Zedd ft Matthew Koma - Spectrum

(Congorock Remix)

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Zedd hails from Germany and is an electronic producer who takes inspiration from house, dubstep and complextro. Spectrum was originally released in June but now returns on the remix EP with remixes from the likes of Armin Van Bureen, Monsta and the mighty Congorock.

Congorock is a producer who shares a similar sound to Zedd, at least in some of his records, with the emphasis being placed on throaty house explosions. Any over similarities are avoided, however, because the main style used in the original of Spectrum by Zedd is more of the complextro-electronic nature, while Congorock stays with the house sounds that he can wield so expertly. The result is slick and well thought out, plotting an ambush of striving bass and lingering blips.

The remix capitalizes on pumping, scathing and feisty drops that are the work of Congorock, while leaving the middle part mainly unaltered from the original. The fabrication of this clever infusion of the original and Congorock’s remix, help realise the original’s steady nature, which is built up only to crumble under the powerful pounds of Congorock’s masterful hand. The stinging punch driven by whirring sirens and a deep toned bass contrives to embark on a club destroying rampage.

The task of creating a remix better than the original is always a difficult mission, even for experienced veterans of war like Congorock. Instead of doing what many would do under such circumstances, blending in a much larger and rougher beat to bully the original into submission, the producer has introduced a collaboration between the original sounds and his own distinctive, deeply tones bass.

Congorock of course could be accused of not leaving enough of a mark and only making a partial translation of the original, but this careful engineering is of creditable origins and the result is nothing short of club shaking masterpiece.

Rating: 9/10

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