The meticulously crafted LP cements Volpe as certainly one of bass music’s most versatile and resilient voices.
Ray Volpe’s journey to his debut album practically ended earlier than it started.
A number of years in the past, the EDM.com Class of 2022 star thought of strolling away from music. As an alternative, he doubled down on his imaginative and prescient. That persistence has culminated in FOREVER, VOLPETRON, an formidable mission that distills 15 years of experimentation into his most full work thus far.
“I hope you’re capable of hear 15 years of Ray Volpe on this; I needed to make a mission that epitomizes my journey,” the producer mentioned in a press launch. “From brostep, melodic dubstep and bass, heavy dubstep, bass home to every thing in between, you’ll have the ability to catch a glimpse of every thing I really like and every thing I’ve been by means of.”
FOREVER, VOLPETRON opens with “FOREVER (Intro Combine),” which options an exhilarating buildup that samples lots of Volpe’s most well-known songs, functioning as a kind of profession retrospective. From there, the album ricochets throughout bass music’s many mutations. “ROCKWITIT” and “PAYBACK” showcase his bass home aptitude, whereas “Crash Out” leans totally into chaotic brostep.
Volpe’s collaborative contact is equally sharp. “DANGER” (with TYNAN), already viral because of help from Excision and ILLENIUM, delivers ominous, harmful vitality. “WHAT’S UP” (with Digital Riot) fuses dreamlike, video game-inspired sound design with crushing drops.
“CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR” (with Level North) and “LET IT IN” (with RUNN) forgo depth in favor of cathartic, melodic payoffs. “AS LONG AS I GOT YOU” (with Journey Membership) bridges somber, guitar-driven lyricism with a second drop constructed for headbangers.
Lead-up singles like “SONG REQUEST” and “REWIND” (with Sullivan King) demonstrated the style vary inside FOREVER, VOLPETRON, however the versatile album hits more durable in its full kind. Volpe strategically locations emotional reprieves, giving us moments to breathe earlier than plunging again into punishing drops.
The nearer, “WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?,” encapsulates the album’s duality with emo-inspired vocals, euphoric melodies and one final knockout dubstep punch earlier than fading out on anthemic optimism. It’s a becoming finale to a group from an artist stepping totally into his prime, cementing Volpe as certainly one of at the moment’s most gifted producers of digital music.
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