Strixter - Let Him Cook

Second hardstyle entry today, because once you open that door it’s hard to close, and Strixter’s “Let Him Cook” earns its meme-fluent title. This is rawstyle leaning, harder and dirtier than the euphoric stuff, with a kick that sounds like it was engineered specifically to dislodge fillings. Where a lot of raw hardstyle just screams at you for four minutes straight, Strixter actually builds something, giving you a moment to breathe before the next assault. The screeches and distorted kicks are nasty in the way the genre demands, and there’s a real sense of momentum carrying you from one drop to the next. The title is goofy and the music is dead serious, which is a combination I find genuinely charming. This is for the people in the pit who consider a broken ankle a fair price for a good night. Not for everyone, and that’s the point. If your first instinct is to turn it down, this blog is gently telling you to turn it up instead.

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