The popular dance music producer Bit Funk is a beast. Having approached everything from pop to trance to nudisco, the Brooklyn based musician is currently making the rounds with more original material to complement the steady stream of banging remixes that he’s been putting out in recent months.
His first original since the fabulous Soul Satisfaction EP release, “Off the Ground” is a radio ready, poppy four-on-the-floor heater by way of Oliver Heldens. The future house aesthetic is strong in this release as it guns for Tchami territory without sounding amateurish or run of the mill: the bassline is like a Ten Walls’ style horn that has been given performance enhancing drugs; the percussion snaps without sounding canned; and the vocals are catchy, but not cloying for earworm status. In a lot of ways, “Off the Ground” is the kind of track producers have been trying relentlessly to make since “Gecko” came out, but have fallen just short of accomplishing as it sounds far from sterile despite its cookie cutter structure. This is helped by Shae Jacobs’ spirited croon which adds warmth to the track as his falsetto asks to be lifted from his current plight; he goes from sounding like R&B hotshot The Weeknd to the enchanting AlunaGeorge in one fell swoop elevating the track with a tour de force level of dynamism.
You can stream Bit Funk’s “Off the Ground” on SoundCloud and pick it up when it hits digital outlets on October 9.
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