For fans who love the typical club anthems, here is one album you can vibe to while in the kitchen, parlor or cruising in your open-roof car; Head fake vs. Dub Fu Masters—a new EP. Does the name sound strange? Well, I thought so too, but who cares.
From a personal perspective, I don’t think there is a better damn-you-covid-19 comeback song option than a very hot club, electronic-based rendition, and that’s what this latest EP delivers.
Head Fake is a band—a trio of semi-anonymous and club hits bursting artists representing the very best of London, Miami, and New York’s club musical themes. The EP is a collaboration piece with the super-sonic style and sound of the legendary Dub Fu Masters.
The EP, “Head Fake vs. Dub Fu Masters,” has three songs and is more of a remix of the group’s previous hit songs titled “One Step, Overjoyed, and Trump Funk.” These three songs’ tunes were recreated to produce a compelling course and superlative rhythm that define the very best of modern club music.
Head Fake kicks off the album with One Step, one of the group’s earliest recorded songs. The staccato beat at the beginning gives you a tip of what is to come while keeping you in suspense as the song progresses. Then the sonic synth conveying the retro beat, melodic feel of the 80s into a riotous 21st-century club vibe. The perfectly played tigah high accelerating keynotes respond timely to the heavy bass guitar draw down amidst the ‘She steps, One-step’ sparse but precise lyrical coverage and crystal-like vocals of the male singer. The trippy, gritty nature of this track, coupled with its energetic and unique sound flow, is enough to set an entire clubhouse on a dancing fire.
Trump Funk started similarly as One Step, but with a stylishly structured retro vibe flow perfectly skew to modern club songs’ patterns. The upbeat synth was not as rowdy as the first song but equally commanded that club-like theme with a touch of the 80s’ rasterized retro vibrato. The xylophone quipped well into this track, but it’s always the crazy electric bass guitar huge draws and the lose-yourself-in-the-music electric band beats that will make you jump up and dance away all those months you spent incarcerated by covid-19 imposed isolation. The breakeven point in-between the ‘bom’ vocal refrain and the retro synth all combined to create an extraordinary sonic reminder of the chaos that characterizes the last four years personified by Donald Trump.
The final track on the EP is Overjoyed, and from every indication, it is lyrically and sonically more captivating than the first and second songs. Again, the electric bass guitar, despite its faint projection, delivers those distinct transformational carefree bars of the 80s, modeling it into well crafted, modern-day club sound. The lyrics are upbeat, with more sober and emotional reflection attached to the overall energetic club feel. This is the only track in the entire album that you can describe as lyrically filled. The vocals, however, synthesized are clear, and you can hear it loud and sing along; “It’s such a beautiful day. Everything is going my way… I’m overjoyed.” And who wouldn’t be? From point to point, this is the best track on the album, and for all those who are looking for a friendly summer club vibe, here is one to put up in your playlist.
Link to the EP:
https://open.spotify.com/album/27BxIvsuPUQAEtWzsB2pfO
Other links:
https://www.instagram.com/headfakemusic/