Hedex makes the kind of drum and bass that does not care whether you think it’s cool, and Beat On My Drum is a perfect example. Inéz’s vocal is the hook the whole thing hangs on — big, bright, designed to be screamed back at a festival at an unreasonable hour. Underneath it the drums roll with that relentless 174 momentum that makes you miss your turnoff and feel fine about it. This is dancefloor DnB with zero interest in being understated, and honestly that’s a lane that needs more good drivers right now. It would be easy to write something this anthemic off as obvious, except the production is genuinely tight and the energy never sags across the back half where a lesser track would coast. I had it stuck in my head before the first chorus even finished, which almost never happens to me with jump-up. Sometimes you just want the rush with no apology attached, and Hedex delivers exactly that.
Hedex is no stranger to this blog. Last time: Hedex & Ray Volpe - BrAiNdEaD