If you visit music blogs or go clubbing on a regular basis, its likely you've encountered Duck Sauce, the new musical collaboration between Armand Van Helden and A-Trak. Despite being a relatively recent project and only having a few tracks under their cumulative belt, they have been making waves all over the world for the past couple of months with their tracks aNYway and You're Nasty.
Compounding elements of disco house with more recent production techniques, they have created a sound that somehow manages to be both unique yet conventional. Whilst both producers' signature sounds shine through on the tracks, there is a level of freshness that has been missing from a lot of house music for the past couple of years. This is primarily due to their self-described intention of bringing soul back into dance music while simultaneously retaining that high-octane dancefloor feel.
Even though such a pairing may seem unlikely given each producers background (A-Trak won the DMC Championships in 1997 at the tender age of just 15, whilst Armand Van Helden has been mixing it up for years under a variety of genres), for some reason the pairing seems to just click. Out of the two tracks, You're Nasty is my personal favourite due to its emphasis on contemporary house, but aNYway is definitely a feel-good, soulful little gem in the rough as well.
Enjoy the tracks.
Duck Sauce - aNYway
Duck Sauce - You're Nasty
Compounding elements of disco house with more recent production techniques, they have created a sound that somehow manages to be both unique yet conventional. Whilst both producers' signature sounds shine through on the tracks, there is a level of freshness that has been missing from a lot of house music for the past couple of years. This is primarily due to their self-described intention of bringing soul back into dance music while simultaneously retaining that high-octane dancefloor feel.
Even though such a pairing may seem unlikely given each producers background (A-Trak won the DMC Championships in 1997 at the tender age of just 15, whilst Armand Van Helden has been mixing it up for years under a variety of genres), for some reason the pairing seems to just click. Out of the two tracks, You're Nasty is my personal favourite due to its emphasis on contemporary house, but aNYway is definitely a feel-good, soulful little gem in the rough as well.
Enjoy the tracks.
Duck Sauce - aNYway
Duck Sauce - You're Nasty
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