Birds - It's A Long Way To Go (To Escape The Human Race)

Rotterdam via London based producer and Feed The Void label head Birds returns to her own label with a brand new EP ‘Space Transmissions From A Cruel World’, a bass heavy ode to the sad state of Planet Earth.

Opener ‘Wicked Games’ is as sub filled builder; the distorted acid line contrasting to the lower frequencies and cutting through strong on a layer of vocal samples and Birds’ own vocal.

‘Save Humanity. Forget Authority’ is a breakbeat number with a kick that packs a punch. The track’s message is clear: the world is in crisis and humanitarianism is coming second to authoritarianism and greed.

‘Brug Open, Motor Af’ is an homage to The Netherlands and the Zuid-Holland West Coast sound that brought her here. One of the samples you hear is the monotonous drone of the Rotterdam’s Mathenessebrug opening whilst the vocal is suitably vocoder heavy. This contrasts to the chopped up Drill vocal sample that works as base for the track and adds a melancholic and serious feel to it. Beat wise, it’s as Electro as it gets with her signature 303 making an appearance mid way through the track.

‘It’s A Long Way To Go (To Escape The Human Race)’ is an Amen Breaks track whilst the simple 3 note lead line gives it a mild 80s pop-esque feel, contrasting greatly to to the sub-y Drum n Bass style bass line. This track is an immediate snap shot into the multiple genres that inspire the artist.

‘Shake Things Up’ builds and drops through sonic layering, the way a shoe-gaze track might but is still essentially a Bass music track that lyrically questions life’s unspoken rules and expectations.

‘Space Transmissions From A Cruel World’ is probably Birds’ most musically ambitious record yet and one that fully incorporates her sonic pallet and the wild journey you might find yourself on during one of her DJ sets, whilst also acting as a social commentary. It has a unique-ness that’s often missing within the dance music industry.

Artwork by Johana Pejic. Mastering by Ben Pest. 

Buy it here: https://birdsmusicnl.bandcamp.com/album/space-transmissions-from-a-cruel-world

Buy it here. 

Snippets - Birds - Space Transmissions From A Cruel World

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