Bristol’s Tony Williams goes under a few names, like a little someone called Headhunter who happens to be one of dubstep proper’s most prominent artists. But it’s as Addison Groove that Williams really allows himself the space to explore and tear up the dancefloor. In particular, Williams finds inspiration in Chicago Juke, favouring a minimalist approach that puts the bounce forward and the bass down low. William’s latest EP under the Addison Groove moniker features two tracks rooted in these delirious dance references, laced with a dose of acid leaning accents.
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Title track Eh Wut wallops, with distorted, rubbery bass and percussion that swells from kicks and hi-hats to straight up pounding. But it’s the EP’s B-side Elevator that’s really the key example of Williams’s affinity for punchy club beats and what he calls ‘booty-leaning vocals.’ This one takes its cue from 2000’s juke, its closest cousin being Green Velvet’s Percolator, whose influence is palpable here. The booty-leaning vocals in question take form as a command; ‘elevator up and down,’ they chant, directing you which way to move your body. Williams opens with a punchy, kick-lead beat that owes some of its rhythm to footwork, before stripping it back to a pounding four on the floor at the track’s apex which feels designed to mimic vertigo. Chopping and pasting the track’s four lyrics across the bouncing landscape of Elevator makes for a dynamic and floor shattering banger, one that’s unbridled and nasty fun.
Listen to Elevator from Eh Wut below.
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