Name: The Underdogg EP
Brand: DJ Tre

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SI-HDB-114

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Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2017-11-17

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

5055869558518

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1 / 12" / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

DJ Tre

Genre US

Bass & Dubstep

Label US

Hyperdub

The Underdogg is DJ Tre's Hyperdub debut EP for Hyperdub. He contributed two brilliant tracks to our DJ Rashad tribute set Next Life, but compared to other long term members of the Teklife footwork crew, he hasn’t released much, so we're very happy to bring him out to play again here. Tre has been about since the early days, born and raised on the South Side of Chicago. Encouraged by Rashad and his partner DJ Spinn, he has been making tracks since 1999, over a decade before footwork's ascent to global popularity. On this EP his sound, for the most part, is rooted in the speedy 4/4 of juke. It features a sparse and minimalist take on footwork but he's got a knack of adding in tight little switches and details that keep the tracks moving as essential dance floor weapons. The EP starts with It’s House Hybrid, which has its musical roots in Chip E's It's House, one of the very earliest house tracks. It’s atried and tested dancefloor devastator on dubplate, built on a crackling and hiccuping juke 4/4 which grows in intensity, until an Amen drum break cracks it open and joins the kick in the onslaught. A Hammond Jam matches a moody organ with rolling bass and drums. Get Dat Ass Up! bounces against a twitching melody. Tha Rhodez Jam! micro-edits a delicate Rhodes piano sampleinto flickering shapes against switching 8 bar patterns of drums that go from rolling to soca-like pulses with whistles. Essential tools for DJs on the hyperplane

The Underdogg EP

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