Thursday afternoon
StéLouse teased us saying he'd been sitting on "
two versions of this official Rockstar remix." Yesterday afternoon he left the teasing alone and shared his "
Soundcloud '14 4eva" flip. The mix is a tribute to his favourite era of Soundcloud, featuring "floomed out synths and Portered up drops." I also point to this time as one of my favourites, certainly in terms of it seeing the explosion of future bass, when it was really fresh, and maybe even before that troublesome term was coined. I'm not sure it holds the same nostalgia as bloghaus, but we're obviously not that far removed; perhaps in a few more years we'll be clamouring for more like this. And this is very good. It's probably about the same time I first heard
StéLouse, and certainly reminds me of his earlier stuff, albeit more tempered, so as to fit with Post Malone's flow. The production that makes the original so popular still rings true in this temporal re-positioning, so you can still easily sing along, while the rolling drums and wavering synths will have you getting down for sure. Whether his more singer/songwriter focused productions (
Sociopath or
Bones) or blistering future bass bangers, it's clear
StéLouse is a force to be reckoned with. While "
Rockstar" isn't available for download,
StéLouse is headed on tour, so you'll certainly have your chance to hear this played out on a big system. Find your nearest show
here.
UPDATE: The track was removed rather quickly, but today has been re-uploaded as a cover with help from Nashville's
Still Haze and Los Angeles'
Manus. Still no download however, so enjoy the stream.
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