Monstercat keeps quietly putting out dubstep heavier than their flagship playlists would lead you to believe, and WHOiSEE just made the case in about four minutes. “Ego Check” is a fitting name, because the drop will in fact check your ego right out of the room and into the hallway. This is the gnarly, metallic, felt-in-your-sternum kind of dubstep I assumed had gone out of fashion. Apparently not, and thank god. The sound design is filthy in the best way, all bent metal and growling sub, with just enough melody up top to keep it from collapsing into pure noise. WHOiSEE wasn’t a name I knew before this morning and now I’ve gone three videos deep on the channel, which is exactly the point of a blog like this one. Stick around past the first drop because the back half gets meaner and I refuse to spoil how. Lovely, ugly, perfect.
January
Chrome Daydream
Chrome stars, jelly hearts and holographic colour. A nod to the glossy, optimistic graphics of the early web.