5ifty$ix K - Brain Drain EP (from Dynasty Shit, 2013. DS0002)

FILE UNDER: Footwork/Jungle

Track listing is as follows:

1. Brain Drain 04:53
2. Tornado Rave 03:52
3. Stuck Inside the Stereo 03:27
4. Cuz Im Countin Money 03:40
5. (bonus track) Bam! Bustin! 01:59

5ifty$ix K (aka StrangeFlow, aka The Guy Who Made https://www.tradebit.com) is releasing a new EP, Brain Drain.

Resurrecting the sounds of old jungle breakbeats, and fusing them with the start-stop retro drum machine sounds of Chicago juke and footwork music, this 5 track (4 plus a secret bonus track) is a lot of fun, and extremely forward thinking. 5ifty, along with other footwork jungle producers like him, such as KidLogic, Kid Lib, Wellbelove, Calculon, Dr J!nx, and others; is helping to map out the territory for this new style of electronic music.

Thats one of the most exciting things about footwork jungle right now, says 5ifty$ix, theres so much uncharted land thats being uncovered now, everyones going into it with their own take on it. Every new album or even new track has the potential to dig up a whole new musical space that can be worked on in the future. Im hoping my style on this album helps with that process, and I hope people enjoy it, its also a lot bass-heavier than my last album.

The last album he did was under the moniker of StrangeFlow. Why the direction change?

Well, I remember thinking that, for years, jungle was a lot of fun, but a lot of it got kind of stale after awhile, and I lost some interest. Even some of the breakcore stuff seemed to get old after awhile, like some of the artists didnt care as much I still loved the basic sound of drum n bass and jungle, but a lot of what was comin out wasnt killin me. Around a year or so ago I started listening to footwork and juke a little bit, and then discovered there were some folks putting it with jungle, like Om Unit, and that inspired me like nothing else has in a long time! Id been thinking for some time that something needed to come around, some new style or slant on jungle / dnb to give it some new life again, and this, in my opinion, is DEFINITELY it.