Into Desolation – Tiger Stripes

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Tiger Stripes follows up Baby with a quintuplet of aces on DrumcodeDeath taxes and Tiger Stripes crafting dancefloor weapons for Adam Beyers Drumcode and Truesoul labels Not many things in life are certain but weve always counted on Mikael Nordgren knocking it out of the park Last years Baby EP was a label highlight while in March he released Sneaking Hotdogs Into Peoples Pocket which mined the spirit of sdrenched euphoria and was a standout on Truesoul Now hes back dropping heat on DCTaking the retro vibes of Hotdogs into more technoorientated territory he bunkered down with his family in the Swedish forest setting up a makeshift studio in the kitchen From this the fivetrack Into Desolation was born Beginning with Recluse it combines steely bass rumbles with old skool stabs and a heady vocal from Mikaela Rahmqvist Basshunter is propelled by galloping bass and a catchy undulating melodic loop and is brilliant in its effective simplicity Into The Early Night is a pearl comprising deep compressionheavy bass stabs perky percussion and a rousing vocal making it a winner at festivals so far this summer including Awakenings Ignition fires on all cylinders with a wicked arpeggiated hook and pounding drums Ride is a nostalgic nod to the past as tranceinspired chords marry deliciously with crunchy futurefocused technobr