EDMX has produced electro, house, techno, wave and electro-pop whilst going into these styles and their sub-genres. For his latest EDMX is working with Dutch label Shipwreck to add something new to his arsenal.
[Release page] Over my years there have been few artists that I listen to that I have not written about. But one who has garnered little attention is Ed Upton. I’ve been listening to Upton (aka Ed DMX, DMX Krew) since I was a teenager. Upton wasn’t much older than my younger self when he started his music career, one which is now touching twenty years. With a prolific output, not to mention DJ career and founding Breakin’ Records, Ed DMX has crossed genres. The English artist has produced electro, house, techno, wave and electro-pop whilst going into these styles and their sub-genres. For his latest EDMX is working with Dutch label Shipwreck to add something new to his arsenal.
153 Mission roars with the title piece. Pounding fists of bass batter the listener as the speakers transport you to Rotterdam in the 90s for some Djax-Up Beats. This is tooth and nail banging bass and driving beat. The track crumbles, succumbing to its out weight as a shock brigade of acid shreds the landscape. “Card Slot” follows with some undigested industrial shrapnel before unleashing a soaring and sinister 303 dipped electro line. EDMX softens some of the ferocity with some gentler chords to ease the reflux. But the respite isn’t for long as the pile driver pulses of “What The” hammer home with an intensity comparable to Plus 8 or Rising High. “Grab the Beat” is the final push, the troops being hurled over the top as bass filled shells stab the acid soaked earth. Squalid and fierce.
153 Mission is a bit of a marmite release, folks are going to love it or hate it. The thumping beats run akin to 90s rave anthems and can seem a bit clichéd, but their raw power cannot be denied. Worth a try.
153 Mission is available on Shipwrec. [Release page]
