Far from the reality of Star Wars somewhere galaxies far far away, a duo emerged with a brand new 3 track EP named Ultraviolet Halo that would honestly whoop Luke Skywalker’s ass. They go by the name of DeathStar, the two masterminds behind these melodically inclined filthy beats are Minnesota a Santa Cruz native who you wouldn’t even bother looking twice at if you crossed paths with him in the street. He is the “day-walker” kid with fiery orange hair, a scruffy chin, and a pair of glasses (which probably hide his real eyes from everything but his mixing programs. Yet once night falls, a new creature emerges from the gallows one that is not even visible only audible melodic dub beats can be attributed to this monster and its got all the heads bobbin like that chihuahua in the back of your step-dads 1974 chevy impala. “My goal is to make bass-heavy dubstep/glitch-hop music that will get you dancing, but is not the same old, three-note transformer-step … I try to focus more on the melodic side of dubstep, and hopefully, make quality songwriting a more relevant factor in the genre.” Bauhofer says. (Minnesota). Along with the new collaboration Bauhofer just gave word via Facebook that a new EP labeled Ancient Machine is set to be released sometime next week but if you cant wait that long you can buy it now at Addictech, 3 tracks for $4. The other half of the death star and no I’m not talking about the unfinished half of the Deathstar in Star Wars, I’m talking about MartyParty. MartyParty who also collabs with DJ Ooah a duo know as PANTyRAiD, Ooah also a member of The Glitch Mob. MartyParty produces a genre of music known as Purple which, “is an electronic music genre, evolving from dubstep, that tells a story in about 2 minutes or less. Every 8 bars a new layer needs to be introduced with the intention of filling all frequencies with music layers until the final 8 bar chorus completely saturates the listener with sound.” (UrbanDictionary). He first began producing music in 2005, “with the mission to change the monotony of electronic music by creating an entirely different electronic sound: more musical, more story telling, and more diversity in the beats.” (MartyParty). Since, he has produced a number of irresistible tracks that take you on a journey through your mind ending in your intestines with the drops that the purple music gives. As your day continues to unfold into the systematic perception that we call reality I encourage you to try going UP THERE and letting your mind be free as you escape the atmosphere and approach the DeathStar.
DeathStar – Funk Soul
DeathStar – Money Talks
DeathStar – Back It Up
DeathStar – Seismic
Santa Cruz, CA native Christian Bauhofer aka Minnesota has been the player to beat throughout 2011 in the dubstep game. Fortunately you can grab his free new EP Astral Projection off his Bandcamp. West Coasters: you can catch him at The Do Lab’s Lightning in a Bottle May 24th (we’ll see you there). We’ve been long time supporters of Christian, hung out with him briefly at SnowGlobe 2011 NYE, and wish him well throughout his summer touring. Stream his Astral Projections Mix below for a taste of the EP.
