Sinden “Cream”

The Night Bass movement is a welcome tidal wave that’s shaking up dance music. Championed by the don AC Slater, the sounds of house, garage and bass music are set to take over EDC Las Vegas on Sunday at the 7UP stage.

One of the artists performing is Sinden, who made his mark in the late 2000s with slimy fidget house tracks that ruled the blogosphere. “Cream” is certainly an ode to that era, but his Wu-Tang flip sounds as fresh as ever and is certain to give any set of speakers a solid workout. Be sure to grab the free download below, and catch Sinden and the rest of the Night Bass crew if you’re heading out to EDC Las Vegas next week.

Do you think advances in computer technology and gear have affected your creativity?
Massively! I threw all the stems into Serato and started running them through some crazy effects. I armed the record button and jammed out for an hour, finding loops that I liked, especially with the vocals. It’s just a bit more fun than doing it in Logic, because it’s more hands-on. I’m trying to get away from making music by looking at a screen; it’s kind of stifling sometimes. The bassline on “Shooked” was also made on an iPhone app, which I just chopped up in Logic. Making music on the fly is the best. I fully embrace it.

Describe the best setting/activity to hear this track.
Always the club! I watched this great TED Talk by David Byrne recently about how architecture helped music evolve and how certain types of music work better in certain spaces. With bass music in particular, it demands the right system and also the right room. The best setting would be a busy club, hype sound system, and receptive crowd. The car also is a great setting. My friend would have this stupid sound system in his car, and we would road-test all my tracks in it. There’s something beautiful about whipping around in your car, listening to tracks at high volume. It’s like your own personal club. This is the rude boy in me coming out!

How does this production reflect your personality/ethos?
Both of these tracks heavily reflect my love for rap and low-end house music. “Cream” is a kind of a throwback to the old fidget house stuff I did back in the day, with the warp bass, skippy house beats and rap vocals. “Shooked” is like a weird G-house track—it’s my spin on it. The theme is East Coast, mid-‘90s rap channeled through my love of house, garage and bass.

What’s your favorite sound/synth/effect/etc. used here?
In “Cream,” it’s the bass that defines it. I love these warp basslines. It has like a disorientating effect when you hear it [laughs]. It’s as if you’re spinning out. I used this bassline in another track called “Bad Boy,” and I wanted to replicate the vibe of that track here. It borrows the vibe of early-2000s speed garage from the UK, but I wanted to give it a bit more bite. It’s quasi dubstep-ish.

If this song were a color, what color would it be?
Red. When I was making these tracks, I was flashing back to ‘90s rap fashions, especially the influence of Hilfiger, Cross Colors, Polo, Fubu—all strong red colors. I used to have a Red Helly jacket, and I remember Mobb Deep doing the Helly Hanson commercial. I wanted red to feature in the artwork.

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