• The whistle is the king of the track
• Blended with Revealed’s essence
• Frenetic and energetic as usual
If you listen to the drop of “Remedy,” it’s quite funny at first. It’s a whistle, like the one lifeguards use. Then, if you give the track a few seconds, the bassline kicks in, adding more and more energy. It reaches a “Techno” part, where a heavy bass with an almost Hardbass vibe shines through. All while keeping that funny whistle, plus a Wiwek-style vocal.
I see that the creator is back in active shape, with a desire to change things. I was a bit severe last month with “Rush,” an experiment on Rave Culture that didn’t leave a mark on me. But with “Remedy,” I have to admit there’s quality. What makes Wiwek so special is the use of “Jungle” instruments, from drums to animal sounds and whistles.
In “Remedy,” he started from a sound that is almost ridiculous if picked alone, the whistle. Then, built a structure of basses and heavy kicks around it in a genius way. Especially in the final drop, the tune slaps hard. It’s not a completely novel idea, introduced by DJ Aligator more than a decade ago with “The Whistle Song,” and more recently by 4B and TEEZ in “Whistle.” But while in these songs the whistle had an eerie dominance, here it’s more in the background, blending with the other elements. Like in the second buildup, including a Big Room vibe in line with Hardwell’s essence.
Like with “Rush,” the release fits with the label. Like with “Rush,” the drop is strange. However, it manages to keep up with the pace, and adding the Techno kicks helped!
I’m very satisfied with Wiwek’s ideas lately. Hardwell & W&W noticed them too. “Remedy” is a great tune: original, entertaining, a revisitation of Jungle Terror with a slight Big Room Techno flavor. Some are starting to call it “Tribal Techno.” Is a new genre born?