A slight change of pace to highlight a fine set of NRG from Unknown Kill producer Risa. I really have to be in the right mood to enjoy this brand of NRG, but this was definitely a tracklist to catch the attention.
NRG has to be up there with schranz as one of the easiest genres to mix, so here the focus shifts to selection over elaborate transitions. Risa keeps things solid but basic, allowing the tracks to play out in their entirety – as some of my favourites like No God and Oblivion are in here that was no bad thing.
The end of the set alters the atmosphere slightly with a sequence of Asylum tracks, nicely leading into Take Down as the finale. Risa missed a trick for a more manic finish (as Shogun seems to be in the same key), but who knows, a change in the mixing style at that late stage might have sounded out of place.
A tracklist that has had obvious influences on Risa’s production, this is a fine set and should be required listening for those into the grittier side of the genre.
NRG is one of the easiest genres to mix, while freeform is one of the hardest? …Count me in as confused; I must still not know the difference! I’ll probably need a handful more years on me before I can really appreciate this production style, but seeing another active name taking inspiration from early producers is only ever a good thing.
(A quick note: you linked Unknown Kill at the top again instead of the mix!)
Argh, thanks for letting me know…I even double checked the post after submitting so I must really have been away with the fairies that day.
I meant more that this hard housey style of NRG is easy to mix, the basslines are hard to hear and they all have a very similar structure. Guld or Proteus’ tracks are a difficulty level higher, that’s for sure!