easily become a trending phenomenon. He is conquering the masses with his ‘#SLUSHITUP’ style, in which he wisely blend together the most successful elements of today: Bass Music, Dubstep, Hip Hop, catchy happy melodies, all flavored with some Japanese influences (and I personally love this last one so much).
After a long series of generous free downloads (if you miss something catch up some of them here, here and here) one of which in collaboration with the JoyTime Collective, time has come to make his debut on a big leading label of the industry. What better choice than the eclectic, innovative, forward-thinking, immense Monstercat?
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Its easy to be deceived by this track. The first 70 seconds are a delightful and soft piano along side with a dreamy and entrancing vocal will lull you. This will have you fantasizing about exotic seas and coconuts. In less than 20 seconds, you’ll be roughly taken away from these holy visions and thrown in the wildest Coachella moshpit, thanks to an incredibly massive savage dubstep drop, full of wobble and synths.
As well as a big achievement for Slushii himself, this new release, in my opinion, marks another big goal for Monstercat. With the huge support given to many young talents like Haywyre, Unlike Pluto, Rameses B, to name a very few, Monstercat proves again and again that they are the Olympus of the musical networks. One of the best at finding amazing music, and most frequently at that. Also for constantly stay up-to-date about what the future holds for the electronic world.
Make sure to support Slushii by making a purchase on iTunes.