“READY SLAYER” FEATURES AN ARRAY OF DIABOLIC INSTRUMENTALS, JON BONHAM-INSPIRED DRUM BEATS, INFECTIOUS MELODIES ALONG WITH GRITTY SUB 808 DISTORTION. ALL CREATED ON THE CLASSIC HARDWARE SAMPLE STATION, “ ENSONIQ ASR-10”. Ready Slayer One is the latest magnum opus of living legend Mix Master Mike, a man who continues to prove that not only is he still on top of the game but that he's one of the Best DJs and Turntablists to ever make a beat or scratch a record, period.
Named as “The World’s Greatest DJ” by USA today, there's little to say that hasn't been said already. From his work with the legendary Beastie Boys to the Legendary Cypress Hill, Mix Master Mike has done more than build a massively successful career spanning over three decades, he's etched his name upon history in fat wildstyle font, becoming a referential figure or generations of DJs and Turntablists both present and future, and "Ready Slayer One" is part of that ongoing undisputed legacy.
“My music has become a map of learning and inspirational guidance. Always staying motivated as a creative artist and human being — not raising the bar but being the bar. Activating a limitless mindset with force and integrity to inspire the next wave of creatives.” This new album is quite monumental, 20 tracks long which isn't as long as you would think, it all comes more from the complexity of the sound itself, which is intense, imposing, and of course, very rich, drawing inspiration and elements from many different genres including some consistent jungle/dnb elements that come up time and time again in really inventive configurations. Every track is laced with dangerous samples, edgy beats, and of course the legendary signature scratching techniques that helped make an icon out of Mike, each track bleeds into the next and reforms into a whole new vibe, a whole new sound that keeps one guessing about what could possibly be next, there's just no way of predicting what soundscape Mike is going to summon out from the ether. Of course, this isn't Mike's first rodeo, it's his seventh studio album in fact, and it's just another chapter to study for those interested in becoming DJs or just those who hold a deep love for the art form and want to see all the new developments and directions that are possible.
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